The Ardian and GIP investment funds have decided that they will not participate in the "
new Suez
" project, the future group provided for by the merger agreement between Suez and Veolia, the head of Ardian Infrastructures indicated on Tuesday evening.
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“
We are serious people. After nine months of review, the project that has just been chosen does not satisfy us. We will not be part of it,
”Mathias Burghardt told Les
Échos
. “
We have not had discussions with the Ministry of Finance, nor talks to try to work out an agreement. We have in no way tried to unravel the new project between Suez and Veolia. The question was: are we able to participate? And the answer was no
, ”he adds.
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