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EQT to invest in Kelda Holdings, the parent company of Yorkshire Water
EQT is pleased to announce that the EQT Active Core Infrastructure strategy has agreed to acquire a 42% shareholding in Kelda Holdings Limited, the parent company of Yorkshire Water ("the Company").
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