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SKion Water: 32 Quiet Deals, One $1.8 Billion Loud Exit

11 June 2026
Blog cover: SKion Water, Season 11 bonus episode with Reinhard Hübner, CEO of SKion Water

SKion Water, the BMW heiress’s water platform, made 32 acquisitions with one disclosed price, then sold Ovivo’s Electronics arm to Ecolab for $1.8 billion.

Categories Water Tech Business Tags Ecolab, EnviroChemie, Ovivo, Paques, PFAS, platform strategy, Reinhard Hübner, SKion Water, Susanne Klatten, water M&A

H2O Innovation: Inside a 19-Deal Water M&A Playbook

11 June 202610 June 2026
H2O Innovation S13E20 blog cover with Guillaume Clairet

H2O Innovation made 19 verified water acquisitions for US$99M disclosed, and only one shows a documented banker-run process. Inside the sole-source playbook.

Categories Water Tech Business Tags acquisitions, Ember Infrastructure, H2O Innovation, M&A, private equity, sole-source
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