McLean advised South Central Water Company in its transaction with H2O America (NASDAQ: HTO)
The McLean Group Advises South Central Water Company as H2O America More Than Doubles Texas Wastewater Connections with Texas Subsidiary’s Acquisition of Cibolo Valley Assets
About Texas Water Company
The Texas Water Company has successfully provided safe and reliable water and wastewater service to its customers in Texas since 2006 and safeguards public health, promotes environmental stewardship, and delivers sustainable solutions in seven counties. We provide a broad range of solutions to the communities we serve, from management of water and wastewater treatment infrastructure to the design and implementation of water reuse technology, water supply development and more.
About South Central Water Company
South Central Water Company (dba South Central Wastewater) is a family owned and operated wastewater utility company in Texas. In its 50 years of doing business, South Central has built over 800 wastewater treatment plants all across the state. As Texas continues to see an increase in population, South Central has focused its efforts on providing developers wastewater solutions to land parcels outside of current service areas. South Central has a robust pipeline with wastewater discharge permits that have the capacity to serve over 70,000+ customers and over a dozen new projects that will be breaking ground in the next five years.
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About The McLean Group
For over 30 years, The McLean Group has been providing investment banking and financial services offerings focused on the Defense, Government & Intelligence (DGI), Security, Critical Infrastructure, Maritime, Facility Services, Unmanned Systems, and Public Safety markets. Our 60+ professionals bring deep industry experience and relentless execution to every client engagement. We provide solutions that blend financial creativity with operational expertise. Whether we are providing transaction advisory, valuation opinions, or growth capital, our services are unmatched in these core markets. Learn more at www.McLeanLLC.com.
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