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QIC coy on Thames Water stake as utility drowns in debt

Aaron Weinman
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Queensland Investment Corporation has not marked down its valuation in struggling Thames Water, the heavily indebted London utility staring at the prospect of a break-up or government-led oversight.

The Queensland government’s wealth fund owns 5.4 per cent of Thames Water, once part of Macquarie Asset Management’s portfolio. Thames Water’s major shareholder, Canada’s OMERS, in May wrote off its entire 31.7 per cent stake in the business.

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Aaron Weinman is a correspondent at The Australian Financial Review who covers investment banks, private equity firms and the broader capital markets. Connect with Aaron on Twitter. Email Aaron at aaron.weinman@afr.com

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