Financing water utilities (privatization and utility acquisitions)

摘要

The roles for a consultant and rating analyst in financing water utilities for acquisitions or for privatization stagger,yet,are interrelated.The analyst's efforts ocur later in the project; yet,serve as a check of the consultant's activities,client decisions,and situation in which the project has progressed.It is essential with such complex and mutli-disciplined activities that the entity,consultants,and kthe rate analysts understand the activities required to have a successful program,which includes its successful financing and future financial health.Direct communication from the analyst to the entity and its consultants occurs quite frequenctly in the rating review process.Many questions are asked and answers given which affect the rating and potentially the financing of the project.