Reuters
French waste and water management company Veolia Environnement SA is nearing a deal to sell Suez SA's UK waste business to Australia's Macquarie Group Ltd for about 2.5 billion euros ($2.5 billion), Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. The deal, aimed at resolving antitrust concerns, could be announced as soon as Monday, the report added, citing people familiar with the matter. An investor group led by Meridiam SAS and Global Infrastructure Partners, which bought Suez's business in France and several other countries, has the right to make an offer for the Suez UK assets by matching the price Macquarie is offering, Bloomberg said.