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Violation Tracker UK Individual Case
Company: SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LTD
Current Parent Company:
Macquarie
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: Southern Water
Recap of Ownership Changes: Southern Water’s ultimate parent are Greensands Holdings, those major shareholders were IIF (advised by JP Morgan) and The Northern Trust Co. (exited 2016), with no majority owner. Later in 2021 a fund managed by Macquarie acquired a majority stake.
Company City/Town: Worthing
Penalty: £90,000,000
Year: 2021
Date: 7 September, 2021
Offence Group: environment-related offences
Offence Type: water pollution violation
Violation Description: Southern Water has been handed a record £90 million fine after pleading guilty to thousands of illegal discharges of sewage which polluted rivers and coastal waters in Kent, Hampshire and Sussex.
Action Type: agency action
Settlement Type: court case
Agency: Environment Agency
HQ Country of Parent: Australia
Ownership Structure of Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Parent: financial services
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