Built for private‑equity deal teams targeting water, wastewater, and resource‑recovery—spanning domestic & hazardous waste and adjacent environmental services.

Operator expertise, co-investment, higher returns for water and waste deals.

  • Operator Rigor, Investor Speed
    Field‑tested discipline delivered at private-equity pace.

  • Shared Risk, Shared Reward
    At the sponsor’s invitation, we put our own capital on the table and take a board seat—aligning incentives from day one.

  • ESG and Sustainability Fit
    Scorecard in every review; deeper dives with your specialists—or ours

  • International Reach, Local Insight
    Years leading water and waste businesses in North America, Australia, Asia & Europe help us navigate regulations—and cultures—on both sides of the deal.

  • Scalable bench

    Functional or regional specialists when the mandate demands it.

Services for Private‑Equity Sponsors

Every engagement is tailored. Timelines below are typical; scope and speed adjusted to match the deal.

Pre-Deal Diligence

De‑risk your LOI with rapid, deal‑specific diligence

  • Technology, business process, operations & ESG red‑flag audit

  • Management‑bench and market stress test

  • Value‑bridge report showing upside and downside drivers

Board‑Level Value Creation

Operator insight on a quarterly cadence

  • Strategy and KPI refresh — plus targeted post-close upgrades (e.g., service-sales process, pricing guardrails)

  • Capital‑allocation and M&A pipeline guidance

  • Sustainability maturity scorecard and 3-year action plan: Ready for the fund’s ESG report.

  • Exit readiness and investor narrative alignment

Step-In Integration CEO/CRO

Interim leadership and a 90-day integration playbook—activated only when the sponsor asks.

  • Stabilise & steer – A sponsor-requested interim CEO/CRO keeps day-to-day operations steady and drives the Day-1-to-Day-90 work-streams.

  • Sync & scale – Live PMO dashboards, weekly scorecards, and a simple synergy log keep management, sponsor, and new hires aligned until the permanent leader is in place.

Founding Story & Mission :

Why Watershed ?

A watershed channels scattered streams into one force.

That’s our goal: bring capital, operating skill, and market insight together to turn complex environmental assets into lasting value.

How we work

  • Pressure‑test the deal. We check the numbers, assets, people, and market at the pace your deal requires.

  • Find add‑ons. Focused outreach surfaces targets others miss.

  • Invest and stay. We put skin in the game, take a board seat, and guide strategy, sales, and integration—sharing risk and reward with the sponsor.

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