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Thames Water Creditors Back Debt Extension as Rescue Talks Drag

Bloomberg Markets Monday 09 November 2026, 08:06 UTC By Jessica Shankleman 1 min read
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Thames Water Creditors Back Debt Extension as Rescue Talks Drag A group of Thames Water creditors agreed to back plans to push out debt repayments, buying more time to agree on a broader rescue for the troubled utility. The UK’s largest water and sewerage company said Monday that creditors holding more than £12 billion ($16.1 billion) of secured debt supported a proposal to move repayments due next year into 2028, but it still needs approval through a court-supervised restructuring process.

Thames Water Creditors Back Debt Extension as Rescue Talks Drag A group of Thames Water creditors agreed to back plans to push out debt repayments, buying more time to agree on a broader rescue for the troubled utility. The UK’s largest water and sewerage company said Monday that creditors holding more than £12 billion ($16.1 billion) of secured debt supported a proposal to move repayments due next year into 2028, but it still needs approval through a court-supervised restructuring process.
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