Utility’s investment-grade rating and debt covenants have come under pressure amid Thames Water crisis
Southern Water, the heavily indebted utility controlled by Macquarie, has turned to investors for nearly £4bn in borrowings over the next five years at a time when water companies are under increasing pressure in debt markets because of the crisis at Thames Water.
However, in August 2023, the company’s lenders had to waive a loan covenant breach after its credit ratings and its interest coverage ratio, a measure of a company’s ability to pay its debt, fell below key thresholds.
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