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What the Ovivo Carve-Out Changes for Water Investment

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(don't) Waste Water! | Water Tech to Solve the World
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Sep 24, 2025
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Summary

How did SKion Water turn a $142M "apple tree" water investment into $1.8B gold with the carve out of Ovivo's Electronics division to Ecolab? Let's find out! 🤫 Tired of stitching together Crunchbase, overpriced reports, and "a guy who knows a guy"? I built the fix. 50 Founder Seats. Join the waitlist: leviathandata.io 🙌 Supporters 🙌 A big thank you to my partner SimpleLab: https://link.dww.show/simplelab #️⃣ All the Links Mentioned in this Video #️⃣ Ovivo Electronics carve-out to Ecolab: https://www.ovivowater.com/en/news/ovivo-to-sell-electronics-division-to-ecolab/ SKion Water's website: https://www.skionwater.com/en/ My conversation with Reinhard Hübner: https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s5e1-the-7-secrets-of-the-water-company-of-the-year-you-shall-absolutely-steal LG Chem's carve out of its RO division: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFPOrr-ycFM 🎙️ Subscribe and Listen to the Don't Waste Water Podcast HERE 🎙️ Podcast Channel: @dwwpodcast Main Channel: @AntoineWalterDWW Smartlink: https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water Website: https://dww.show/podcast/ 🙋 QUESTION: What would you like me to cover next? ⏰ TIME CODES ⏰ 00:00 If Ovivo was a Tree 01:20 Ovivo's History 06:50 Water Investment Consequences 11:46 Water Valuations 16:54 The Rise of PE-Backed Platforms 📝 IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE 🌳 How SKion Water built a $142M acquisition into a $1.8B exit while keeping half the company - the apple tree story that proves water investment delivers 10x returns 💰 The cascade of billion-dollar water deals in 2024 that's proving once and for all that water investments outperform traditional sectors with documented 2x to 10x multiples 🎯 Why pure-play water companies massively outperform conglomerates and how the semiconductor water boom is creating unprecedented valuat…