WHO IS THALES
WATER STRATEGY & FINANCE ADVISORY
Thales Water Advisors was founded by three of the industry's leading experts on water with decades of experience in technology, operations, finance and strategy.
The Thales team bring proprietary insights on technical and market trends and a vast network of industry experts to provide clients with the most comprehensive and insightful perspectives on the sector that enable strategic and tactical decision making.
CORE PRINCIPLES
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Foundations that underpin our
commitment to excellence:
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creativity & differentiated perspective
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objectivity & independence
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thoroughness
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integrity
THE STORY
"All things are from water and all things are resolved into water.”
Thales
THE THALES
(THAY-leez)
STORY
SAGES OF GREECE
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Thales Water Advisors is named after the philosopher Thales of Miletus one of the seven sages of ancient Greece. Thales was credited as the founder of naturalistic theory who considered water as the arche, or the primary principle – it is the nature of all things.
THE FOUNDERS
INDUSTRY LEADING EXPERTS
FOUNDERS
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Recognized water industry experts with over decades of combined sector experience
MANAGING PARTNER & CO-FOUNDER
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Rafael D. Simon, Ph.D.
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Former COO, ZENON Environmental
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Former Partner, VantagePoint Capital Partners
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Founder of Aquamark Technology Partners
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Board Member and Advisor to several companies
MANAGING PARTNER & CO-FOUNDER
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Terry J. Mah, Ph.D.
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Former CEO, Veolia North America
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Former COO, Veolia Water Technologies
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Founder of The Malabar Group
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Board Member and Advisor to several companies
MANAGING PARTNER & CO-FOUNDER
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David L. Rose, CFA
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Former SVP, Wedbush Securities
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Former SVP, Jefferies & Co.
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Founder of H2O Insights
THALES RESOURCES
PROPRIETARY RESOURCES AND NETWORK
Thales Water Advisors has compiled a set of resources that are without peer in the industry.
RESEARCH
Proprietary
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Research into segmentation, market trends, market analysis
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Broad technical, market dynamics, and industry information
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Modelling, lifecycle cost analysis, and benchmarking data
EXPERT NETWORK
45+
An established network of international industry leaders (CEOs, COOs, CTOs, CCOs) and technical experts in the Thales network.
COMPANY DATABASE
6500+
Proprietary database with more than 6500 companies in the sector. The largest in the industry.
CONNECTIVITY
Extensive
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Connections with executives at most large water companies and hundreds of start-ups
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Networked with dozens of venture capital funds, private equity funds, and family offices
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Engaged with several innovation hubs and innovation accelerator programs
COLLABORATORS
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Thales draws upon an established network of more than 20+ trusted collaborators recognized in the industry for their strategic, operational, financial and technical leadership and expertise
THALES EXPERIENCE
A global client and project portfolio covering every facet of water
ENGAGEMENTS
120+
Completed engagements across different geographies and topics
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client categories
Thales Water Advisors has worked with all types of clients, in several regions, involving a comprehensive range of water topics.
STRATEGICS
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Water companies
Most of the top 10 largest water companies
INVESTORS
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PE & VC
Many of the top 50 private equity and venture capital firms
PRIVATE
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Industrial companies
Many of the largest private companies
PRIVATE
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Family offices
Several of the top 20 family offices.
PUBLIC
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Water companies
Many of the top 100 largest public companies
SME
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Technology companies
Many start-ups, small & medium-sized water and technology companies