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Argentina Formally Launches AySA Privatization With Eight-Month Sale Window

A new resolution puts the sale under CNV oversight with a mandated public-bank valuation.

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El Gobierno confirmó el inicio del proceso de privatización de AySA (Imagen ilustrativa).
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Overview

  • At least 51% will go to a strategic operator selected through a national and international tender.
  • The remaining state holdings will be placed on local exchanges, while employees retain a 10% stake through the existing ownership program.
  • The Agencia de Transformación de Empresas Públicas will coordinate the process, and the Secretaría de Obras Públicas will draft technical and contractual terms, including a concession contract.
  • A public-sector bank will appraise the share package after the Tribunal de Tasaciones declared it could not deliver a valuation in a reasonable timeframe.
  • Authorities said water and sewage service will not be interrupted during the transition, and the majority sale will run through the CONTRAT.AR digital platform.