Color instances ought to be printed in color to maximize their effectiveness. In this case, a property company, a water privatizer, and municipal engineers investigate the causes of and remedies to a serious water shortage in Mexico City, a great international capital. The character is a real estate investor with responsibility of due diligence on the size of the catastrophe, the impact on the company's operations, and the chances of resolution.
Due diligence includes interviews with city water officials and international-scale water privatizers. This case is a wonderful introduction to city scale infrastructure issues on a global level. A related case, "Water Deficit and Property Investing in Mexico City," HBS No. 210-085, includes more real estate finance and less water infrastructure finance content than this case does.
PUBLICATION DATE: January 10, 2012 PRODUCT #: 212044-PDF-ENG
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