NextGEN Utility Systems, a company created and owned by Baton Rouge-based private equity firm Bernhard Capital Partners, withdrew its controversial proposal Monday to manage Lafayette Utility Systems just hours before the Lafayette City-Parish Council passed a resolution effectively killing any efforts by anyone to privatize or privately manage the parish-owned utility. In a letter
With Lafayette deal off, Bernhard’s efforts to get into utilities becomes more difficult
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