Cases / Tanker / shipping · Turkey · 2026
Erikli water brand changes hands in Nestlé–Platinum Equity partnership
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Nestlé and Platinum Equity are forming a partnership worth 4.9 billion euros that includes the Erikli water brand, Evrensel reported in 2026. The sources reviewed do not state the price, the stakes held, or where Erikli's water is drawn from.
What?
Nestlé and Platinum Equity are forming a 4.9 billion euro partnership that includes the Erikli water brand. Evrensel
Where?
Not stated in the sources reviewed beyond the Erikli brand.
When?
2026, per the Evrensel report. Evrensel
Who?
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Ownership of the Erikli brand changed hands and a US company joined as a partner; the sources give no further terms. Evrensel
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
Evrensel reported in 2026 that the Erikli water brand changed hands and that a US company became a partner.
According to the same report, the partnership is valued at 4.9 billion euros and includes Erikli.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not state the price paid, the stakes held by each party, or whether Nestlé still owns Erikli.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not state where Erikli's water is drawn from or how much is extracted.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Press and investigations
- Giant water brand changes hands; US company becomes partnerEvrensel · 2026
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