Abigroup was an Australian construction company.
History
Abigroup was established as Graham Evans & Co in 1957 as a civil engineering company within
New South Wales
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, being renamed Abignano in 1961. In 1981 it was listed on the
Australian Securities Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange Ltd or ASX, is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (sometimes referred to outside of Australia as, or confused within Australia as ...
. In 1984 Abignano acquired Enacon followed in 1987 by Robert Salzer Constructions.
[Company Background]
Abigroup
In 1988, Abignano was renamed Abigroup following a
management buyout
A management buyout (MBO) is a form of acquisition in which a company's existing managers acquire a large part, or all, of the company, whether from a parent company or individual. Management-, and/or leveraged buyout became noted phenomena of 1 ...
and building company Hughes Bros was acquired.
[ In 2004, Abigroup was acquired by ]Bilfinger Berger
Bilfinger SE (previously named Bilfinger Berger AG) is a German company specialized in civil and industrial construction, engineering and services based in Mannheim, Germany.
History
Bilfinger dates back to 1880 when August Bernatz founded Be ...
. In December 2010 it was included in the sale of Bilfinger Berger Australia to Lendlease
Lendlease is a globally integrated real estate company that creates and invests in communities, workplaces, retail, and infrastructure projects, headquartered in Barangaroo, New South Wales, Australia.
History Founding
The company was establ ...
. The brand was retired in 2013 as part of a restructure of Lendlease's construction business units.Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2013
Lend Lease
Major projects
Major projects undertaken included:
References
External links
Company website
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Companies based in Sydney
Companies formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1957
Construction and civil engineering companies of Australia
Lendlease
2013 disestablishments in Australia
Australian companies established in 1957