Egis is an international company active in the consulting, construction engineering and mobility service sectors that design and operate intelligent infrastructure and buildings. Egis operates in 120 countries and has 16,200 employees.
History
In January 2022, Tikehau Capital acquired 40% stake in Egis.
Acquisitions
In 2022, Egis acquired several companies: in Asia: Sunland (Hong Kong), a consulting and building engineering company with 130 employees. In the Middle East: Waagner Biro Bridge Services International, an infrastructure engineering, operation and maintenance company. In Europe: NordSignal (France), specializing in railway signalling; Weston Williamson + Partners (United Kingdom), an international architecture and urban design firm; Nebu Transport Services (Netherlands), specializing in the recovery of VAT and excise duties in the Benelux.
In 2021, Egis acquired two companies in United Kingdom: CPMS TOPCO and its operational arm, Collaborative Project Management Services Limited to become a key player in the U.K. rail and infrastructure market and Galson Sciences Ltd, an international consulting and research firm based in Oakham and specialising in radioactive waste management and disposal.
In the Middle East, Egis completed the acquisition of Projacs International bringing the ownership to 95.45%. Projacs is a local engineering consultancy and project management company. In Australia, Australian strategic advisory, project delivery and technical services consultancy Indec joined Egis.
In France, Egis acquired MT3, a consulting and engineering company in mobility and related applications, and 3 companies in the building sector: Openergy(digitization of energy performance), Kern (organization and operation management) as well as AD Ingé and AD Conseil (asbestos removal, deconstruction &
circular economy
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).
In 2020, 2 French companies have joined Egis: Est Signalisation a railway signalling works company and Kanopée SAS, a consulting firm in the hotel, tourism & leisure industries.
In 2019, Hong Kong-based engineering firm Inhabit (envelope and environmental engineering) joined Egis.
In December 2022, Egis has started the acquisition process for two companies: New Zealand’s Calibre Professional Services and the Middle Eastern arm of design practice U+A.
Criticism
Involvement in Israeli settlements
On 12 February 2020, the
United Nations
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published a
database
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of companies doing business related in the
West Bank
The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
, including
East Jerusalem
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Jerusalem was envisaged as a separat ...
, as well as in the occupied
Golan Heights
The Golan Heights ( ar, هَضْبَةُ الْجَوْلَانِ, Haḍbatu l-Jawlān or ; he, רמת הגולן, ), or simply the Golan, is a region in the Levant spanning about . The region defined as the Golan Heights differs between di ...
.
The Egis Group was listed on the database on account of the activities of its subsidy Egis Rail Israel in
Israeli settlement
Israeli settlements, or Israeli colonies, are civilian communities inhabited by Israeli citizens, overwhelmingly of Jewish ethnicity, built on lands occupied by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. The international community considers Israeli se ...
s in these occupied territories,
which are considered
illegal under international law.
References
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Companies based in Paris-Saclay
Engineering companies of France