John Laing plc

In December 2006, John Laing plc was acquired by the private equity arm of Henderson Group. A year later, the Laing Rail division, which had shareholdings in Chiltern Railways, London Overground Rail Operations and Wrexham & Shropshire, was sold to Deutsche Bahn. John Laing was part of the Agility Trains consortium that was awarded the Intercity Express Programme contract in 2012. In October 2013, the company sold its facilities management business to Carillion. The John Laing Environmental Fund was established in 2014. During February 2015, the company was listed on the London Stock Exchange again. In September 2021, KKR completed the acquisition of John Laing Group.