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SNC Lavalin halts ex-CEO payments
Canadian contractor “disturbed” by arrest of former CEO Pierre Duhaime, suspends payments arranged under departure agreement
Saipem CEO resigns amid corruption probe
Parent company ENI also sees CFO step down amid Italian investigation into Algerian contracts
Former SNC-Lavalin CEO arrested
Pierre Duhaime charged in connection to Libyan suspect payments as well as suspected fraud on contract for Montreal’s McGill University Hospital.
Anglo American and Lafarge sell UK assets to Mittal
Proposed joint venture sells portfolio of construction materials operations for €355 million after competition concerns
Vinci warns on taxes
French contractor sees rise in nine-month revenues, warns of full-year impact on net income if new laws enacted
Investigation into Impregilo/Salini deal
Italian authority launches probe into strategic tie-up, meanwhile companies agree sale of Brazilian toll road operator
Polish contractor files for bankruptcy
Budus also files law suit against Polish authorities over construction of a stadium in the city of Lodz
Montreal suspends new contracts
Canadian city authorities halt US$ 76 million of planned infrastructure contracts amid inquiry into industry corruption and Mafia links
Canadian construction Mafia links exposed
Former vice president of contractor Infrabec Construction testifies about collusion, kickbacks and organised crime in Québec
Lemminkäinen concrete sale approved
Finnish authorities give green light to €55 million deal with building materials company Rudus
SNC Lavalin faces further class action
Shareholders to sue contractor for US$ 1 billion after suspect payments scandal in Libya hit the value of their investment.
World Bank reconsiders Padma funding
Bangladesh suspends all government employees and officials alleged to have been involved in corrupt acts over financing of bridge
Polish contractor in liquidation
Hydrobudowa brought to its knees by financial penalties over Warsaw National Stadium contract
Finnish authorities sue Lemminkäinen for €123 million
Claims for damages brought by 40 municipalities and by the Finnish state in relation to asphalt cartel exposed in 2009
Inquiry launched into Australian construction industry
Local government commissions report on use of violence, intimidation or harassment within the industry in Victoria
Australian union brings construction to standstill
Standoff between CFMEU and contractor Grocon results in illegal blockade of construction site
Impregilo reports first half loss
Italian contractor’s results hit by Panama Canal problems, new strategy planned under Salini
Bank buyout saves Mouchel
Beleaguered UK contractor acquired by its lenders in deal that ensures it can pursue contracts again
CB&I in US$ 3 billion Shaw acquisition
US contractor Chicago Bridge & Iron’s deal creates combined company with backlog of over US$ 28 billion
China bridge collapse kills three
Yangmingtan bridge in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, opened in November last year.
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