Globalvia (stylised as globalvia) is a Spanish multinational transport infrastructure company that operates in 11 countries across three continents.[1] In June 2022, Globalvia in partnership with Kinetic Group launched a takeover bid for the British bus and rail operator Go-Ahead Group. The sale was approved by Go-Ahead's shareholders in August 2022.[2] Globalvia has a 49% shareholding.[3]
Globalvia is owned by OPTrust, PGGM and USS who bought Globalvia in a takeover bid worth Euro 420 million in 2015.
History
In 2007 Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) and Caja Madrid founded Globalvia to unite their shared infrastructure assets under one brand with FCC and Caja Madrid each controlling a 50% stake in the new company.[4]
Globalvia won the private international tender to acquire two highways in Chile in 2008, and in the same year was also awarded a contract in Portugal to build and operate the Transmontana IP4 highway, thus beginning the company's expansion outside of Spain.[5]
The company continued to expand its road infrastructure investments over the years and in 2013 expanded into the rail industry with the purchase of Metro de Sevilla, a light rail system in Seville, Spain.[6] Later that year, Globalvia expanded into Ireland by being awarded a 5-year, €35 million contract in partnership with Sacyr to manage and operate the 161km of toll-free motorway segments in Dublin.[7]
In 2020, the company founded Openvia to focus on technology and innovation platforms such as Tap&Go, Slora by Globalvia and Meep Sevilla.[10]
In 2022, in partnership with Australian based multinational bus operator Kinetic Group, Globalvia purchased a 49% stake in the Go-Ahead Group,[11] a United Kingdom-based operator of buses and railway services in the UK, Singapore, Germany, Ireland and Norway.[12]
Operations
Globalvia operates a number of road infrastructure projects listed below, all of its public transport assets outside of Spain are part of Go-Ahead Group.:[13]
Through its 49% shareholding in the Go-Ahead Group (UK-based), Globalvia operates public transport networks in the UK, Singapore and Ireland, and railway services in the United Kingdom, Norway and Germany.
