Faced with economic uncertainty and political unrest in many parts of the world, major global firms are banking on their regional diversity to find pockets of opportunity.
To assess how global construction companies are, we use two measures: The first is depth, or what percentage of business activity takes place across international borders.
In a competition that involved at least a dozen global contenders, Milan-based Salini Impregilo has emerged as the apparent winner in its bid to acquire Lane Industries Inc., a major U.S. transportation contractor, as the Italian firm seeks to boost its position in a U.S. market set to grow with soon-to-be-enacted highway funding legislation and more equity financing.
Eiffage, France's third largest contractor, has named its 71-year-old founder and retired chief executive Jean-Francois Roverato to stabilize company leadership following the sudden death last month of Chairman and CEO Pierre Berger.