Full coverage: Egis

Egis makes over €100 million of its €2.3 billion revenue in Ireland. The French engineering group’s CEO Laurent Germain wants to double this and is on the hunt for more Irish acquisitions.

While the outsourcing of GoSafe speeding cameras has left the state with a €9m annual shortfall, documents obtained across several countries reveal that private investors make millions every year from the controversial Garda contract.

Steve Preece manages road concessions across Ireland and the UK from Egis's Dublin office. Since he was first welcomed to Ireland by angry staff burning their uniforms, he has grown to lead one of the two companies investing in Irish transport from France's public purse.