Press releases

Cobra IS has announced the acquisition, by its subsidiary Carmo Energy, of Polo Carmópolis from the Brazilian Petrobras group.

Traffic on VINCI Autoroutes’ network – all vehicles combined – was higher in November 2022 than in November 2019. Overall, passenger traffic at VINCI Airports in the first 11 months 2022 is at 71.6% of its level in 2019 (81.4% in November).

VINCI Airports has finalised the acquisition of Fintech’s 29.99% stake in OMA (Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte) for a total amount of $1.17 billion (€1,11 billion), thereby becoming the largest shareholder in this Mexican airport operator. The transaction follows the signature of an agreement with OMA’s former shareholder in July 2022.

VINCI Highways, a VINCI Concessions subsidiary, announces signature of an agreement to acquire from the Patria fund a 55% majority stake in the Entrevias motorway concession, which crosses São Paulo State from north to south.

All vehicles combined, traffic over the first 10 months of the year is comfortably higher than in 2019 despite the increase in fuel prices. Overall, passenger traffic over the first 10 months of the year is at 70.8% of its 2019 level.

Metrolinx, the transit authority for the Greater Toronto region (Ontario, Canada) has awarded VINCI Construction Grands Projets the civil contract for the design-build-finance of a major portion of the new Ontario Line, in a 50/50 joint venture with Ferrovial.

The VINCI Group confirms that its subsidiary VINCI Construction Grands Projets has been summoned by the Nanterre investigating judge on 9 November to answer charges relating to a complaint dating back to 2015.

Revenue for the first nine months: €45.2 billion, up 26% (up 12% like-for-like)

On the North Island, in Wellington, HEB Construction, a VINCI Construction subsidiary based in New Zealand, has been appointed by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, as part of the consortium formed with Downer NZ and Tonkin + Taylor, for the design and construction of 4,5km of coastal shared paths around Wellington’s harbour.

Over 56 million passengers travelled through VINCI Airports’ network in Q3 2022, i.e. 85% more than in Q3 2021 (and 22% less than in 2019)

VINCI Concessions announces that it has participated in the latest financing round of H2 MOBILITY, raising €10 million alongside the Clean H2 Infra Fund, the world's first low-carbon hydrogen fund.

Through its subsidiary Cobra IS and in a consortium with Sener, VINCI has signed the EPC contract to build Germany's first regasification terminal.

VINCI has successfully issued a €650 million bond due to mature in October 2032 and carrying an annual coupon of 3.375%.

As part of the implementation of its share buyback programme, VINCI signed a share purchase agreement with an investment services provider on 3 October 2022

Cobra IS, a VINCI subsidiary, has signed a major PPP contract in Brazil after auctions organised by the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL).

As part of its annual Environment Day event on 22 September, VINCI announced that it will be implementing in the short term a long-term plan to save electricity and natural gas.

Over the first eight months of the year, light as well as heavy vehicle traffic increased compared to 2019. In line with the trend in previous months, traffic continued to recover in August at practically all airports of the network.

VINCI Construction, through its local subsidiary Bachy Soletanche Group Limited, was selected to build the foundations of a major property complex in Hong Kong’s Central business district.

ASF (Autoroutes du Sud de la France) has successfully issued a €850 million bond due to mature in September 2032 and carrying an annual coupon of 2.75%.

VINCI Autoroutes traffic, all vehicles combined, remains at a buoyant level. The recovery in passenger traffic continued in July in almost all airports of the network.

London Gatwick Airport, today released its half year 2022 results

VINCI Energies has signed an agreement to acquire a major portion of the IT services business of Kontron AG - formerly S&T AG, a leading player in the field of IoT products in Europe.

VINCI Airports signed an agreement to purchase 29.99% of OMA (Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte).

VINCI announces the publication today of its 2022 half-year financial report as well as its submission to the French financial markets’ regulator (Autorité des marchés financiers)

The consortium made up of Dragados Offshore – a subsidiary of Cobra IS – and Siemens Energy has been awarded by Amprion Offshore a contract to design, build and install high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter platforms.

49 million passengers travelled through VINCI Airports’ network in Q2 2022, i.e. three times more than in Q2 2021 (and 27% less than in 2019)

Ulisses Correia e Silva (Cape Verdean prime minister) and Nicolas Notebaert (Chief Executive Officer of VINCI Concessions and President of VINCI Airports) signed a concession contract for seven airports in the Cape Verde archipelago today.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency have appointed HEB Construction, a VINCI Construction subsidiary based in New Zealand, as part of the consortium formed with Fulton Hogan, Aurecon, Tonkin + Taylor, for the design and construction of the Penlink project in north Auckland.

Despite higher fuel prices, light vehicle traffic was buoyant in May 2022 compared to May 2019. It benefited, in particular, from a positive calendar effect and nice weather. Heavy vehicle traffic remained on an upward trend. The recovery in passenger numbers continued in May in almost all airports of the network. Traffic is now very close to its pre-pandemic level in several airports, especially in Portugal and in the Americas.

VINCI, through its subsidiary Cobra IS, has just signed the contract to equip the Femern tunnel with electromechanical installations.

Société du Grand Paris has awarded Chantiers Modernes Construction (VINCI Construction) the contract to build the Palaiseau, Orsay-Gif and CEA Saint-Aubin (Essonne) overhead stations located on the viaduct of the future Line 18 of the Grand Paris Express.

The slight decrease in light vehicle traffic in April 2022 compared with April 2019 was due to higher fuel prices and negative calendar effects, with the spring school holidays falling later this year. Heavy vehicle traffic remained firm. At VINCI Airports, the upturn in passenger numbers accelerated in most countries in April.

VINCI Construction, through its subsidiary Sogea-Satom, was selected by the Côte d’Ivoire Ministry of Equipment and Road Maintenance to restore a stretch of the “Coastal Road” between Dabou and Grand Lahou, connecting the country’s two main port cities (Abidjan and San Pedro).

Seymour Whyte, a VINCI Construction subsidiary in Australia, has been selected by the NSW Government to build the central section of the new M12 motorway linking the future Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport to the motorway network in the Sydney area.

VINCI Construction, through its earthworks subsidiary specialised in major projects, will build the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir located 15 km west of Calgary on behalf of the Canadian province of Alberta.

More than 30 million passengers travelled through VINCI Airports’ network in Q1 2022, i.e. three times more than in Q1 2021 (and 46.1% less than in 2019)

The shareholders of VINCI are invited to take part in the Company’s Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting

Olympia Odos, a subsidiary 29.9%-owned by VINCI Concessions and concession holder for the motorway connecting Athens to Corinth and Patras that went into service in 2017, has signed a contract with the Greek authorities to extend the concession.

Seymour Whyte, an Australian subsidiary of VINCI Construction, has been awarded two new contracts in the country.

VINCI Autoroutes’ traffic levels continued to rise in February. VINCI Airports’ passenger numbers continued to improve in many countries in February, and particularly in Portugal, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.

BWI and the trade union representatives of VINCI (CGT, CFDT, CFE-CGC and FO) conducted a second audit of QDVC (a Qatari company owned by Qatari Diar and VINCI Construction Grands Projets) operations, sites and workers’ accommodation in Qatar on 26 and 27 October 2021. The audit comes as a follow-up to the first audit conducted in 2019, as part of the implementation of the agreement signed in 2017 on workers’ rights between BWI, VINCI and QDVC.

The Princely Government of Monaco has entrusted VINCI Construction with the structure, core and shell for the new Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco.

VINCI filed today its 2021 Universal Registration Document with the French financial markets regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF).

Following the good trend seen in recent months, the traffic for VINCI Autoroutes continued to grow in January. The VINCI Airports passenger numbers, impacted in January by the Omicron variant, printed a slightly weaker trend than in the previous quarter across most of the airports in its network.

VINCI announces the publication of its consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2021 (financial statements and notes) accompanied by the report of the statutory auditors on the consolidated financial statements.

Xavier Huillard, VINCI’s Chairman and CEO, made the following comments: In 2020, Covid-19 had a major impact, but VINCI showed its resilience and ability to adapt to an unprecedented situation. In 2021, we achieved a strong recovery, which is all the more impressive since the public health situation has not yet stabilised. Our revenue was higher than in 2019 and our earnings rebounded, accompanied by record cash flow.

HEB Construction, a VINCI Construction subsidiary based in New Zealand, will be responsible for design and construction of the Takitimu North Link south-east of Auckland, in a joint venture with Fulton Hogan.

VINCI network airports welcomed almost 32 million passengers in the fourth quarter of 2021, down 46% compared to the same period in 2019 but more than double the figures in the fourth quarter of 2020. Over full-year 2021, some 86 million passengers were welcomed, 66% down on 2019 but up 12% compared to 2020.

As part of the implementation of its share buyback programme, VINCI signed a share purchase agreement with an investment services provider on 4 January 2022.