Friday round-up: Flurry of acquisitions | $12bn project kicks off | Cat legal battle

In the past week alone, Construction Briefing has reported on three such deals and there has been a common thread running through each of them: the energy transition.

Click on the links below to read more about each of the three deals, which include:

• Eiffage’s acquisition of a major European player in the energy infrastructure market
• Strabag’s purchase of a sustainable building materials manufacturer
• Hochtief’s Australian subsidiary Cimic acquiring a mining services company

Meanwhile, North America continues to shine as a bright spot for major, multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects.

In the past week, we learned not only that the $12bn Brightline West high-speed railway project has broken ground, but also that two engineering firms have been appointed on the US$3bn Île d’Orléans Bridge in Canada.

Finally, there was news of a court battle involving Caterpillar that has seen a jury conclude that it owes $100m to an importer. Read more here.

Image of the week

Sweden-based Epiroc has launched the SmartROC T30 R surface radio remote drill rig. Read more about the machines capabilities and features here.