Among its tangible achievements in the UK are the second Severn crossing and some of the UK’s big motorway projects.
In recent times, as public-private partnerships have found less favour in Whitehall, Laing has taken its engineering and project management skills overseas, working on projects in Australia and North America.
With the Biden Administration aiming for a big upgrade of US infrastructure from bridges to airports and railways, the opportunities for John Laing skills could be considerable.
The overseas earnings capacity for the UK, as it looks to put its expertise to work globally, looks considerable.
KKR’s infrastructure arm says nothing will change after the deal and the company founded in Carlisle in 1848 will remain rooted in Britain.