The Group
Group Companies & History
VINCI SA is one of the world’s largest construction, energy and infrastructure groups, with origins dating back to 1899. Founded as Société Générale d’Entreprises, the company has grown over more than a century into a global organisation delivering major buildings, civil engineering projects, transport infrastructure and energy systems across the world.
Today, VINCI operates in over 100 countries and employs more than 280,000 people, making it one of the most significant players in the global infrastructure and engineering sector. The Group brings together several specialist divisions, including VINCI Construction, VINCI Energies, VINCI Concessions, and Cobra IS, giving it the capability to design, build, operate and maintain complex infrastructure and energy networks at scale.
VINCI generates over €71 billion in annual revenue, supported by a long-standing reputation for engineering excellence and delivering major projects around the world. From highways, rail and airports to renewable energy, digital networks and large civil engineering schemes, the Group’s companies work together to provide reliable, high‑quality solutions for public and private clients globally.
As part of VINCI, our company benefits from the strength, stability and international expertise of this major global group, giving us the resources, technical capability and long-term backing to deliver our services to the highest standard.
Grupo Cobra IS is a global industrial engineering company that delivers energy, industrial, telecom and transport infrastructure worldwide. With more than 80 years of experience, it works in over 65 countries, especially in Spain, Portugal and Latin America.
The company has 42,000+ employees and earns more than €7 billion a year, making it one of the largest engineering and infrastructure service providers in the world. Its work includes electrical transmission lines, gas and water networks, digital communications, and major renewable energy projects such as solar and wind farms. In Brazil, Cobra IS is recognised as a leading contractor, having built over 30,000 km of electricity transmission lines in the last 20 years.
Cobra IS delivers projects of all sizes — from everyday maintenance to major EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) schemes — handling everything from design and construction to operation. The company is heavily involved in the global energy transition, helping to develop and finance renewable and sustainable infrastructure.
Since joining the VINCI Group, Cobra IS has strengthened VINCI’s global capabilities in energy, industrial services and renewables. Together, they support major clients around the world and provide reliable, long‑term engineering and infrastructure solutions.
