Companies in the Investigations
The companies and organisations behind the projects examined in our investigations. Roles are stated from the public record.
All companies
Boeing
US aircraft manufacturer; designed and produced the 737 MAX examined in the investigation.
1 investigation →Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH
Operating company of Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
1 investigation →NHS Connecting for Health
NHS agency responsible for delivering the National Programme for IT in England.
1 investigation →Fujitsu
Supplier on the NHS National Programme for IT; its contract was terminated in 2008.
1 investigation →Accenture
Supplier on the NHS National Programme for IT until its withdrawal in 2006.
1 investigation →Crossrail Ltd
Delivery company for the Elizabeth line (Crossrail) programme in London.
1 investigation →Theranos
US health technology company developing blood-testing devices; the subject of the investigation.
1 investigation →BAE Systems
Designer of the automated baggage handling system installed at Denver International Airport.
1 investigation →JPMorgan Chase
Global investment bank whose Chief Investment Office is examined in the London Whale investigation.
1 investigation →IBM
Prime contractor (IBM Australia) for the Queensland Health payroll system.
1 investigation →NASA
US space agency; owner of the Mars Climate Orbiter mission, managed by its Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
1 investigation →Lockheed Martin
Builder of the Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft and supplier of its ground software.
1 investigation →Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Special-purpose vehicle, owned equally by the Government of India and the Government of Delhi, that planned and delivered Delhi Metro Phase I.
1 investigation →BAA
Airport operator and client for the Heathrow Terminal 5 project under the T5 Agreement delivery model.
1 investigation →British Airways
Anchor airline tenant of Heathrow Terminal 5.
1 investigation →Airport Authority Hong Kong
Operator of Hong Kong International Airport; restructured its management after the troubled 1998 opening.
1 investigation →New South Wales Government
Project owner and client; commissioned and funded the Sydney Opera House examined in the investigation.
1 investigation →China Evergrande Group
Chinese property developer whose 2021 default features in the investigation's account of the pre-sale development model's collapse.
1 investigation →Kansai Airports
Operator of Kansai International Airport (ORIX–VINCI consortium); successor operators NKIAC and KIAC built and owned the sinking artificial islands examined in the investigation.
1 investigation →California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA)
Public authority responsible for delivering California's high-speed rail programme under Proposition 1A.
1 investigation →Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)
Owner-operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant examined in the investigation.
1 investigation →Suez Canal Authority
State-owned operator of the Suez Canal; managed the Ever Given grounding response and the subsequent compensation claim.
1 investigation →High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd
Arm's-length delivery body sponsored by the Department for Transport for the HS2 high-speed rail programme.
1 investigation →Foxconn Technology Group
Electronics manufacturer whose promised Wisconsin LCD fab and 13,000-job commitment are examined in the investigation.
1 investigation →Emaar Properties
Developer of the Burj Khalifa and the surrounding Downtown Dubai master development.
1 investigation →Nakheel
Dubai developer (then part of Dubai World) behind the Palm Jumeirah reclamation and master development.
1 investigation →Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
Semiconductor foundry whose standardised GIGAFAB delivery programme, including Fab 18, is examined in the investigation.
1 investigation →Apple Inc.
Owner-client of the Apple Park campus, delivered with Foster + Partners under single-owner design governance.
1 investigation →Changi Airport Group
Corporatised operator delivering Changi Airport Terminal 5 within Singapore's tripartite MOT-CAAS-CAG governance structure.
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