Fairfax to buy Carillion Canadian operations

Fairfax Financial has agreed to buy certain Canadian assets of the
collapsed UK infrastructure services company Carillion.
The operations involve the management of airports, commercial
and retail properties and defence and healthcare facilities. In
addition, Fairfax is taking on contracts in the oil, gas and mining
sectors.
The Canadian buyer will assume the liabilities of the businesses
changing hands, as well as the assets, and take on about 4,500
Carillion Canada employees.
The agreement foll