Who owns EBS?
EBS is owned by Egged (Israel).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Egged history. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Origin
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Category
- Travel & transport › Bus & coach
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About EBS
EBS is the Dutch public transport company through which Egged entered the Netherlands in 2011, starting in the Waterland region near Amsterdam. Egged's Europe page says it now also serves Voorne-Putten and Haaglanden with some 720 buses, most of them electric, and that the company is fully owned by the Egged Group.
Ownership timeline of EBS
Where EBS sits in Egged
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Egged brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Egged
Egged controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in bus & coach, and who owns them
Egged has more brands in bus & coach on Brandtree than any other owner: 4 of 35.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| megabus | ComfortDelGro | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Huang Bus | Transport International | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Bus Éireann | CIÉ | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| FlixBus | Flix | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| ATV Azienda Trasporti Verona | FNM | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Arriva UK Bus | Arriva | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Dan | Dan | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| First Bus | FirstGroup | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
About the owner: Egged
Egged is a privately held company headquartered in Israel. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
Egged is the Egged Group, which its own English site calls Israel's largest public transport group, with about 4,300 buses in Israel and Europe. Its history page says it was founded in 1933, restructured from a cooperative into a limited company in 2019, and that in 2022 the Keystone Foundation acquired a controlling interest of approximately 60% of the group. Its group pages list subsidiaries in Poland (Mobilis), the Netherlands (EBS), Jerusalem-area buses (Derech Egged) and Tel Aviv light rail (Tevel Metro).
🇳🇱 EBS and other Dutch brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 61 brands that began in the Netherlands. 34 of them (56%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, EBS among them.
- GLS — IDS 🇬🇧
- KLM Cityhopper — Air France-KLM 🇫🇷
- Q-Park — Q-Park 🇳🇱
- TUI fly Netherlands — TUI 🇩🇪
- 4PS — Hilti 🇱🇮
- Albert Heijn — Ahold Delhaize 🇳🇱
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of EBS?
The parent company of EBS is Egged, a privately held company headquartered in Israel.
Is EBS Dutch or Israeli?
EBS originated in the Netherlands, but it is owned today by Egged, which is headquartered in Israel. So EBS is a Dutch-origin brand under Israeli ownership.
Is EBS still owned by Egged?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, EBS is still owned by Egged. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Egged history — Egged, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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