Alstom Network U.K., the British subsidiary of the French rail and power company, has been ordered to pay a total of £16.4 million (U.S. $20.8 million) for bribes it paid to win a contract to supply trams in Tunisia.

The sentence, which resulted in a £15 million (U.S. $19 million) fine and £1.4 million (U.S. $1.8 million) in costs, brings to an end a case the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) began investigating in 2009 following a tip by Swiss authorities and which has involved cooperation with agencies from over 30 countries worldwide.

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Neil Hodge is a freelance business journalist and photographer based in Nottingham, United Kingdom. He writes on insurance and risk management, corporate governance, internal audit, compliance, and legal...