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This live presentation discusses our new research on the global access control market 2025 to 2030. It explores how access control is evolving from standalone door security into a software-defined platform at the center of smart building operations, with cloud architectures, mobile credentials, and artificial intelligence reshaping how organizations secure facilities, manage identities, and optimize workplace experiences. Defining […]

This Research Note examines the acquisition of Smiths Detection, a global vendor of threat-detection and security-screening technologies for airports, by CVC, a private equity firm.  We highlight the transaction details, Smith Detection’s overall business, vertical markets, acquisitions, AI partnerships and the strategic rationale of CVC before providing a Memoori view of the transaction. Transaction Details […]

In this Research Note, we examine Wagner Group GmbH, the German fire protection solutions provider based on their 2024/2025 results announced 13th October 2025, their product portfolio, target markets and the group’s recent investments. We previously covered Wagner in 2024 and 2023. Wagner Product Portfolio & Target Markets Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Langenhagen, […]

This Research Note reviews the 3rd December 2025 investment by CapitalG, the Alphabet (Google) venture capital arm, in Verkada, a startup provider of video security systems for businesses and schools.  We comment on the progress of the firm, highlighting its plug-and-play cloud-native model, and provide our view on its development to date, including its funding […]

The access control market’s transition from capital-intensive hardware projects to software-driven, subscription-based delivery models is redistributing revenue and margin across the entire value chain, reshaping who makes money, when they make it, and for how long. In this research note, based on the in-depth analysis in our new report, The Physical Access Control Business 2025 […]