Investments
The Impact of M&A and Investment on the Security Business 2012
October 24th, 2012The Impact of M&A and Investment on the Security Business
October 23rd, 2012First Quarter M&A Activity in Physical Security Disappoints; Whist Demand Grows & New Opportunities Develop
In the first quarter of 2012 we recorded 15 acquisitions just 1 down on the same period in 2011. In our Report The Physical Security Business In 2011 we showed that 2011 was a record high for mergers and acquisitions for the industry; but we forecast that for this year the value of deals would […]
Acquisitions Have Doubled In The Last 2 Years; But The Major Suppliers Elect Not To Join In
One of the more baffling and intriguing findings of our 3rd annual report The Physical Security Business in 2011 is that despite a surge in acquisition activity, which has doubled in the last 2 years, most of the traditional market leaders have not participated and watched this going off from the sidelines. It is not […]
Security Merger & Acquisition Activity Holds Up Well
Whilst global mergers and acquisitions have declined rapidly in the first quarter of the year, deals in the physical security industry have held up relatively well. Comparing the last quarter of 2008 with the first quarter of 2009, activity measured by numbers of deals has remained steady, whilst demand in sales of security equipment has […]
Entrepreneurship in the IP Video Industry
This review is based on material gathered from Memoori’s monthly Executive Brief on Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances in the Security industry and then discussion with leading innovative companies around the world. The epicentre of entrepreneurship in the physical security industry is currently firmly established in the IP Video business. Memoori’s database of manufacturers of intelligent […]