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Survey of the Security Business 2010 – Strategy, Drivers, Valuation & the Investment Market
February 23rd, 2011Security Industry Posts the Biggest Monthly Acquisition Spend on Record
October 6th, 2010Trading Conditions Marginally Improve and Consolidation Activity Continues to Grow in the First Quarter of 2010
In the first quarter of 2010 the number of acquisitions announced has grown by 50% on the same period of 2009 and has more than doubled based on the cost of buying. This trend looks set to continue for the rest of this year. Deals announced in March have significantly increased on February but have […]
Majors in the Security Business are Losing Share, Confidence and Ambition Whilst They Sit on Their Cash
The third quarter results of the major security players reported this month would suggest that the market for electronic security products and systems has not yet bottomed out. The decline in security sales, where reported, was around 15% compared with the same period last year. As also noted last month it is evident that the […]
Leading Security Industry Suppliers Lack Confidence Not Money – But New Entrants See Opportunities To Forge Ahead
Deals announced in June have continued at the same pace as the previous 2 months and are well up on June 2008. This would normally be greeted with surprise because a year ago the security market was a little more optimistic about the future than it is today. However economic downturns have a tendency to […]