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Survey of the Security Business 2010 – Developing the Business through Acquisition & Alliance
February 7th, 2011Survey of the Physical Security Business 2010
How is the Smart Grid Business Performing – What Shape is it in Now
Before we answer the question let’s paint some of the background to the smart grid business. Last month we posed the question “Will Smart Grid outperform its Clean Tech Cousins?”. We concluded that for a number of reasons smart grid offers a less risky investment to both financers and players, and that there was a […]
The Security Business Takes Bold Steps to Activate All Business Opportunities
The broad analysis from our “Executive Brief on Business Opportunities in the Security Industry”, during the first 6 months of 2010, proves that this industry is in good shape despite the battering it has had over the last two years. It will need to be, because during this month the prospects of the world economy […]
What’s Driving Consolidation (And What it Means for Integrators)
The current wave of consolidation among security equipment manufacturers will continue, driven largely by the sector’s fragmentation, a new research report predicts. The study, from Memoori ltd., a U.K.-based research firm that follows the building automation sector, found that 50 percent of the companies in the security products industry lack the economic size to remain […]
Merger & Acquisition Activity to Grow in 2010 – Why and Where
Last month we gave you a run down on the status of the market at the end of 2009 which was abstracted from our report Survey of the Security Business 2009 – Shape Structure & Consolidation. Many thanks to those who supported it and the complimentary remarks received from those who confirmed that it had […]
Survey of the Security Business 2009 – Shape, Structure & Consolidation
This survey is about the state of the physical security industry and its most important challenge today; consolidation. Without a major restructuring, the industry will be unable to properly deliver the benefits of new technology (such as improved performance and increased productivity), to its clients and thereby sustain profitable future growth for all industry stakeholders. […]
The Future for Mergers & Acquisitions in the Security Industry Looks Promising
Merger and acquisition in the security industry is holding up well and continues to defy the global trend of a rapid decline in activity across developed. This month the volume of trade has continued at the same level as that achieved in the first quarter of 2009 and that is in an environment of a […]
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 […]
Impact of the G20 Summit on Demand and Consolidation in the Security Business
Confidence is the key to when and how the future of the security market will unfold. Last week the G20 Summit in London communicated that the world’s leaders stand resolute behind fiscal support of the global economy and serious reforms of the international financial system. The communique sets out the broad outline of how the […]
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