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December 9th, 2015A Financial Storm Ahead? The Physical Security Industry Will Sail Through It
August 4th, 2011Strategic Buys Drive Acquisitions Growth but the Major Security Companies and VC’s Keep Their Powder Dry
Well it was always going to be difficult to follow on from last month, when the industry posted the biggest monthly acquisition spend on record and not surprisingly it has failed to keep up this pace. But nevertheless, consolidation continues at a high rate and this month has thrown up some interesting trends that are […]
What Makes a Winner in the Security Industry
Unsurprisingly, this month has seen very few important industry announcements as the holiday season starts to kick in. However when we start to sieve through the considerable flow of data there is still valuable information to uncover. Public quoted security companies across the globe have this month announced their 2nd quarter results and with few […]
Convergence is Playing an Important Role in Driving Acquisition & Alliance Strategies
The Security Industry has performed well over the first half of this year and it is proving to be 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 returning to stable growth have taken 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 […]
Despite Economic Setbacks Business Opportunities in the Security Industry Continue to Grow with Technology being the Main Driver
Economic indicators have taken a hit this month with major concerns about the need for countries within the Euro Zone to cut back on public expenditure in order to repay their massive debts. It is possible that the fragile recovery in the economy that has been experienced in the last 9 months will be extinguished […]
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 […]
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 […]

Consolidation in the Electronic Security Industry- 2009 to 2015
We have in two previous articles on mergers and acquisitions in the physical security manufacturing, industry, published in A&S; International, reviewed consolidation from 2000 to 2008 and benchmarked the value of companies purchased against high technology and growth. In the January issue we reviewed entrepreneurship in the IP Video sector analysing the distribution by company, […]