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What Now for Honeywell & UTC as Proposed Deal Fails to Get Off the Ground?
February 26th, 2016Honeywell Acquires Xtralis to Strengthen their Fire Detection Business
February 8th, 2016
How Will the Johnson Controls / Tyco Deal Play Out?
Johnnson Control’s offer to acquire Tyco International has been accepted by the Tyco board. However it is not yet a done deal. The premium being offered by Johnson Controls looks reasonable but will it attract other companies to step in with a better offer for the Tyco shareholders? In our New Report on the Security […]
Johnson Controls & Tyco International Merge in Huge Inversion Deal
Johnson Controls Inc, a leading industrial-systems, HVAC and battery maker, announced on Monday it will merge with Tyco International, fire protection and security technology firm – combining the companies’ building control businesses and taking on Tyco’s Irish tax address. “We see from day one being able to leverage the combined distributions, the combined customer base […]
Who are the Leading Global Suppliers of Access Control Technology?
Access Control, for so long the poor relative of Video Surveillance, has in 2014 upstaged it by delivering a higher growth rate; which we forecast will continue over the next 5 years. The 3 main drivers for growth are the continuing move to IP technology, the integration of Access control with Identity Management and Wireless […]
Strategic Acquisitions Dominate Security M&A; Whilst Major Conglomerates & External Buyers lose their Appetite
In the last 6 years M&A activity within the security industry, has for the most part been driven by the major conglomerates through strategic buys to acquire new technology, expand their product range, or improve focus on particular vertical markets and regions in the world where demand is growing. However within the last 4 years […]
The Intruder Alarm Business in 2013
Research from Memoori shows that total value of world production of security products was $20.57 billion (at factory gate prices). Of this, intruder alarms at $5.77 billion took a 27.5% share.
First 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 […]
A Stable And Quiet Time For Security But Wireless Moves On
At the end of last year we forecast that the start of 2012 would offer little or no change in demand for physical security systems and that acquisition, alliance and sentiment about the future would be optimistic but sober. The first 2 months have borne this out; no announcements of billion dollar acquisitions, major investments […]
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 […]
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