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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 Global Market for Building Energy Management Systems will Reach Over $23bn by 2017, Predicts Memoori Research
Memoori has published a new research report on the market for Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) and Enterprise Energy Management; bringing together market sizing statistics, investment data and all the factors that are influence the industries future. In 2013, the total world sales of Building Energy Management Systems ‚Â (BEMS) will be $16.7 billion at […]
The Major Security Companies “Wait and See” Strategy is Allowing Others to Drive Innovation and Steal Market Share
The message from the market seems clear; major conglomerates in the security business have given up on their long standing strategy of growth through acquisition. None of them excluding Tyco, have made a significant acquisition since 2010. In the 5 years prior to that they were all active in acquiring businesses both large and small; […]
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 […]
Difficult Times Ahead for Physical Security But Growth Opportunities Are Still Available For Those With The Right Products and Services
One of the most encouraging conclusions from Memoori’s 3rd annual report The Physical Security Business in 2011 is that the Physical Security Industry has out performed most of its peers; and despite a troubled economic climate it has increased revenues and profitability whilst merger and acquisition has surged by more than double in the last […]
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 […]
A Financial Storm Ahead? The Physical Security Industry Will Sail Through It
The Physical Security industry has performed well for the first 6 months of this year and we are bullish about the prospects of continued growth for the full year. ‚Â However a financial cloud is gathering which is affecting confidence for world economic trading conditions. Debt problems in Europe look to be more serious than first […]
Survey of the Security Business 2010 – Strategy, Drivers, Valuation & the Investment Market
Strategic Drivers In the last two years M&A; activity has been driven by strategic buys, particularly by the major global security companies, major defense companies and from outside the security business – IT and communication companies and more recently validation, authentication and biometric companies. This dynamic will continue to apply in 2011 and beyond. http://memoori.com/physical-security-2010 […]
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