Integrator Acquisitions 'A Good Market' During COVID-19, Says Greybeards

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Joey Walter
Published Jul 28, 2020 15:53 PM

Industry broker Ron Davis of the "Greybeards" says that the integrator and alarms market is doing well despite the Coronavirus market.

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Comments (5)
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Jul 28, 2020

*** ** ***** ***** **** ********* start ****** ******* ****** ***** *****. 2008 ****** ** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Jul 28, 2020

* ***** ******** ***** **** *** that ** / ** ** **** is ***** ** ** ****** **** for *****. *** ****** ** ****** and ************* *** ******* *** ***** will **** ********** **** *****. ** you **** **** ****** **, *** need ** **** ** **** *** or ********** ** *** ***** *** a *** ** ***** ******* *** same ***** **** **** ** ** was **** ***** *** ***** *** cheap. ** ***** ** ** *** good ********* **** * *** ** quick ****** ** **** *********, *** marginal ********** *** ******** **** ******** by ***** *** *** ***** ******* on *** ******. * ***** *** a **** **** ****** *** ** adjusted ****** ** **** ***** ******* of ***** **% ***, **% ****, 20% ****, **% **** *** **** apply **** ******** ***** ** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #3
Jul 29, 2020

** ***** ** * *** ****** in ********** ** '**, ********* ************* higher ****** *** *****, *** ***** business ********** **********, **** ****** *** be ********* ** **** ***.

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Jim Kauker
Jul 30, 2020

*** ** ****, *** ** *** are ************ ** * ******** ****** that ** *********** **********, *** **** are ********** *** ***** ******** ******* to *** **** **** *** ****** and ********** ********* *** *****, *** will **** **** **** ***** ** matter ****. *********** **** **** * broad ******** ** ******** ******* **** they ***** **** ** **** **** 2020, *** **** ****** ** **** because ** **. * **** ** more *** ** ********** ** ***** solutions ******** ** ******, *** ** a ******** **** **** ***** *****, that ******** **** *** **** ****** only *** ** ********, **** **** and ***** ****** *** ***** ********.

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Lee Jones
Jul 30, 2020
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