ADT / ASG 'Merger' Acquisition

Author: John Honovich, Published on Feb 12, 2018

ADT, the $4 billion annual revenue security giant, recently publicly traded again, has merged with security integrator Aronson Security Group, according to a message from Aronson Security Group's (ASG) CEO Phil Aronson.

In this note, we examine the 'merger', the rationale behind this and how it might help ADT, whose IPO challenges have become a public problem.

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ASG **********

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Comments (38)

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Brandon Knutson

02/12/18 03:46pm

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Ross Vander Klok

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Brandon Knutson | 02/12/18 04:08pm

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Brandon Knutson

In reply to Ross Vander Klok | 02/12/18 04:13pm

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Brandon Knutson | 02/12/18 04:18pm

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Brandon Knutson

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 02/12/18 04:24pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Brandon Knutson | 02/12/18 04:47pm

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Marco Sanchez

02/12/18 04:22pm

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Lee Jones

Support Services Group | 02/12/18 07:25pm

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Undisclosed #1

02/12/18 10:11pm

**** ** **** ****** * ******** ** ** ************ ****** than * ******* ******.

**** ******* ******* **** “****** *** ***”:

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/12/18 10:19pm

* ******* *****, ***** * **** *****:

**** ******** ** **** ** ************ *** **** **** ** ADT. ** * ******** ****** *******, ** **** ***** ****** with ***, **** ***** ****** ** ******** *********** **** ***** need ** ** *********.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 02/13/18 05:21am

***** **’* *** ***** ** * *** *****, *** *********** acquisition ***********.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/13/18 11:34am

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Undisclosed #2

02/12/18 11:33pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/13/18 12:25am

** ** ** **** ** *** *** ***'* **** ** ADT's ********* **********?

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Michael Gonzalez

02/13/18 03:06am

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Undisclosed #1

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02/13/18 07:44am

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02/13/18 07:45pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 02/13/18 07:47pm

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to John Honovich | 02/13/18 08:37pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 02/13/18 08:41pm

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 02/13/18 10:20pm

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 02/13/18 10:07pm

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Michael Gonzalez

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 02/13/18 08:04pm

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In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 02/13/18 08:08pm

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02/14/18 11:10am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/15/18 02:39am

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02/14/18 01:56pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #6

02/20/18 02:47am

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John Honovich

IPVM | 03/01/18 01:50pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #6

In reply to John Honovich | 03/02/18 02:11am

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Michael Silva

Silva Consultants | In reply to John Honovich | 03/02/18 10:52pm

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Brandon Knutson

In reply to Michael Silva | 03/02/18 11:01pm

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to Michael Silva | 03/02/18 11:02pm

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Michael Silva | 03/02/18 11:56pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Michael Silva | 03/03/18 12:03am

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In reply to Michael Silva | 03/03/18 02:46am

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