Allied Universal Acquiring G4S to Become $18 Billion Company

Revenue *** ******

****** ********* ** ********** *** $*.* ******* USD ** **** *** G4S. ******, *** ******** ~$**.* billion *** ** ******* and ~$*** ******* *** in ******** *****. ******** PBITA *** ********** ***** over *** **** *** years, **** **% ****~$*** ******* *** ** 2015** ~$*** ******* *** last ****.

****** $*.* ******* *** is ** **** **** recent ******** ******, ** reported ** ***** ******** ***** ************* *. ***** & Associates(****), * ****** *** selling ****** ******** *********. Large ************ ** *** past * ***** **** been ~** - ** times *** ******’* ******, reports ****.

****** ********* *** $* billion *** ** **** revenue, ******* **% **** 2016 (~$*.* ******* ***) when *** ******* *** first *********** ********* ******* ******* ************ ******** and ********* ********** *************** * $*.* ******* company ** **** ****. The ******* *** ** Allied *********,***** *****, *** ********** *** CEO ** ********* ********** Service, ***** *** ***** as * ********** ******* before ********* ******** ********.

****** *********'* ***** **** for ******* ****** * ******* with ******** ******* **$** ******* ***.****** *********'* ******** ***** will **** ** **** ~250,000 ********* ** ~***,*** after *** ***********.

****** ********* *** ***** early ******* ** ****** a **** *****:

******** ************* ** ******** to ** **** (** made *********) ** ******** G4S ************ ***, *** information ********, ** ******* with *********** ****** *** to ************ ** *** G4S ***** ******* ****** 28 **** ** **** Announcement.

Combined ******* ******* ***** ***** ***** *******

****** ********* *** ***'* combined ******* ** $** billion *** ***** ************* outsize *** ***** ********* leading ******* ** *** security ***** ********. *** other ****** *******, ********** ** ****'* ***** paper, ****************($**.* ******* ***),********($*.* ******* ***), *************($*.* ******* ***).

**** ****, *******, ***** signal *** "**** ** the ****** ******** *****-************ - *** '*** *** to ****,'" ******* ** "heavily ********* ********** *******, fueled ** ** ****** of ******* ******,"**** **** ****** *********** **** ******* at * ********* ******** provider. ***** ******* **** become **** ****** ** organic ****** ***** ** the ******** ********, **** shares:

*****'* *** * *** of ******* ****** ** the ******** ********. ***** security ** * ********* industry **** ****** ******, modest ******, ***** ** rarely *** ******* ******, like ***** ** *** tech *********. *****'* * point ** ***** ********* can't **** *******, *** they *** **** **** by ******** ****.

Allied ********* ********* *** **** *******

****** ********* ** ********* owned ** * ** firm,******* ******, *** * ******** pension ****,****. ********* ** ***'* acquisition ****:

****** ********* ** ***** by ***** ********** ** Warburg ****** *** (“Warburg ******”), who indirectly hold a 43% interest, and a fund managed by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“****”), ***** ********** **** a **.*% ********, *** certain ***** *********, ********* an ********* ** *** J. ***** *****.

**** **** **** ** funded ******* **** *** equity *********, ******** ** Warburg ******.

G4S ***** ********* *** **** **********

****** *********'* ***** ** a "**** *****," **** analysts ***** ******* **** *******. *** ***** "***** be ***** **** **** the ****** ****," *** "there ** ** *********** given ******* **********'* **** track ****** ** ********." G4S *** ******** * number ** ****-******* ******** over *** **** **** years, ********* ****** ** pay *$** ******* *** ******* ************ *** ** government *** ************** ********** offenders. *** *** **** the ******* ** **** ***** ***************** ******** *** ********** in ****** ****** **** violent *********.

Allied *********'* ************* *********

* *** ****** ***** for **** *********** ** to ***** ****** ********* to * "****** ************* platform." ***** ****** ********* has ********** ******** ***** ** North *******, ************, *** **, Canada, ******, ********, *** Nicaragua, ** *** ****** international ********. ** *** other ****, *** ** active ** ** ********* and *** ******** *******, including ******, *** ****** East, ****, *********, *** Africa. ******** ** ***** industry ******* **** ********* and **********, *** *** a **** *********** ****** presence, ************ ** ******, Asia, *** *********. ********* G4S **** **** ** grow ****** *********'* ***** into *** ************* ****** since *** ******* *** established ******** *** *********.

***** *******, ********* ********** ***********, ***** ******** *********, advisory, *** ********** ******** to *** ******** ********,********** *** *********** ** completed, ***** ** "**************" for *** ********:

** ** ***** *******, the *********** ***** *********** cement ****** **, ** far, *** ******* ****** security *******.

**** *** *** **** advantage, ****** ***** ** able ** ******** *** enhanced ****** ******** ** boost ****** ******* ** markets, **** ************ *** globally, ***** ***** ** limited ***********; ***, ** the **** ****, ****** an ******* ** ***** more ************ ** ***** to ********** ******* ******.

****** *****, ********* ** ****** H. ***** & **********, told **** **** *********** could ***** ****** ********* international ** **** ****** Universal ** **** ** provide ******** ** ********* where **** ********** *** not **** *** *********. This ***** ******** ******* for ****** ********* *******, originally, ****** ********* ***** have ** ****** ** either *********** *** *** job ** *** *******, local *********** **** **.

North ******* ****** *** ********

*** **** ***** *** expected ********* *** *** combined ******* ** ***** America ***** ****** ********* currently *** ** ********* outside ** *** ******. The ******** ******* **** be **** ** **** on ***** ******* ** general ************** ********, *********** service *********, *********, *** facilities ********. *** **** also ** ******** **** being * ****** *******, which **** **** **** costs **** ********* ******* it's ***** ********** ******.

****** ********* ******* *** the ******* ******** ***** in ***** *******, ** a ****** ** ******** 70 ********** **** *** last * *****, *** G4S's ********** ********* **** make ** **** ******** geographically ** ***** *******. Allied ********* *** ***'* combined *.* ******* **** be ~$** ******* ***, which **** ** **** than ** *** **** largest ** ******** ** terms ** ******* ($* billion ***), *********, ********* to ****'* **********. ****** Universal ********* ******** ******** services *** ********* **** as************** *****, *** ****** ** hire**,*** **** *************** *** *****-** ******** as ******** ** ****** an ********* ****.

*******, ***** ****** ********* would ** ******** ** North *******, *** ***** size ***** ********** ** slippage **** ******* ******* as ****** **** *** more ************, ******** *******, Oringer ********. ** **** observes **** **** *********** might **** ** "******* companies ***** ******* ** the ***** *****" **:

******* ******* ***** **** that ** *********** ****** of ********* ***** ** let **, **** ** whom **** ***** ******* companies *** ****** ** whom **** ********* ** existing *****.

Challenges *** ******** ***** ********

**** ******* **** ***** hurt *** ******** ***** industry ******* ******* **** increases,********** ********** ****, *** *********** ** the ********** **** *** (ACA), ********'* ***** *****. * ***** ******* may **** ***** ***** efforts. * ******** ******* wage ******** ** $** per **** ***** ******** billing ***** ** ********* and ***** ********* "** reduce ***** ******** ***** or ********* **-**** ******** officers ********** *** ******* it **** ********** ********." Possible ********** ******** ********** scheduling *** ********* *** ACA ***** **** ***** up ***** *** ******** guard ********* *** ***** customers.

"Technology ********* ** ********" **** ****** ********* ***

***** **** *** *** AI *** ********** ** exerting ******** ******** ** the ****** *** ***** guards, ***** *****, *** of ****** ********* **** in* **** ********* **** Bloomberg**** ** ******** "********** must ** ********* ** manpower." "******* **** ** on *** ****** ** respond ** *** ***** something **** *****," **** Jones. *** ****** *********, technology **** *** ******* security ******* **** ******* businesses **** **** ** be ****.

*** ******** ***** **** be *********** ******* ******** guards, **********, *** ****, too, ** ********* ** this ***** **** ******* ******** ************:

*** *** **** ********** its "********** ******** ********", ***** *** ********* margins ** * ********** points *** ******* *** contract *** **** **** traditional ****** *********.

******* ****** **** **** idea, ******* ****, "**'* all ***** ********** ******* with ********. **'* *** one ** *** *****. To **** ***********, ******** companies **** **** ** have ****." *****, ************* ability ** *** ** Oringer ****:

******** ******* ** *** security ***** ******** **** accelerate ***** **** ** provide ********** ************* ********** such ** **** ********* cloud *********, ******** ********** centers *** ****** **********, security ***********, *** ********** services. ** **** ******, the ****** ********* ****** more ** * *** stop ****; *** ***** outside ********* ** ******, security ***** ********* *** their ********* *** ***** utilize ********** ********* **** provide ****** *********** ******** technology.

Enhance ****** *******

****** ********* ** **** looking *** *********** **** can "******* [****** *********'*] margin *******," ***** **** in *** ********* *********. He ******* ********** **** this ***** ********* **** technology-focused ********* **** *** increase ******* *** *** company, ****** **** ********* heavily ** ***** ********, like ******** ******** ******. Although ** ** *** know ****** *********'* ******* because ** ** *** publically ******, ***'* ******** PBITA (******* ** ****) ******* **** ~*.*%, so ****** *********'* *** likely ********* ***** ** that. ***** *** *** margins, ***** ***** ** raised ** ******* ******-****** technology.

******** ***** *** *** mention ************ ********* ** a ***** ** ********** margins, **** ******** **** "international ***** ******* **** significant ******** ****** **** the '******** *******' ****** company **** ******* ** the **%-**% *****." **** shows *** *************** ** the ** ******, ***** has ******* ** ~**%. It ** ********, ****, that ****** ***'* ********** in ******** ******* **** enhance *** ******* ****** profile ** ****** *********.

Cross-Selling ******** *********** **** ********

****** ********* *** *** have **** ************ **** working ******* *********** ********** into ***** ********, **** G4S *********** ***** "********** ******** ********", ******** ******** ******** programs *** ******** ******* integration ****** **** **** traditional ****** ********. ****** Universal, ***, *** ********** integrated ******** ** ********* 4 ******* *********** ********* over *** **** * years, **** ******** ******** of ~$*** ******* ***, RHPA ********. ******, ****** towards ***** ***** **** are **** ************* *** been * ***** *** "larger ********* **** ***** derive * *********** ******* of ******** **** *********** standing ******** ******* ********," says ****'* ******** **********.

******* ********** ******** *** generated**** $*** ******* *** in ******* ***, ***** ********** more **** **% ** overall *******, ******* ***. While ** ** ******* how *** *** ********* combined ******* *** ** in ***********, **** ** certainly * ******* ****** Universal *** *** **** both **** ******* *******.

*** "*** * **** more ****** ********** ******** than ****** *********, ** G4S *** **** ********** its ********* *** **-** years ***** ****** ********* started **** ** *** last *** *****," ***** shared **** ****. *******, G4S ** *** * technology ****** *** *** technology ********, **** ** AMAG, *** ******* ***********, at ****.

Challenges *** ******** **********

* *** ******** ** how ****** ******** ***** companies (********* ****** ********* / ***) *** ****** as ********** ********* **** their ********** *****. ** the **** ****, ***** companies ********* *** *** threat *** *********** ** deliver ********** ********** **** guarding. ** *** ******** side, ***** *******'* **** skill **** *** ** managing ***** ******* ** people, *** ********** *********** so ** ***** ** difficult *** **** ** understand *** ******* ** the ********** ****.

***** **** **** ******** some *********** *** **** tech ********* (*.*., *** and ****), ** **** yet ** *** **** show **** ******** ** the ********** ****. **** clearly *** ****** (*.*., unsuccessful ************ **** ***********) but ** ***** ******* to ** **** ** they *** ************** ****** hundreds ** ********* ** guards ***** ********** ** integrating **********, ** *********** to **** ******* *********** such ** ******* ** Convergint, ** **** * few.

**** *** **** ******, AI, ******, *** ****** will ****** *** **** commonly ****, ******* ********* over *** *** ****** or ******* ** ***** services. *** **** *** in **** ****, ** course, ** ** ** determined. *******, *** **** powerful ********** ******* ** making ********* *** ********** to ********, *** ***** demand *** ****** ***** of ****** *******. **** could ***** ******* ******** pressure ** *** ****** for ***** ***** ********, clearly *** **** *** strength ** ***** **********.

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