On August 8, 2017, Delta Group made an offer to acquire Vivotek. Now, the acquisition process has concluded. Inside this note, we examine the conclusion, the ownership details, share feedback from Vivotek management, concluding with an analysi...
By John Honovich - almost 3 years ago
One of the biggest access control deals in years. Mercury Security, the most widely used access hardware OEM, and partner to 20+ manufacturers, has been purchased by Assa Abloy / HID Global. In this note, we examine: The Deal Rationale Pri...
By Brian Rhodes - about 3 years ago
No integrator is more aggressively expanding than Convergint Technologies. Owned and funded by private equity firm KRG, Convergint has acquired more than 10 integrators since the start of 2016 including (with revenue estimates as available): Dako...
By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago
March Networks was one of the most well-known video surveillance manufacturers of the 2000s. In 2012, March was acquired by Chinese / American manufacturer Infinova. What has happened since? The company has been less publicly prominent in the ...
By John Honovich - about 3 years ago
Resolver has closed a $20M funding round, and has several acquisition targets lined up already. Industry people might better now Resolver from PPM 2000, who Resolver acquired in 2016 (see our Resolver / PPM 2000 Profile). Executives from the com...
By Brian Karas - over 3 years ago
While many VSaaS companies might hope for one acquisition, Cameramanager has managed to get acquired twice. First they were acquired by Panasonic, and now Panasonic has sold Cameramanager to Eagle Eye. IPVM spoke with executives from Eagle Eye an...
By Brian Karas - over 3 years ago
Private equity firms are on the hunt for security companies with strong RMR numbers. One such security company, Guardian Alarm, was recently purchased by a private equity group and the former President of ADT, Mike Snyder [link no longer available...
By Brian Karas - over 3 years ago
Once potentially the most recognized name in video analytics, ObjectVideo has effectively been sold for pieces. Alarm.com has now acquired what remained of the company following Avigilon's 2014 acquisition of ObjectVideo's patents for $80 million...
By Brian Karas - over 3 years ago
The financiers at the Barnes Buchanan conference praised a company named 'Electric Guard Dog'. While the name sounds fairly low tech, the money and the model they are pursuing drew significant attention. And this company is looking for dealer par...
By Brian Karas - over 3 years ago
This may be the biggest deal for a PSIM developer ever. In a segment that has disappointed for more than a decade, a recent IPOed company has bought a PSIM provider. IDV Solutions, the PSIM behind Microsoft's Domain Awareness System, has been acq...
By Brian Karas - over 3 years ago
Most well-known for their Ethernet extenders, with their own video surveillance storage offering, Veracity has now acquired a PSIM. UK-based Veracity has a plan that brings these components together into a solution offering. [link no longer a...
By Brian Karas - over 3 years ago
Exacq co-founders David Underwood [link no longer available] and Daniel Rittman [link no longer available] have exited the company. UPDATE: And a 3rd co-founder is now also leaving. In this note, we look at changes across Exacq's management te...
By John Honovich - over 3 years ago
Mercury, Siemens Security, Vanderbilt, ACT and now ComNet. While other companies are trying to get out of security, emerging conglomerate ACRE continues to expand. In this report, we examine their acquisition of ComNet, how that fits into their ...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 4 years ago
In our second installment of manufacturer favorability results (first was Pelco), we turn to Milestone. 100+ integrators rated and explained what they thought of Milestone. Milestone's favorability results reveal the key benefits integrators see ...
By John Honovich - almost 4 years ago
FLIR has acquired Prox Dynamics, a Norwegian maker of small military-grade drones, for $134M. FLIR president Andy Teich provided additional details to IPVM on this acquisition, and what it might mean for FLIR's security division.
By Brian Karas - almost 4 years ago
FLIR's acquisition streak continues, announcing an acquisition of Point Grey Research for $253M in cash. Other notable FLIR deals include: FLIR Buys Camera Manufacturer ISD from DW FLIR Acquires DVTel FLIR Acquires Lorex However, this dea...
By Brian Karas - almost 4 years ago
Aimetis was acquired in April 2016, and is now expanding almost all of their departments, hiring employees from Axis and other industry companies. Aimetis CEO, Marc Holtenhoff [link no longer available], provided us with insights on his intention...
By Brian Karas - about 4 years ago
Want to be acquired? Qognify, the former Nice Security Group, has big money behind it and the plans for multiple acquisitions. In this note, we examine Qognify and their investor's background, what companies might make sense as targets and how t...
By Brian Karas - about 4 years ago
Independent VMS companies have been popular acquisition targets in the security industry the past few years (with Tyco acquiring Exacq, Canon acquiring Milestone, Panasonic acquiring Video Insight, OnSSi acquring Seetec, etc., etc.) Now, Houston-...
By Brian Karas - about 4 years ago
A Chinese airline / shipping company buying a Western IT distributor? Sounds like a bad deal. Nonetheless, earlier this year, Ingram negotiated a $6 billion all cash deal from the Chinese. But now it is is trouble and, according to a China econo...
By John Honovich - about 4 years ago
FLIR has made yet another acquisition, following up on last year's DVTel deal, FLIR has acquired ISD from Digital Watchdog. In this report, based on an interview with FLIR, we look at the fit between ISD and FLIR, the potential for a FLIR / Areco...
By IPVM Team - over 4 years ago
Two acquisitions in a week and the third in three months for Axis. At this point, it is pretty clear - Axis is on a buying spree. On the other hand, they are buying pretty small companies. In this note, we examine Axis acquisition of retail anal...
By John Honovich - over 4 years ago
Axis has now made its second acquisition in the past 3 months. And it is another company most industry people know little about. In this note, we examine Axis' acquisition of Czech intercom specialist 2N, their financials and how 2N's IP intercom...
By IPVM Team - over 4 years ago
Hikvision has $1.5 billion, at least, to spend internationally. Now, they have done their first Western acquisition, acquiring UK alarm manufacturer [link no longer available] Pyronix. In this note, we review Pyronix's financials, their market p...
By John Honovich - over 4 years ago
Convergint announced their acquisition of Total Recall, their fourth integrator acquisition in 2016. We spoke with Convergint's Executive Chairman and Co-Founder about their acquisition strategy, how they determine when and where to make acquisit...
By Brian Karas - over 4 years ago
