M&A Deal Summary

ADT Acquires Reliance Protectron

On April 30, 2014, ADT acquired safety/security company Reliance Protectron from Reliance Home Comfort for 555M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ADT’s 5th transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is ADT’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ADT’s 3rd transaction in Canada.
  • This is ADT’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-04-30
Target Reliance Protectron
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) ADT
Sellers(s) Reliance Home Comfort
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 555M CAD

Target

Reliance Protectron

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Reliance Protectron sells, leases, installs, monitors and maintains alarm systems for residential and commercial subscribers and provides third-party monitoring services for smaller alarm installers. Reliance Protectron markets its alarm systems through a corporate sales force and a network of authorized agents and dealers. The company operates monitoring stations in Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ADT

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1874
Sector Safety/Security
Employees22,000
Revenue 6.4B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
ADT's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.
ADT's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

ADT is a provider of security and automation solutions for homes and businesses in the United States and Canada. ADT's broad and pioneering set of products and services, including ADT Pulse® interactive home and business solutions, and health services, meet a range of customer needs for today’s active and increasingly mobile lifestyles. ADT was incorporated in 1874 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 23
Sector (Safety/Security) 5 of 16
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 21
State (Quebec) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 3 of 3
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-31 Devcon Security Systems

Hollywood, Florida, United States

Devcon Security is a provider of installation, monitoring and related electronic security services. Devcon currently monitors more than 140,000 commercial and residential systems in Florida, New York City and Staten Island.

Buy $148M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-16 Protection One

Romeoville, Illinois, United States

Protection One is a security provider, protecting residential, business, national account and integrated system customers at millions of locations. Protection One provides installation, maintenance and electronic monitoring of alarm systems to single-family residential, commercial, multifamily and wholesale customers. Protection One was founded in 1988 and is based in Romeoville, Illinois.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Reliance Home Comfort

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Category Company
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Reliance Home Comfort is a provider of affordable, reliable home and business heating, cooling, hot water, water purification, electrical, plumbing & Smart Home products & services. Reliance Home Comfort is based in Toronto, Ontario.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Safety/Security) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Quebec) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-06-01 Reliance Protectron

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Reliance Protectron sells, leases, installs, monitors and maintains alarm systems for residential and commercial subscribers and provides third-party monitoring services for smaller alarm installers. Reliance Protectron markets its alarm systems through a corporate sales force and a network of authorized agents and dealers. The company operates monitoring stations in Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa.

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