Securitas - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Securitas M&A Summary

Securitas has acquired 25 companies, including 12 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Securitas’ largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Stanley Black & Decker - Security Business for $3.2B. Securitas has acquired in 8 different US states, and 12 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include safety/security (84%) and business services (8%).

Securitas Business Overview

Where is Securitas headquartered?

Securitas is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

What is Securitas’ revenue?

Securitas disclosed revenue of 157,249M SEK for 2023 and 133,237M SEK for 2022.

How many employees does Securitas have?

Securitas has 341,000 employees.

What sector is Securitas in?

Securitas is a safety/security company.

When was Securitas founded?

Securitas was founded in 1934.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity25
    • M&A Buy Activity25
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 12
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 1

Securitas

Securitas AB

Lindhagensplan 70,
Stockholm, 102 28
Sweden,
+46 1 04 70 30 00
www.securitas.com

Securitas provides a broad range of services of specialized guarding, technology solutions, and consulting and investigations, we customize offerings that are suited to the individual customer’s needs, in order to deliver the most effective security solutions. Securitas was founded in 1934 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 17 3 5 - - - 25
vol $569M $173M $3.3B $4.1B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  25

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. - Security Business 2021-12-08 3.2B USD Divestiture
New Britain, Connecticut
Supreme Security Systems, Inc. 2021-12-02 20M USD Add-on Acquisition
Union, New Jersey · www.supremealarm.com
Tepe Güvenlik A.S. 2021-07-30 11M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Ankara, Turkey · www.tepeguvenlik.com.tr
Protection One GmbH 2021-07-29 81M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Meerbusch, Germany · www.protectionone.de
Dansk Brandteknik A/S 2021-02-22 17M DKK Add-on Acquisition
Søborg, Denmark · www.danskbrandteknik.dk
FE Moran Security Solutions 2020-12-16 82M USD Add-on Acquisition
Champaign, Illinois · www.femoransecurity.com
STANLEY Security - Electronic Security Businesses 2020-09-28 64M USD Divestiture
, Germany
Techco Security 2020-01-09 27M SEK Add-on Acquisition
Madrid, Italy · www.techcosecurity.com
MSM Security Services LLC 2019-07-15 11M USD Add-on Acquisition
Chevy Chase, Maryland · www.msmsecurity.com
Staysafe (Vic) Pty Ltd. 2019-04-04 14M AUD Add-on Acquisition
Melbourne, Australia · www.staysafe.com.au
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Safety/Security 21 (84%) 3.6B (89%) - -
Business Services 2 (8%) 11M (< 1%) - -
Technology Hardware 2 (8%) 432M (11%) - -
Total 25 $4.1B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 10 3.7B - -
  New Jersey 2 20M - -
  Illinois 2 82M - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 350M - -
  New York 1 - - -
  Maryland 1 11M - -
  Connecticut 1 3.2B - -
  California 1 69M - -
Germany 4 155M - -
United Kingdom 2 - - -
Australia 1 14M - -
Belgium 1 44M - -
Chile 1 3M - -
Denmark 1 17M - -
France 1 50M - -
Italy 1 27M - -
Mexico 1 6M - -
Netherlands 1 14M - -
Turkey 1 11M - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 25 (100%) 4.1B (100%) - -
Total 25 $4.1B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Castlegreen Partners
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $3.2B
$100M to $1B 1 $350M
< $100M 16 $522M
TOTAL $4.1B
Largest Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. - Security Business
$3.2B (2021-12-08)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
12%
3 (12%)
Strategic(s)
20%
5 (20%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Safety/Security

Revenue

157,249   19% 2023
133,237   24% 2022
107,700   1% 2021
107,954   3% 2020
110,899   10% 2019
101,467   11% 2018
92,197   2017
(millions of SEK) Show More Show Less

Employees

341,000

Established

1934

Public

Stockholm Stock Exchange: SECU

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