M&A Deal Summary

GardaWorld Security Acquires ECAM

On October 21, 2024, GardaWorld Security acquired safety/security company ECAM from Twin Point Capital and LLR Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GardaWorld Security’s 5th transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is GardaWorld Security’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is GardaWorld Security’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-10-21
Target ECAM
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) GardaWorld Security
Sellers(s) Twin Point Capital
LLR Partners
Deal Type Merger

Target

ECAM

Addison, Texas, United States
ECAM is a provider of live video monitoring solutions focused on designing, installing and providing pro-active remote video monitoring solutions to multi-family residential, commercial and industrial businesses across the United States. ECAM was founded in 2003 and is based in Addison, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GardaWorld Security

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Safety/Security
DESCRIPTION

GardaWorld Security is a privately owned security services providers, offering a range of highly focused business solutions including cash services, protective services, and aviation services. GardaWorld works across a broad range of sectors, including natural resources and critical infrastructures, retail, construction, telecommunications, and manufacturing, and on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, governments, NGOs, and humanitarian relief organizations. Garda World was founded in 1995 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 5 of 5
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2024 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-17 OnSolve

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

OnSolve delivers critical event management capabilities backed by unmatched industry expertise, which keeps our customers safe, informed, assured, and productive during a crisis. As a critical event management provider for enterprises, SMB organizations, and government entities, OnSolve provides a SaaS-based global platform that delivers risk intelligence, critical communications, incident management, and centralized control to help organizations mitigate risk and strengthen organizational resilience. OnSolve is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.

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Seller(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Twin Point Capital is a principal investment firm that looks for opportunities across the US. The Firm was formed in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-04-12 Tessco Technologies

Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States

Tessco Technologies is a value-added distributor, manufacturer and solutions provider for wireless infrastructure supplying base station equipment, antennas, IoT devices, test and maintenance tools, and other system components mainly to commercial customers. Tessco Technologies was founded in 1982 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Buy $161M
SELLER

LLR Partners

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 6.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LLR is a private equity firm that makes growth capital, buyout, and recapitalization investments in mid-sized growth companies with sustainable competitive advantages. LLR looks to invest $30 to $150 million per transaction and will consider both control and minority situations. Target companies generally have at least $10 million in annual sales and are valued up to $250 million. Broad industry sectors of interest include general business services, financial services, healthcare services, education, manufacturing, consumer/retail and information technology/software. LLR will consider investments throughout the US with an emphasis on opportunities located in the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US. LLR Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 76 of 76
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 2 of 2
Type: Merger M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: Texas M&A 3 of 3
Country: United States M&A 75 of 75
Year: 2024 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-30 Salute Mission Critical

Franklin, Wisconsin, United States

Salute Mission Critical is an IT Data Center Lifecycle services company that recruits and trains military veterans. The company deploys, manages, and decommissions data center sites with consistently high-quality results. Salute Mission Critical was founded in 2013 and is based in Franklin, Wisconsin.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-28 TruTechnologies

Durham, North Carolina, United States

TruTechnologies is a provider of real-time clinical trial oversight, focused on enabling timely data and mitigating risks in drug development. TruTechnologies was founded in 2018 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

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