M&A Deal Summary

Securitas Acquires Cobelguard NV

On August 5, 2011, Securitas acquired safety/security company Cobelguard NV for 39M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Securitas’ 4th transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Securitas’ 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Securitas’ 1st transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-08-05
Target Cobelguard NV
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Securitas
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 39M EUR

Target

Cobelguard NV

Ghent, Belgium
Cobelguard NV is a provider of security service. Cobelguard NV was established in 1992 and is based in Ghent, Belgium.

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Buyer

Securitas

Stockholm, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1934
Sector Safety/Security
Employees336,000
Revenue 161.9B SEK (2024)
DESCRIPTION

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 25
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 4 of 21
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 20
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-12 Security Management

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Security Management, Inc. is a provider of security services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-01 Securitas Electronic Security

Green, Ohio, United States

Securitas Electronic Security, Inc. is a provider of technological security product and services.

Buy $350M