M&A Deal Summary

Tyco International Acquires Westfire

On November 14, 2013, Tyco International acquired safety/security company Westfire

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Tyco International’s 6th transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Tyco International’s 25th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Tyco International’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-11-14
Target Westfire
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Tyco International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Westfire

Arvada, Colorado, United States
Westfire, Inc. is a special applications fire protection company, Westfire provides fire protection systems and services for specialized markets that include mining, telecommunications, energy and data centers. Westfire offers special hazards system design and installation as well as a complete range of services.

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Buyer

Tyco International

Mahon, Ireland
Category Company
Founded 1960
Sector Safety/Security
Employees57,000
Revenue 9.9B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
Tyco office in Irvine, California.
Tyco office in Irvine, California.

Tyco International Ltd. is a global provider of security products and services, fire detection and suppression products and services and life safety products. The Company's portfolio of products and services, sold under brands such as Tyco, SimplexGrinnell, Sensormatic, Wormald, Ansul, Simplex, Scott and ADT serve security, fire detection and suppression and life safety needs across commercial, industrial, retail, institutional and governmental markets. Tyco International Ltd. was established in 1960 and is headquartered in Mahon, Ireland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 32
Sector (Safety/Security) 6 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 23 of 26
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 25 of 27
Year (2013) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-29 Exacq Technologies

Fishers, Indiana, United States

Exacq Technologies, Inc., a developer of open architecture, Video Management System (VMS) solutions for security and surveillance applications. Our exacq Vision VMS client-server solutions are scalable from a small single camera solution to large scale corporate or campus systems with thousands of cameras.

Buy $150M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-28 AGIS Fire & Security

Warsaw, Poland

AGIS Fire & Security distributes electronic security and fire protection solutions in Poland, Greece, Finland, and Hungary.

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