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    G4S saga ends as shareholders accept $5.3 billion Allied Universal offer

    March 18, 20211 Min Read
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    The G4S takeover saga finally came to an end on Tuesday after a majority of the security company’s shareholders accepted a 3.8 billion pound ($5.28 billion) offer from U.S. rival Allied Universal, snubbing hostile Canadian bidder GardaWorld.

    Allied Universal said it had received valid acceptances representing roughly 79% of the G4S share capital. The threshold was 50% plus one G4S share. “My team and I look forward to working with Allied to support a successful integration of the two businesses,” said G4S Chief Executive Ashley Almanza.

    The merger between G4S and private-equity backed Allied Universal will create the world’s largest private security company, generating more than $18 billion in revenue and employing more than 750,000 security guards and other staff.

    Sweden’s Securitas AB, another big player in the U.S. private security market, will have to compete with an even larger Allied after the acquisition is complete.

     

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    Source: Reuters

    By Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Amy Caren Daniel and David Goodman

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