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Securitas enters the security services market in Vietnam

12/29/2009 3:00 AM EST
Following the strategy to expand in Asia, Securitas has agreed to acquire 49 percent of the Vietnamese security services company Long Hai Security. Purchase price is approximately MSEK 35 (MVND 88,000).
Long Hai Security has annual sales of approximately MSEK 53 (MVND 134,000) and approximately 2,500 employees. The company is the market leader in the Vietnamese security services market and operates throughout...

Securitas acquires security services company in Serbia

12/9/2009 4:00 AM EST
Securitas has acquired the security services company Gordon D.o.o. in Serbia. Enterprise value is estimate to MSEK 33 (MRSD 297).
Gordon has annual sales of approximately MSEK 51 (MRSD 465) and approximately 1,100 employees. A majority of Gordon’s sales is in guarding services. The company has also operations in technical security, monitoring operations and fire prevention.

Securitas will with this acquisition...

Securitas acquires security services company in Mexico

12/2/2009 7:00 AM EST
Securitas has acquired the security services company Grupo Argos in Mexico. Enterprise value is estimated to MSEK 22 (MMXN 42).
Grupo Argos has annual sales of approximately MSEK 48 (MMXN 93) and approximately 900 employees. A majority of the operations are guarding services.

The Mexican security services market is very fragmented, with approximately 6,000 security services companies registered. Securitas is...

Securitas acquires security services company in the Czech Republic

12/1/2009 3:00 AM EST
Securitas has acquired the security services company Dora Security in the Czech Republic. Enterprise value is estimated to MSEK 92 (MCZK 218).
Dora Security has annual sales of approximately MSEK 156 (MCZK 370) and 1,400 employees. The company has a strong presence in Northern and Eastern Bohemia. Its main operation is in guarding, but the company has also operations in monitoring and mobile services....

Securitas enters the security services market in Morocco

11/25/2009 3:00 AM EST
Securitas has agreed to acquire 75 percent of the shares in the security services company GMCE Gardiennage in Morocco. The purchase of the remaining 25 percent of the shares is agreed to take place in 2013 and will be based on the financial performance of the company until the year 2012. Enterprise value is estimated to approximately MSEK 22 (MEUR 2.1).
GMCE Gardiennage has 400 employees and annual sales of...

Securitas acquires security services company in France

11/20/2009 3:00 AM EST
Securitas has acquired the security services company Ferssa Group in France. Enterprise value is estimated to approximately MSEK 41 (MEUR 4).
Ferssa Group had in 2008 annual sales of approximately MSEK 176 (MEUR 17) and has approximately 900 employees. The customers are mainly in the retail and industry segments, mostly in the area of Paris and in Bordeaux and Lyon areas.

Securitas is today the security...

Securitas AB Interim Report January–September 2009

11/11/2009 2:00 AM EST
• Total sales MSEK 47,433 (40,532)
• Income before taxes MSEK 2,148 (1,880)
• Net income, continuing operations, MSEK 1,508 (1,358)
• Earnings per share, continuing operations, SEK 4.13 (3.72)
COMMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
Securitas showed an organic sales growth in the first nine months of –1 percent (6), which we ¬estimate to be in line with the security market development. The economic environment...

Securitas AB to publish Interim Report on Wednesday, November 11, 2009

11/3/2009 8:00 AM EST
Securitas AB will publish the Interim Report for January-September 2009 on Wednesday, November 11, at 8.00 a.m. (CET).
8.00 Report release
The report will be sent as a press release from Cision (www.cision.se) and will automatically be published on www.securitas.com when released.

9.00 Presentation slides available
For presentation slides, follow the link www.securitas.com/presentations

9.30 The information...

Securitas expands in Colombia

10/6/2009 3:00 AM EST
Securitas has, in line with its strategy to increase its presence in Latin America, agreed to merge its operation in Colombia with the Colombian security services company Socovig Ltd. Securitas will after the merger own 100 percent of the quotas in Socovig. Enterprise value is estimated to approximately MSEK 35 (MCOP 9,800).
Socovig is well positioned in its local market, which are mainly the cities of Bogotá,...

Securitas to expand in Hong Kong

9/18/2009 4:00 AM EST
Following the strategy to expand in Asia, Securitas has agreed to acquire the operations and assets relating to the guarding service operations of Guardforce Ltd in Hong Kong from UTC Fire and Security, a unit of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX). The agreement is subject to certain closing conditions.
Guardforce, a leader in the Hong Kong guarding services market, has annual sales of approximately...

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