Since 1977, we have managed the sale of over 150 contract security companies. Our seller/clients have been very diverse in size - ranging from the privately-held family-owned company with revenues as small as $1 million to divisions of multi-billion dollar public companies.

While most of our engagements have been for U.S. based companies (the largest security services market in the world), we have also represented companies located in Canada, many countries in Europe and South America, the Middle East and the Caribbean.

We also offer “special situation services” to owners of contract security companies, such as:

A due diligence engagement for owners not ready to sell now, but are planning on selling in the next 3-5 years. In this engagement, we examine the financial reporting, operating and risk management areas of the company and offer suggestions on the changes needed to make the company more valuable for a future sale.
Valuations of contract security companies for divorce, tax examinations, estate planning, stockholder buy-sell agreements or pre-sale planning purposes.
Expert testimony on valuations for bankruptcy proceedings.
Advice regarding the U.S. contract security market. We advised a large European multi-service security company regarding opportunities in the U.S. contract security market. This company subsequently acquired a large international security company based in the U.S.


We are the undisputed expert on matters relating to selling and valuing contract security companies evidenced by the following sample of some of our assignments for Recognized Leaders in the Security Industry:

ADT, a division of Tyco International, called us when it wanted to divest its contract security divisions. ADT called us twice to manage the sale of its contract security divisions, including the famous Bel-Air Patrol division located in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California.
Inspectorate of Switzerland called us when it needed an expert to finish the negotiations it had already started for the sale of its Montreal, Canada contract security division.
When American Brands put Pinkerton up for sale in 1988, a well known Fortune 500 security company retained us to assist it in establishing an offering price. This was our first and only buyer representation.
The Hawley Group of the United Kingdom called us when it wanted to sell the contract security division of its $500 million janitorial subsidiary.
Ecco Securite of France called us when it wanted to sell its contract security division headquartered in New York.
Heller Financial called us when it was considering the contract security industry as an investment opportunity. Heller purchased Employer's Security Company, a seller we represented.