AlliedBarton was a
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based security firm. The company was founded in 1957 as Allied Security, and in 2016 was merged with
Santa Ana, California-based security and janitorial services company
Universal Services of America to form
Allied Universal
Allied Universal is an American provider of security systems and services, janitorial services, and staffing. The company was formed in 2016 by the merger of Universal Services of America, a Santa Ana, California-based security and janitorial ...
.
History
AlliedBarton was founded as Allied Security in 1957 in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylva ...
as a provider of contracted security guards and related services.
In 2000,
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
King of Prussia (also referred to as KOP) is a census-designated place in Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,028. The community took its unusual name in the 18th ...
-based Spectaguard acquired Allied Security and took on the Allied Security name. The new company was reportedly the fourth largest security company in the United States, as well as the largest privately-held security company in the US.
In 2004, Allied Security acquired
Malden, Massachusetts-based Security Systems Inc. (SSI) and
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...
-based Barton Protective Services to form AlliedBarton Security Services - creating the largest American-owned contract security services company in the United States. In 2004 and again in 2008, Allied Barton bid but failed to acquire
M & M Investigations & Enforcement Bureau of Toledo, Ohio.
In 2006, AlliedBarton acquired
San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom")
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-based manned guarding firm Initial Security for $73.6 million.
In 2008, New York City-based investment group
The Blackstone Group
Blackstone Inc. is an American alternative investment management company based in New York City. Blackstone's private equity business has been one of the largest investors in leveraged buyouts in the last three decades, while its real estate b ...
acquired AlliedBarton, for an undisclosed amount.
In July 2015,
Paris, France
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...
-based private investment firm
Wendel acquired AlliedBarton from The Blackstone Group for US$1.67 billion.
In 2016, AlliedBarton and Universal Services of America merged to form Allied Universal. In February 2017, the company officially began operations under its new name. After the merger, Allied Universal was considered the largest security company in North America.
Services
AlliedBarton provided uniformed security services.
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References
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External links
Official website
Security companies of the United States
American companies established in 1957
Business services companies established in 1957
Technology companies established in 1957
Companies based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
1957 establishments in Pennsylvania