{
  "title": "Who Is Buying Security and Access Control Businesses in 2026?",
  "url": "https://acquisitions.com/blog/who-is-buying-security-businesses/",
  "author": "Moran Pober",
  "publisher": "Acquisitions.com",
  "published": "2026-10-27",
  "updated": "2026-10-27",
  "section": "Private equity",
  "keyword": "who is buying security and access control businesses",
  "short_answer": "Three groups are buying security and access control businesses. Public companies such as Securitas, Allegion and Motorola Solutions buy large businesses and technology. Private-equity-backed integrators such as Everon, Pavion, Convergint and Pye-Barker buy local alarm, video and access control companies as add-ons, because monitoring and service contracts pay every month.",
  "facts": {
    "Securitas": [
      "Public company (Sweden)",
      "Bought Stanley Security, a commercial electronic security business, in 2022",
      "Securitas release, July 2022"
    ],
    "Allegion (NYSE: ALLE)": [
      "Public company",
      "Locks, doors and access products; bought Stanley Access Technologies in 2022",
      "Allegion release filed with the SEC"
    ],
    "Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI)": [
      "Public company",
      "Video and access control technology; agreed to buy Openpath in 2021",
      "Motorola Solutions release"
    ],
    "Everon": [
      "PE-backed: GTCR (bought ADT's commercial arm, 2023)",
      "Commercial security, fire and life safety integrators",
      "Everon release; Security Systems News"
    ],
    "Pavion": [
      "PE-backed: Wind Point Partners (since June 2020)",
      "Security, video and communications integrators",
      "Pavion release, January 2024"
    ],
    "Convergint": [
      "PE-backed: Ares, Leonard Green & Partners and Harvest Partners",
      "Systems integrators for security, fire and building technology",
      "Business Wire release, December 2021"
    ],
    "Pye-Barker Fire & Safety": [
      "PE-backed fire and security platform",
      "Fire alarm, sprinkler, suppression and security companies",
      "Pye-Barker release, March 2026"
    ],
    "Knox Lane": [
      "Private equity firm",
      "Took a majority stake in SAGE Integration, Ohio, in 2026",
      "Security Sales & Integration"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://www.securitas.com/en/newsroom/regulatory-press-releases/securitas-has-completed-the-acquisition-of-stanley-security",
    "https://www.securitysales.com/news/securitas-acquire-stanley-security/137531/",
    "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579241/000119312522187583/d354414dex991.htm",
    "https://www.motorolasolutions.com/newsroom/press-releases/motorola-solutions-to-acquire-cloud-based-mobile-access-control-provider-op.html",
    "https://www.everonsolutions.com/insights/newsroom/press-release/adt-commercial-establishes-standalone-organization-rebrands-company",
    "https://securitysystemsnews.com/article/adt-completes-sale-of-commercial-division-adt-commercial-rebrands-to-everon",
    "https://www.securitysales.com/news/everon-acquires-scarsdale-security-systems/620107/",
    "https://www.securityinfowatch.com/integrators/press-release/53082981/pavion-pavion-acquires-integrated-security-and-communications",
    "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211215006067/en",
    "https://pyebarkerfs.com/?p=19317",
    "https://www.securitysales.com/news/pye-barker-acquires-union-alarmtronic/620784/",
    "https://www.securitysales.com/news/knox-lane-acquires-majority-stake-in-kent-ohios-sage-integration/620556/",
    "https://www.securitysales.com/news/security-101-acquires-san-diego-integrator-silverstrand-technologies/620401/",
    "https://www.securitysales.com/news/guardian-security-acquires-keyhole-security/621028/",
    "https://www.ibba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/market-pulse-highlights-q4-2025.pdf"
  ],
  "license": "Facts may be quoted with attribution to Acquisitions.com and a link to the url above."
}