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Battered but unbowed

August 7, 2012Tess Nacelewicz

Wayne Wahrsager's New York Merchants Protective Co. Inc.—an alarm company in existence for more than 100 years—is no more as the result of a $20 million breach-of contract lawsuit filed against the company and Wahrsager last year by Bank of America. But Wahrsager tells me he is still very much a player in the security industry—and planning to launch a new alarm company in October with $50 million in funding behind it. “You just brush yourself off and start all over,”...

Bank of America, Commercial Fire & Security, New York Merchants Protective Co. Inc., Professional Security Technologies, Security Systems News (SSN), Wayne Wahrsager


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On The Editor's Desk

Tyco post-split talk Part II: Are acquisitions in the air?

November 3, 2011Martha Entwistle

Here's Part II (I posted Part I yesterday) of a blog with some Tyco post-split details, which I found in the process of reviewing the Tyco International Conference Call. The call took place on the day that Tyco announced its plan to split into three publicly traded companies. On that day, most of the industry, including yours truly, was running around the ASIS show floor. The quotes below are courtesy of Seeking Alpha. Was the split construed to ready Fire & Security or ADT for acquisition?...

ADT, Commercial Fire & Security, Ed Breen, Mergers & Acquisitions


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Tyco post-split Part I: Dealer news; New Fire & Security group to save $

November 2, 2011Martha Entwistle

Will ADT grow its dealer or internal sales groups post split? How will Tyco save $400 million to $500 million mostly from the new Commercial Fire and Security division? I found some interesting details on those questions when I finally had a chance—on a recent long plane ride—to review the Tyco International Conference Call. The call took place on the day that Tyco announced its plan to split into three publicly traded companies. On that day, most of the industry, including yours...

ADT, Commercial Fire & Security, Ed Breen, George Oliver, Naren Gursahaney


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