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G4S is the leading global security company, specialising in the provision of security services and solutions to customers. Our mission is to create material, sustainable value for our customers and shareholders by being the supply partner of choice in all our markets.
G4S is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. After taking account of the businesses being sold in the year, G4S is active in more than 80 countries and has around 533,000 employees. For more information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com.
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(Bloomberg) British security firm G4S Plc is headed for a 3.8 billion-pound ($5.2 billion) takeover by Allied Universal Security Services LLC after the closely held U.S. company prevailed over a rival suitor.Allied declared its 245 pence tender offer final and lowered the minimum threshold for shareholders getting on board to 75% from 90%, according to a statement Tuesday. G4S said separately that its board unanimously recommends that shareholders accept Allied’s offer.Allied emerged as the winner in a long-running competition for G4S on Monday. Although U.K. regulators had set the stage for a final battle with Garda World Security Corp., in the end Allied’s Canadian rival declined to improve its 235-pence proposal and the auction was ended.Allied’s shareholders include Canadian pension fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec and Warburg Pincus. It had been seeking to woo G4S’s board and only wanted to proceed with a firm offer if it could win their re