Deal History

March 2026 acquisition of Access Security Controls International by Pye-Barker. ASCI provides fire detection and security alarm solutions in California, Nevada, Arizona.

December 2025 acquisition creating scaled regional platform with strong route density and recurring regulated service revenue in fire and life safety.

GTCR's September 2025 acquisition of SimpliSafe, marking GTCR's fifth investment in security alarm industry and return to residential security. SimpliSafe is third largest residential security provider in US.

Early 2025 transaction combining security monitoring capabilities with technology resources.

Barnes Associates served as industry advisor to GTCR on acquisition of Protection One, a major residential security company. Morgan Keegan and Barclays Capital served as M&A advisors.

Q1 2025 acquisition of proactive video monitoring platform by Alarm.com to expand connected-property stack capabilities.

Late 2025 combination creating large AI cloud-native physical security company with unified platform for access control, video intelligence, visitor management, and intrusion.