Sciens Building Solutions Acquires Key Security Designs
October 12, 2023
Sciens Building Solutions has acquired Pleasant Hill, California-based Key Security Designs and will merge it into its fire-life safety division, Sabah International, to expand security capabilities across the San Francisco Bay Area. Sciens, a holding company backed by The Carlyle Group, expects the acquisition to broaden its cloud-hosted security and systems-integration expertise and deepen its regional presence.
- Buyers
- Sciens Building Solutions, The Carlyle Group
- Targets
- Key Security Designs
- Platforms
- Sabah International
- Industry
- Electrical Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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