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ASSA ABLOY Acquires Securitech Group Inc.

October 4, 2023

Building Products

ASSA ABLOY has acquired Securitech Group Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-security mechanical and electronic door hardware based in Maspeth, Queens, New York. Securitech generated roughly $16 million in sales in 2022, employs about 50 people, and the acquisition is intended to expand ASSA ABLOY's product portfolio and strengthen its position in mature, high-security end markets.

ASSA ABLOY to Acquire Door System in Denmark

April 25, 2025

Building Products

ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire Door System, a Danish manufacturer of fire-rated doors with expertise serving pharmaceutical, food, and retail industries. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025.

Fortune Brands Acquires Aqualisa

August 2, 2022

Building Products

Fortune Brands Home & Security acquired Aqualisa Holdings (International) Ltd., a U.K. designer and manufacturer of premium smart and digital shower products. The acquisition (announced July 29, 2022) expands Fortune Brands' Water Innovations portfolio, adding digital shower capabilities and accelerating international growth; the deal follows an exit by PE firm LDC and was valued at about £130 million (approximately $160 million).

ASSA ABLOY Acquires InVue

January 24, 2025

Manufacturing

ASSA ABLOY has acquired InVue, a US-based provider of precision-engineered connected asset protection and access control solutions, expanding ASSA ABLOY’s capabilities in access control and retail asset protection. InVue, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, reported roughly $165 million in 2024 sales and about 260 employees; ASSA ABLOY says the acquisition will be accretive to EPS from the start.

ASSA ABLOY Acquires Sennco Solutions

March 3, 2026

Industrial Services

ASSA ABLOY has acquired Sennco Solutions, a U.S. provider of asset protection and anti-theft technology for retail security, focused primarily on the health and beauty segment. The deal strengthens ASSA ABLOY’s Retail business within its Global Solutions division and is expected to be accretive to EPS from the start.

Fortune Brands Acquires Solar Innovations

February 1, 2022

Building Products

Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS) acquired Solar Innovations, LLC on January 31, 2022, adding the Pittsburgh-area manufacturer of wide-opening exterior door systems and outdoor enclosures to its Outdoors & Security segment. The deal (up to $63 million net of tax benefits) brings Solar Innovations' ~30 patents, R&D capabilities and ~135 associates into Fortune Brands to accelerate its outdoor living product portfolio and premium door offerings.