Armor Group
ArmorGroup International is a British company providing private security. It was founded in 1981 and was listed on the London Stock Exchange until 6 June 2008 (it was acquired by G4S plc in April 2008).
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G4S is the world's largest security group and also the company on the London Stock Exchange with the most employees, 585,000. The main owner is the Swedish family Philip-Sörensen, who also once founded the cleaning company ISS and another guarding and security company, namely Securitas. ISS is currently controlled by the Wallenberg family and Securitas is owned by the Douglas family.
g4s.com/what-we-do
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"G4S is a trusted partner of governments around the world."
USA
- Protection of US defence facilities
- Support to the US military
- US embassy security in 39 countries
- Fire fighting for US armed forces in Iraq
- Protection of US defence facilities
- Support to the US military
- US embassy security in 39 countries
- Fire fighting for US armed forces in Iraq
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Europe
- Protection of German army facilities
- European parliament buildings
- NATO buildings
Asia
- Kazakhstan pipeline protection
The company thus has plenty of military-trained personnel in many different countries and war zones, including Iraq and Afghanistan, where some doubts may have arisen. It also has operations in various parts of the former Yugoslavia as well as in various countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union. Within purely military service, the company is one of the largest in the world via its subsidiary ArmorGroup.
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SEC Charges Armor Holdings, Inc. With FCPA Violations in Connection With Sales to the United Nations
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On April 16, 2021, the share was delisted from the Copenhagen Stock Exchange when British Atlas Bidco made a bid of 245 pence per share which reached over 90% acceptance. G4S is now to be merged with American Allied Universal, which is also owned by Atlas Bidco.
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BAE-Systems, ArmorGroup and G4S was all Investor/Wallenberg controlled companies
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Controversies surrounding G4S
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controver…
Mercenaries.....
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