9th May 2008 16:05
9 May 2008 G4S plc Completion of Global Solutions Limited Acquisition
G4S, the international security solutions group, is pleased to announce that, further to the announcements it made on 18 December 2007 and 2 May 2008* and following receipt of the necessary competition clearances, it has today completed its acquisition of Global Solutions Limited.
Nick Buckles, CEO of G4S plc, said "we are delighted that the transaction has now completed and we welcome the customers and staff of GSL to the group."
* Except as disclosed above there has been no significant change affecting any matter contained in the earlier notifications and no other significant new matter has arisen which would have been required to be mentioned in those earlier notifications if it had arisen at the time of their preparation.
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Notes to Editors:
G4S
G4S is the world's leading international security solutions group, which specialises in assessing current and future risks and developing secure solutions to minimise their impact across a wide range of geographic markets and business sectors.
G4S is a major provider of risk management and protection to governments and major corporate customers around the world and is an expert in all aspects of local and international secure logistics.
G4S is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. G4S has operations in over 110 countries and over 530,000 employees. For more information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com.
GSL
GSL is a leader in the provision of critical primary and support services in the healthcare, education, utilities and government accommodation markets and is a pioneer of outsourced justice services on three continents.
The company works for public sector bodies, local authorities and blue chip companies and employs some 9,000 staff. For more information on GSL please visit www.gslglobal.com.
vendorRelated Shares:
GFS.L