SoftBank Considers Acquiring Allied Universal, Valuation Reaches $18 Billion

SoftBank is considering acquiring Allied Universal, the largest security services company in the United States, with a potential equity valuation of up to approximately $18 billion. The company also has about $12 billion in publicly traded loans and bonds, and when accounting for related debts, the total transaction value could approach $30 billion. Masayoshi Son is exploring the application of AI robots across various industries, and SoftBank hopes to have robots take on some security tasks at Allied in the future, although the deployment of humanoid security robots may take longer. Discussions are still in the early stages, and matters including the price have not yet been finalized.

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