Securicor and Group 4 consider merger

[Brian Turner]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3450579.stm

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British security firm Securicor has confirmed it in merger talks with Danish rival Group 4 Falck.


The tie-up would allow shareholders in both companies to hold shares in a newly-formed joint security business.

Shares in the combined venture, which could rival the world's biggest security firm, Securitas, would be listed in London and Copenhagen. But Securicor, which transports money and provides security guards, said the talks were at an early stage.