The Scutum Group has acquired a controlling interest in High Rise Fire and Security, a fire alarm and life safety solutions provider in New York. 

Per Mar Security Service, a provider of total security solutions for residential and commercial clients and the parent company to Midwest Alarm Services, has acquired GT Fire & Security based in Grand Island, Neb.

Motorola Solutions has agreed to acquire IndigoVision, a Scotland-based provider of end-to-end video security solutions, for approximately $37.2 million in a deal that is expected to close by the end of May.

Audio America, a regional distributor of consumer electronics and 12V products with distribution centers in Florida, Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles, acquired Consumer Electronics Distributors Inc. (CED), AV and specialty electronics distributor in the Chicago metropolitan market and broader Midwest.

WESCO International Inc., a provider of electrical, industrial and communications MRO and OEM products, construction materials, advanced supply chain management and logistics services, and Anixter International Inc., a global distributor of network and security solutions, electrical and electronic solutions and utility power solutions, announced that their boards of directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which WESCO will acquire Anixter in a transaction valued at approximately $4.5 billion. 

BadgePass Inc. and Alabama Card Systems Inc. announced the strategic merger of the two companies, effective immediately. For BadgePass, headquartered in Ridgeland, Mass., the acquisition of Alabama Card Systems represents the seventh merger or acquisition in the last five years and furthers the company’s strategy to provide credential management solutions across North America. 

Allied Universal, a security and facility services company ranked No. 56 on the SDM 100, announced the acquisition of Advent Systems Inc. — a low-voltage integrator of IP video, access control, structured cabling and audio/visual systems based in Elmhurst, Ill. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

ADS Security (ADS), a regional electronic security and automation company headquartered in Nashville, surpassed $4 million in recurring monthly revenue (RMR) earlier in 2018.