Pinkerton acquires German security firm; WKD Security becomes part of Pinkerton's global enterprise strategy.

Business Wire | January 3, 1997 | Copyright

ENCINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 1997--Pinkerton's Inc. (Nyse:PKT) has announced the acquisition of WKD Security GmbH, a German-based provider of uniformed-security-officer and cash-in- transit services.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. WKD Security is the first acquisition of 1997 for Pinkerton and marks a major inroad in Europe for the world's most famous security company.

WKD Security had 1995 revenues of DM35 million (US$23 million). The company, established in 1946, has 780 employees and has headquarters in Bisingen, near ...

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