SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) has acquired Vance
International, Inc. of Oakton, Virginia.
Vance, with annual revenues of about $95 million, is a leading provider of executive protection, uniformed security and asset protection services and will become part of the company’s Security & Investigations business
SPX Corporation is a global provider of technical products and systems, industrial products and services and service solutions. Its Security & Investigations business provides corporate, criminal, and
civil security services, business intelligence, due diligence inquiries and security audits. Under the trade names Decision Strategies and The Potomac Group, it serves clients from offices in Charlotte, New York, Washington, Boston, Hartford, Miami, London, Milan and Mexico City. Current clients include corporations, leading law firms, financial institutions and both foreign and domestic government agencies.
Under the Vance trade name, SPX Security & Investigations will focus on protection services and security consulting, while the Decision Strategies name will continue with corporate investigations, business intelligence and digital security.