Verisure
Sign in to saveVerisure plc (formerly known as Securitas Direct) is a security company based in Versoix, close to Geneva in Switzerland and active in 17 countries in Europe and South America and provides security services to 5.7 million families and businesses. Hellman & Friedman is currently the main shareholder in the group but announced plans to take the company public in October 2025.
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- Company.name
- Verisure plc
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.traded_as
- Nasdaq Stockholm:
- Company.founder
- Dick Seger
- Company.location_city
- Versoix (canton of Geneva), Switzerland
- Company.area_served
- Europe and South America
- Company.industry
- Security
- Company.products
- Alarm services for business customers and consumers
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- Price fixing in Norway
- Misleading advertising and certifications in The Netherlands
- Privacy scandal in Sweden
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Verisure plc (formerly known as Securitas Direct) is a security company based in Versoix, close to Geneva in Switzerland and active in 17 countries in Europe and South America and provides security services to 5.7 million families and businesses. Hellman & Friedman is currently the main shareholder in the group but announced plans to take the company public in October 2025.
The name Securitas Direct is used in two of the group's most prominent markets, Spain and Portugal, but may eventually change to the Verisure name. The Swedish unit addressing the business segment holds the name Securitas Direct and will not change to Verisure.
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