DT Security Services, Initial public offering, Apollo Global Management
ADT Inc., the home-security company owned by Apollo Global Management LLC, raised $1.47 billion in its U.S. initial public offering.
The company sold 105 million shares for $14 apiece Thursday after initially offering 111.1 million shares for $17 to $19 apiece.
ADT intends to use the proceeds to pay down debt and to redeem preferred securities held by Koch Industries Inc. New York-based buyout firm Apollo acquired ADT in 2016 for about $6.9 billion, or $12.3 billion including debt, through its existing portfolio company Protection One. ADT is led by Chief Executive Officer Tim Whall, previously Protection One’s CEO.
ADT, which has about 7.2 million customers, makes security monitoring devices such as surveillance cameras and burglary alarms, apart from home automation products including digital door locks and thermostats.
Handling about 15 million alarms annually, the company is the largest player in the residential monitored security industry with about 30 percent market share in the United States and Canada. However, it faces growing competition from monitoring apps that work directly on smartphones and other personal devices.
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