How we operate and why we are different

Our global champions dominate wherever they compete

GardaWorld specializes in building global champion businesses in order to enter new markets and lead them. Our proud tradition of empowering owner-operators has resulted in a performance-driven culture that delivers superior results every day.

Management ownership

Strong vision. Proven execution.

GardaWorld offers capital partners a time-tested framework for success, cycle after cycle.

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Preeminent M&A machine

Seasoned team with 100+ acquisitions

Our value creation formula drives industry-leading growth rates—year after year.

Our mission is clear: to make the world a safer place by protecting our clients’ people, assets and operations. We achieve this mission by our steadfast adherence to the highest professional standards wherever we operate.

As an organization, we are guided by our values and are proud of our work and our entrepreneurial mindset. Our core values of Integrity, Trust, Vigilance and Respect are foundational to our culture.

GardaWorld enterprise value

$5.2 billion

2019

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$3.0 billion

2016

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$1.1 billion

2012

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Management ownership

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Internal rate of return

Owned by its leadership team and supported by top-tier investors, GardaWorld has consistently generated strong returns through three consecutive growth cycles in the past decade alone.
Driven by value creation, our team has repeatedly delivered >2.5x returns on investment within short horizons to some of the world’s leading private equity firms.

Innovation

Human and Machine Strategies

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By deploying technologies like machine learning and predictive analytics, we can enhance both our employees’ and our clients’ performance—while improving our ability to scale operations globally.
To take our risk prevention capabilities to the next level, GardaWorld entered a strategic partnership with world-renowned AI powerhouse Palantir. Combining Crisis24's technology with the the sheer power of Palantir’s ontology operational layer and AI tech.

Resilience

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increase in EBITDA margin through the 2008 recession

100bps

increase in EBITDA margin through the pandemic

Greater immunity to market volatility

GardaWorld represents best-in-class in an industry that has proved resilient throughout economic cycles—including black swan events like the COVID-19 pandemic and the global financial crisis—by demonstrating steady revenue through the non-discretionary nature of our services.

Certifications

We lead the way in shaping industry best practices, worldwide.

We adhere to internationally recognized standards and certifications in our sustainability approach. We are pioneers, being the first in the integrated private security industry to earn many of these important certifications*.

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*Certifications referred to here apply only to the operations across Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

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