Allied Universal, a Santa Ana, Calif.-based security firm owned by Warburg Pincus, is reportedly in merger talks with two Warburg Pincus SPACs and another SPAC backed by Barry Sternlicht, who runs JAWS Estate Capital, according to Bloomberg. The deal could value Allied Universal at around $20 billion. Read more.
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