ESX Exclusive: What Security Integrators Need to Know About M&A with Kelly Bond

About this episode

Paul Rothman interviews Kelly Bond about the security M&A process amidst changing economic conditions.

Security Business Editor-in-Chief Paul Rothman catches up with Kelly Bond, Partner at Bridgepoint Advisors, on the ESX show floor for an inside look into the security M&A process as tariffs reshape our economic landscape. Bridgepoint Advisors rose from Davis Mergers and Acquisitions Group in February 2025 to serve the electronic security industry. Bond, who co-founded Bridgepoint with fellow industry veterans Steve Rubin and Jason Grelle, helps guide alarm, integration, and fire company owners, as well as Central Monitoring Station operators, through the process of buying or selling their businesses.

People in this episode

Host: Paul Rothman

Guest: Kelly Bond

Topics covered

• M&A
• security industry
• economic landscape
• business buying
• business selling

Keywords

• M&A
• security integrators
• economic landscape
• Bridgepoint Advisors
• business acquisition
• alarm companies
• integration companies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bridgepoint Advisors, Davis Mergers and Acquisitions Group

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