SoftBank is said to be considering acquiring Allied Universal, the largest U.S. security company, with an equity valuation potentially reaching $18 billion.

PANews October 17 news, according to Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter, SoftBank is considering acquiring Allied Universal, the largest U.S. security services company, with a potential equity valuation of up to approximately $18 billion. The company also has about $12 billion in publicly traded loans and bonds; including the related debt, the total transaction value could approach $30 billion.

Masayoshi Son is exploring the application of AI robots across industries. The report indicates that SoftBank hopes to have robots take on part of Allied's security tasks in the future, but the deployment of humanoid security robots may take longer. The discussions are still at an early stage, and matters including price have not been finalized.