A Leading Global Private Equity Firm and pioneer of private equity global growth investing. A private partnership founded in 1966 with a consistent track record of returns and over $105B in assets under management.
Round size: $84M
A Leading Global Private Equity Firm and pioneer of private equity global growth investing. A private partnership founded in 1966 with a consistent track record of returns and over $105B in assets under management.
SoftBank Group is considering acquiring Allied Universal, the largest US security services company, at an equity value of as much as $18 billion, with total deal value potentially near $30 billion including ~$12 billion in debt. The move is part of founder Masayoshi Son's broader push to deploy AI-powered robotics across industries, with security services seen as a promising proving ground for fleets of robots replacing or supplementing human guards. Allied has been developing its own autonomous security machines, and Son has been ramping up robotics investments via deals including the $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB's industrial robots unit and investments in startups like Gravis Robotics and Agile Robots.
Agibot, a humanoid robotics company, has announced ambitious plans to ship 10,000 humanoid robots this year. The company is focusing on leveraging real-world data to enhance its robotic systems and improve their practical applications.
AgiBot is deploying 10,000 humanoid robots into factories. The article title suggests a significant scale-up in humanoid robot deployment for industrial manufacturing applications.