Cobblestone | Harris Williams Advises Nuclear Security Services Corporation in its Sale to G4S plc; Cross-Border M&A Increasingly Active

Cobblestone | Harris Williams is pleased to announce the sale of Nuclear Security Services Corporation to G4S plc (LSE:GFS). The transaction closed on December 31, 2009. Cobblestone acted as the exclusive advisor to Nuclear Security Services Corporation. The transaction was led by Jonathan Ives and Norman Scherr from the firm’s Cleveland office.

"Through its proprietary technologies, processes and solution-based service offerings, NSSC has been an innovator in critical infrastructure security for over 20 years,” said Jonathan Ives, director at Cobblestone | Harris Williams. "This transaction will allow NSSC to benefit from the resources and global breadth of G4S plc and help G4S enhance its position in critical infrastructure security. It was a privilege to have had the opportunity to assist NSSC in achieving its strategic goals and business objectives.”

Nuclear Security Services Corporation (www.nssc.com) is a leading provider of mission-critical, sophisticated product and service based security solutions to the world’s most critical infrastructure including nuclear power generation facilities, petrochemical plants, airports, military bases and other highly sensitive governmental and commercial enterprises around the world.

G4S plc (www.g4s.com) is the world’s leading international security solutions group, specializing in outsourced business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat. G4S is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. G4S has operations in over 110 countries and employs over 585,000 employees.

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