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title: "Sources: SoftBank weighs buying US security services giant Allied Universal at an ~$18B equity valuation, as Masayoshi Son explores deploying AI-powered robots (Bloomberg)"
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summary: "SoftBank Group Corp. is considering acquiring Allied Universal, the largest security services company in the US, at an equity valuation of approximately $18 billion, as Masayoshi Son explores deploying AI-powered robots."
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# Sources: SoftBank weighs buying US security services giant Allied Universal at an \~$18B equity valuation, as Masayoshi Son explores deploying AI\-powered robots \(Bloomberg\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-16T19:50:01.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** funding

## Summary

SoftBank Group Corp\. is considering acquiring Allied Universal, the largest security services company in the US, at an equity valuation of approximately $18 billion, as Masayoshi Son explores deploying AI\-powered robots\.

## Sources

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