Allied Universal: Conshy-based Allied Universal could be Phila. region's next public company

The private security services company that came together 16 years ago with the merger of the suburban Philadelphia-based Spectraguard and Pittsburgh-based Allied Security could soon be our region's next public company, according to the CEO of the recently formed Allied Universal. Formed last month, Allied Universal is the result of a series of transactions that began last year when then-owner Blackstone Group put out feelers for a potential buyer. French investment firm Wendel bought Conshohocken,...