SoftBank Pursues $30 Billion Allied Universal Deal to Deploy Security Robots

Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group is in preliminary talks to acquire Allied Universal, America's largest security services company, in a potential $30 billion deal that would give the conglomerate a vast workforce and customer network for deploying AI-powered robots. The equity value of the closely held company could reach approximately $18 billion, with the addition of Allied's roughly $12 billion in debt pushing the total transaction value near $30 billion, according to multiple reports from October 2026.