Tag: Kelly Bond
Security M&A boom spurs need for better seller preparation, experts say
March 18, 2026Cory Harris, Editor
DENVER—With mergers and acquisition activity in the security industry setting a record pace, Kelly Bond and Marc P. Katz say sellers need to understand the work, timing and preparation required to successfully complete a deal.
Bond, partner at Bridgepoint Advisors, and Katz, attorney-at-law at the Law Offices of Marc P. Katz, have spent years helping owners, dealers and integrators navigate transactions. They’ll share their insights in a session, “The...
Alarm New England acquires Associated Alarm Systems
April 10, 2025SSN Staff
ROCKY HILL, Conn.—Alarm New England, a provider in New England of home and business security systems, has announced the purchase of Cape Cod-based Associated Alarm Systems, Inc.
This acquisition further strengthens the company’s presence in the state of Massachusetts. Associated Alarm Systems provides integrated security and fire alarm systems. Based in Hyannis, Mass., the company designs, installs, monitors and services security systems for industrial, commercial and residential customers...
Industry veterans launch Bridgepoint Advisors M&A firm
February 24, 2025SSN Staff
DALLAS— Backed by decades of experience, industry veterans Steve Rubin, Kelly Bond, and Jason Grelle have launched Bridgepoint Advisors, a new mergers and acquisitions (M&A) firm dedicated to representing buyers and sellers in the dynamic and growing electronic security market.
With their deep industry expertise and long-standing relationships, Bridgepoint Advisors is poised to provide unparalleled guidance and strategic insight.
A team of trusted industry experts
The founding partners...
ESA announces 2024 Youth Scholarship Award winners
June 30, 2024SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) has announced the winners of the 2024 ESA Youth Scholarship Awards, a philanthropic initiative dedicated to supporting the children of first responders.
This year’s program recognizes and reward the remarkable achievements and aspirations of high school seniors whose parents serve as police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs. The ESA Youth Scholarship Program has awarded over $941,500 to these outstanding...
WISE panelists in the spotlight at CAA winter convention
November 27, 2023SSN Staff
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Alarm Association (CAA) has announced that the symposium at its Winter Convention will feature three panelists from the Women In the Security Evolution (WISE) group.
Scheduled for Friday, Dec. 8, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. PST at the Fairmont San Francisco Hotel, this year's CAA Executive Symposium will be moderated by industry veteran George De Marco and will spotlight three executives from WISE.
Those individuals are Kelly Bond, partner at...
Security Connected
June 7, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
When I arrived in Louisville this week for ESX 2023, one of the first things I noticed while walking to the registration area was a big display with balloons and neon lights celebrating 75 years of the Electronic Security Association (ESA).
I said to myself, “Wow, that is quite an accomplishment.” 75 years of ESA serving as the largest trade association in the U.S. representing the electronic life safety and security industry.
I’m not exactly going out on a limb to say that...
ESA’s 2023 Youth Scholarship Program launches
December 13, 2022SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Electronic Security Association (ESA) announced that is now accepting entries to its 2023 ESA Youth Scholarship Program.
The electronic security industry works intimately with the public safety sector. Police, firefighters, paramedics and EMTs offer a vital service to our communities, in our shared goal of keeping people, places and property safe.
To give back to this group that so positively impacts the communities around us, ESA developed the ESA Youth...
On the Mic
June 22, 2022Cory Harris, Editor
From the keyboard to the big stage!
Growing up, I had aspirations of becoming a sportscaster. When I was in college, I took a major step in fulfilling that dream as I called basketball and football games on the school radio station, and even hosted a one-hour sports talk show on Sunday nights.
After graduating, I took my goals of becoming a sportscaster one step further by enrolling in the Connecticut School of Broadcasting in, where else, New Jersey! Unfortunately, if I wanted a job right...
ESA launches Leadership Identification and Nominating Committee (LINC)
January 25, 2022SSN Staff
DALLAS—How do you attract, collect, and mentor new board members? That was the question that led the Electronic Security Association (ESA) to launch the Leadership Identification and Nominating Committee (LINC).
Leadership identification is pivotal for the growth and sustainability of ESA and the electronic security industry in the near and long-term future. The voice of young, diverse and driven leaders in the electronic security and life safety industry is vital to the long-term viability...
My Alarm Center is on the street Thursday night
November 18, 2015Spencer Ives
Executives from My Alarm Center will be sleeping on the streets of Philadelphia Thursday night, Nov. 19, participating in Covenant House's Sleep Out: Executive Edition.
Covenant House is a homeless youth shelter, headquartered in New York. It holds sleep outs
Weather reports say that Philadelphia has a 100 percent chance of rain on Thursday and temperature in the low 60s, middle 50s overnight. “We look at it this way: These kids that are homeless, they don't get to pick which weather that have...