American Security & Investigations

What American Security & Investigations does

American Security & Investigations (ASI) is a privately held, integrated security services provider founded in 1959 and headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The company operates four core service lines — Uniformed Guards, Investigations, Security Technology, and Security Consulting — and serves hundreds of commercial, institutional, and government clients across 13+ U.S. states through 15+ local offices and a workforce of thousands of security officers, loss prevention specialists, executive protection agents, and field investigators. ASI's vertical coverage spans corporate campuses, critical infrastructure (refineries, power suppliers, airports), healthcare, education, financial services, multi-family/HOA, construction, community/non-profit facilities, and federal agencies procured via the GSA Schedule.

ASI's technology stack layers AI-powered remote guarding, virtual patrols, remote video trailers, computer-aided dispatch, and partnerships in robotics and drone technology onto its uniformed officer base, with the company stating this approach typically delivers 40-60% cost savings versus traditional guarding. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsden Holding and has expanded through the 2021 launch of the CaptureINTEL investigative division, acquisitions of Cambridge (Florida), HUB Enterprises (Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas), and Hudson Security (Missouri), and 2022 inclusion on the federal GSA Supply Schedule. In-house ASIS International Board-Certified Protection Professionals (CPP) and a proprietary Ten Core Courses officer training program anchor the consulting and training layers.

Revenue is generated primarily through contracted managed-services engagements (multi-year, custom-priced per program, scope, and state) and professional-services fees for investigations, consulting, and executive protection. The company markets through consultative direct field sales supported by SEO-optimized service pages, owned social channels, and federal procurement via GSA, with no evidence of paid marketing or third-party distribution channels.

Name

American Security & Investigations

Legal name

American Security & Investigations

Website

https://americansecurityllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

American Security & Investigations is a privately held, integrated security services provider founded in 1959, offering uniformed guards, investigations, security technology, and consulting to commercial, institutional, and federal clients across 13+ U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Security Services

NAICS

Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Critical Infrastructure Guarding (Utilities, Plants, Data Centers) (BPAKAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Executive Protection Intelligence & Threat Management (Protective Intelligence) (BPAKABAI), Remote Video Guarding / Virtual Patrol (Guard + CCTV) (BPAKAAAL), Security Management Platforms Integration (PSIM/SOC, Command & Control) (BPAKAGAH), Security Consulting, Risk Assessment & Security Program Management (IMAIAEAJ)

Keywords

• Uniformed security guards
• Security consulting services
• Investigative services
• Remote video monitoring
• Executive protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Paul

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Uniformed Guard Services: Contracted manned security officer services including uniformed guards, concierge guards, loss prevention officers, executive protection, special event, strike/labor dispute, construction site, trade show, equipment, and fire watch security delivered through onsite staffed posts.
2. Investigative Research and Executive Protection Services: Fee-for-service investigative research including due diligence for M&A, asset searches, corporate due diligence, social-media reputation audits, legal investigations, and licensed executive protection/insurance fraud investigation services delivered by field investigators.
3. Security Technology and Remote Guarding: Recurring managed remote guarding and virtual patrol subscriptions, remote video trailer rentals, AI-powered video monitoring, and Peace of Mind safety system monitoring services sold as customized technology programs.
4. Security Consulting and Corporate Training: Professional consulting fees for security surveys, vulnerability and risk assessments, security planning and design, business continuity planning, project management, policy development, and corporate training (CPR/AED/First Aid, emergency procedures, workplace violence workshops, NIMS/ICS courses).
5. Federal Government Services via GSA Schedule: Security officer and related services sold to federal agencies through the GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract vehicle, expanding addressable government market.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

American Security & Investigations provides integrated physical security services including uniformed security officers, loss prevention, executive protection, investigations (due diligence, asset searches, legal investigations), technology-enabled remote guarding with AI-powered cameras, virtual patrols, remote video trailers, and security consulting/risk assessments. The company delivers customized, layered security programs that combine trained onsite officers with command-center monitoring technology and CPP-certified consulting expertise to commercial, institutional, and government clients across 13+ U.S. states.

Product overview

American Security & Investigations delivers a multi-line security services portfolio rather than a single unified software product, organized around four core service lines—Uniformed Guards, Investigations, Security Technology, and Security Consulting—supported by specialized offerings including the CaptureINTEL investigative division, Executive Protection, Remote Guarding Services, Virtual Patrol Solutions, Remote Video Trailers, and the Peace of Mind Safety System Monitoring Services program. The technology layer weaves through the four service lines via remote security operation centers that pair AI-powered cameras with live officers for virtual patrols and remote guarding, while the consulting layer layers in Board-Certified Protection Professional (CPP) expertise, risk assessments, and emergency preparedness training. Together, the service lines and their technology modules form a layered security architecture in which trained officers and integrated AI-enabled surveillance, computer-aided dispatch, robotics, and drone technology combine to deliver customized programs across industries such as corporate, critical infrastructure, healthcare, education, financial, multi-family/HOA, and construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CaptureINTEL: Investigative and intelligence solutions division of American Security & Investigations, formed by merging Heartland Investigative Group and Capture Research.
• Cambridge
• HUB Enterprises
• Hudson Security

Products and services

• Uniformed Guards Skilled and experienced uniformed security officers, loss prevention specialists, and executive protection agents, trained through ASI's proprietary Ten Core Courses program and supported by real-time digital reporting and consistent local supervision.
• Executive Protection Discreet, professional protection services for executives, high-profile personnel, and key assets, including close protection during travel, hostile terminations, workforce transitions, and crisis support for public figures and athletes.
• Investigations Comprehensive investigative services including due diligence for M&A transactions, asset searches, corporate due diligence, social-media reputation audits, legal investigations, executive protection, and insurance fraud investigations employing covert surveillance and field-tested evidence-gathering protocols.
• CaptureINTEL Investigative and intelligence solutions division of ASI formed by merging Heartland Investigative Group and Capture Research; provides due diligence, asset searches, corporate and international due diligence, social-media reputation audits, legal investigations, and is an approved vendor on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) list for biographical affidavit verification.
• Security Technology (Remote Guarding, Virtual Patrols, Remote Video Trailers, Peace of Mind Monitoring) Technology-driven security solutions integrating remote guarding (live officers paired with AI-powered cameras), virtual patrols via command center, deployable remote video trailers, computer-aided dispatch, robotics and drone technology partnerships, and Peace of Mind safety system monitoring services to augment onsite officers and typically reduce guarding costs by 40-60%.
• Security Consulting Corporate security consulting delivered by Board-Certified Protection Professionals (CPP) through ASIS International, covering CPR/AED/First Aid training, Emergency Procedures and Tenant Warden Training, Facility Risk Assessments, Workplace Violence Workshops, Business Continuity Planning, Security Planning and Design, and Emergency Preparedness/Crisis Response training.

Quantifiable outcome

• Remote guarding services typically deliver 40-60% cost savings versus traditional guarding services.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / parent, core and minor.

• Marsden Services (Marsden Holding)flagship / parentStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican Security & Investigations is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsden Holding. Marsden provides national resources, capital, and back-office support; ASI operates locally with combined national support and local execution across multiple operating companies.
• CaptureINTELcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunched in 2021 when Marsden's Heartland Investigative Group and Capture Research worked together with American Security & Investigations to form CaptureINTEL. CaptureINTEL merges the operations of Heartland Investigative Group and Capture Research into a single division of ASI, driving investigative, intelligence, and NAIC biographical affidavit verification services.
• HUB EnterprisescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecurity firm headquartered in Louisiana operating throughout Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas. Acquired/integrated to expand ASI's security capabilities across the Southeastern United States and enhance expertise in securing unique and complex environments.
• Hudson SecuritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecurity firm supporting ASI's growth in the security service line, increased capacity within the team of security experts, and expansion of operations into Missouri.
• Cambridge (Orlando and Fort Myers accounts)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlorida-based security firm whose Orlando and Fort Myers accounts were purchased by Marsden; brings knowledge and talent to expand ASI's security presence in Florida.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• ISS A/S: ISS is a Denmark-based global facility services company offering integrated security, cleaning, and workplace solutions to enterprise customers worldwide. It overlaps with ASI on enterprise guarding, security technology integration, and facility-services bundling.
• Prosegur: Prosegur is a Spanish-headquartered global security and cash logistics provider with US operations in manned guarding, electronic security, and cybersecurity. It is comparable to ASI on integrated security services delivery and remote monitoring.
• Allied Universal: Allied Universal is the largest security services provider in North America, offering uniformed guards, remote guarding, investigations, and consulting across virtually every vertical ASI serves. It is the dominant broad incumbent ASI competes against for national and federal contracts.
• Securitas AB: Securitas is a Swedish-headquartered global security services leader with deep US presence in uniformed guarding, mobile patrols, and remote guarding. It is a direct competitor for ASI's enterprise and federal customers and an obvious comparable on the technology-augmented guarding thesis.
• GardaWorld: GardaWorld is a Canadian-based global security services and cash solutions firm with significant US operations in uniformed guarding, aviation security, and risk consulting. It competes head-to-head with ASI for enterprise and government security contracts and operates remote guarding offerings.

Emerging players

• EPIC Security Corp: EPIC Security is a US-based security services firm focused on uniformed guarding, remote video monitoring, and security consulting in the Northeast. It represents an emerging mid-market peer with a comparable technology-plus-officers delivery model to ASI.

Direct peers

• Command Security Corporation: Command Security is a US-based provider of uniformed security officer services, aviation security, and security consulting with a similar enterprise and government client base. It is a relevant direct peer given its overlapping service lines and customer verticals.
• St. Moritz Security Services: St. Moritz Security Services is a US-based, family-owned security services firm offering uniformed guards, security consulting, and investigations across multiple states. It is a closely comparable mid-market private competitor with similar geographic reach and customer mix to ASI.
• Walden Security: Walden Security is a US-based, mid-sized privately held integrated security services provider offering uniformed officers, remote guarding, investigations, and consulting across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Its scale, service mix, and customer verticals closely mirror ASI's profile.

Regional players

• Akima Global Security: Akima Global Security delivers uniformed security, cleared protective services, and security operations support to US federal agencies and critical infrastructure clients. It is most relevant as a federal-vertical peer competing for GSA-schedule opportunities adjacent to ASI's federal book.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MarsdenUSA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdhitmAsjN0SIpYz530l1QA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Marsdencaringforyourworkplace
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marsden

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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