HID

Stockholm – October 16, 2026 -- ASSA ABLOY has agreed to sell HID's PKI business unit to Vista Equity Partners. The unit generated 2025 sales of MUSD 58 (approx. MSEK 570) with a strong operating margin.

Divested unit spans PKI SaaS, credential management and ZeroSSL

The Public Key Infrastructure unit provides digital trust, identity, authentication, encryption and certificate management solutions. The perimeter of the sale covers PKI SaaS, comprising IdenTrust and HydrantID, as well as credential management and ZeroSSL.

Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026

The divestiture is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2026. ASSA ABLOY did not disclose the transaction price.

Pembroke Pines, Fla. – September 10, 2026 -- Alocity, the AI Operating System for physical spaces, has announced support for Mercury Security's open access control platform, integrating Mercury's controller infrastructure with Alocity's cloud-native access control, AI Video, intercom, and visitor management software.

Alocity pairs Mercury's open hardware with its AI operator Aimee

The integration lets integrators and enterprise customers combine Mercury's established access control foundation with Alocity's AI-driven software layer, avoiding a choice between legacy infrastructure and modern cloud tools. Marco Quintero, Founder and CEO of Alocity, said Mercury represents the open infrastructure and customer choice the physical security industry needs, and that Alocity can now pair that foundation with a new generation of AI-driven software.