Security Business Editor-in-Chief Paul Rothman catches up with Kelly Bond, Partner at Bridgepoint Advisors, on the ESX show floor for an inside look into the security M&A process as tariffs reshape our economic landscape.

Bridgepoint Advisors rose from Davis Mergers and Acquisitions Group in February 2025 to serve the electronic security industry. Bond, who co-founded Bridgepoint with fellow industry veterans Steve Rubin and Jason Grelle, helps guide alarm, integration, and fire company owners, as well as Central Monitoring Station operators, through the process of buying or selling their businesses.