G4S Secure Solutions (
USA) is an American security services company, and a wholly owned subsidiary of
G4S plc. It was founded as
The Wackenhut Corporation in 1954, in
Coral Gables, Florida, by
George Wackenhut and three partners (all are former
FBI agents). In 2002 the company was acquired for $570 million by
Danish corporation
Group 4 Falck (itself then merged to form
British company
G4S in 2004). In 2010, G4S Wackenhut changed its name to G4S Secure Solutions (USA) to reflect the new business model. The G4S Americas Region headquarters is in
Jupiter, Florida.