Definition of fandango from the Collins English Dictionary Demonstratives Demonstratives are used to specify the distance of something in space or time in relation to the speaker.
142-year-old ADT security company goes private. ADT, the nationwide leader in residential security, has become a privately held company after its acquisition by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management. ADT, headquartered in Boca Raton, agreed Feb. 16 to be acquired by the private equity firm in New York for $6.9 billion, or $42 a share. An Apollo affiliate is merging ADT with its Protection 1 security firm, which provides both residential and commercial security services.
In 1909, Western Union and ADT came under the control of American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T). ADT began to expand into new areas, such as fire alarms and security alarms between 1910 and 1930, but was kept separate from AT&T's Holmes alarm business. ADT became a publicly owned company in the 1960s.