---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000277509-21-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FSS"
cik: "0000277509"
company_name: "FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2021-09-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T05:19:08.125910+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Federal Signal acquires Ground Force Worldwide for $45M cash, expects Q4 close

## Summary
- Cash consideration of $45M for substantially all assets and operations of Ground Force Worldwide (GFW).
- GFW generated ~$34M LTM revenue; EBITDA margin within Federal Signal's target range.
- Transaction expected to close Q4 2021 and be accretive in the first year post-close.
- Acquisition expands specialty vehicle platform serving metal extraction, benefiting from electrification trends.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000277509-21-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FSS
- cik: 0000277509
- company_name: FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2021-09-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277509/000027750921000033/0000277509-21-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277509/000027750921000033/fss-20210907.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277509-21-000033
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277509-21-000033.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277509-21-000033.txt

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