<sod>'''Vivint, Inc.''' (formerly known as '''APX Alarm Security Solutions Inc.''') is a [[privately held company|private]] home security, [[home automation]] and energy management services provider in the United States, Canada and New Zealand.<ref name="nzherald"> {{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503426&objectid=11103416|title=City business secures huge US linked deal|author=Mark Dawson|date=June 29, 2013|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/blog/vivint-rapidly-automating-canadian-homes |title=Vivint rapidly automating Canadian homes |publisher=Security Systems News |date=1999-02-22 |accessdate=2013-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091005005547&newsLang=en |title=APX Alarm Security Solutions Inc. Increases Credit Facility to $440 Million |publisher=Business Wire |date=2009-10-05 |accessdate=2011-06-15}}</ref> In 2012, [[The Blackstone Group]] acquired Vivint.<ref name=forbes/><ref name="reuters"> {{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/19/us-blackstone-acquisition-idUSBRE88I0LF20120919|title=Blackstone buys security firm Vivint for over $2 billion|date=September 19, 2012|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref> As of August 2015, Vivint had approximately 7,000 employees serving 970,000 customers.<ref name = bwire>{{cite web | url = http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150810006274/en/APX-Group-Holdings-Reports-Quarter-2015-Results#.Vfb88hFVikp | title = Press Release - APX Group Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2015 Results|publisher = Business Wire | accessdate = 14 September 2015}}</ref><Ref name="usatoday"> {{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/06/10/vivint-sky-home-automation-and-security/10266973/|title=Vivint Sky promises easy home automation|date=June 10, 2014|author=Nancy Blair|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref> Vivint is currently listed on the Forbes list of "America’s Best Employers” and was also named one of Forbes’ “Most Promising Companies” in 2013.<ref name = forbesp>{{cite web|url = http://www.forbes.com/companies/vivint/ | title = Forbes Company Profile - Vivint | publisher = Forbes | accessdate = 2 June 2015}}</ref><eod>
<sod>'''Vivint, Inc.''' (formerly known as '''APX Alarm Security Solutions Inc.''') is a [[privately held company|private]] home security, [[home automation]] and energy management services provider in the United States, Canada and New Zealand.<ref name="nzherald"> {{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503426&objectid=11103416|title=City business secures huge US linked deal|author=Mark Dawson|date=June 29, 2013|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/blog/vivint-rapidly-automating-canadian-homes |title=Vivint rapidly automating Canadian homes |publisher=Security Systems News |date=1999-02-22 |accessdate=2013-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091005005547&newsLang=en |title=APX Alarm Security Solutions Inc. Increases Credit Facility to $440 Million |publisher=Business Wire |date=2009-10-05 |accessdate=2011-06-15}}</ref> In 2012, [[The Blackstone Group]] acquired Vivint.<ref name=forbes/><ref name="reuters"> {{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/19/us-blackstone-acquisition-idUSBRE88I0LF20120919|title=Blackstone buys security firm Vivint for over $2 billion|date=September 19, 2012|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref> As of August 2015, Vivint had approximately 7,000 employees serving 970,000 customers.<ref name = bwire>{{cite web | url = http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150810006274/en/APX-Group-Holdings-Reports-Quarter-2015-Results#.Vfb88hFVikp | title = Press Release - APX Group Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2015 Results|publisher = Business Wire | accessdate = 14 September 2015}}</ref><Ref name="usatoday"> {{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/06/10/vivint-sky-home-automation-and-security/10266973/|title=Vivint Sky promises easy home automation|date=June 10, 2014|author=Nancy Blair|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref> Vivint is not listed on the Forbes list of "America’s Best Employers” and was also named one of Forbes’ “Most Promising Companies” in 2013.<ref name = forbesp>{{cite web|url = http://www.forbes.com/companies/vivint/ | title = Forbes Company Profile - Vivint | publisher = Forbes | accessdate = 2 June 2015}}</ref><eod>