Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is acting for Stanley Black & Decker on its billion-dollar bidding battle with Securitas to acquire Swedish security systems company Niscayah, reports The Am Law Daily.

Stanley Black & Decker’s offer of $1.2bn (£753m) is roughly 25% more than Securitas’ earlier offer of $910m (£571m). Securitas, which spun off from Niscayah in 2006 and moved to repurchase the company earlier this year, is now likely to make a counterbid.