The Globe and Mail Yadarisa Shabong Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Carl Recine/Reuters The G4S takeover saga finally came to an end on Tuesday after a majority of the security company’s shareholders accepted a £3.8-billion (US$5.28-billion) offer from U.S. rival Allied Universal, snubbing hostile Canadian bidder GardaWorld. Allied Universal said it had received valid acceptances representing roughly 79 per cent of the G4S share capital. The threshold was 50 per cent plus one G4S share.