M&A Deal Summary

Accurate Background Acquires CareerBuilder Employment Screening

On February 4, 2020, Accurate Background acquired staffing company CareerBuilder Employment Screening from CareerBuilder

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Accurate Background’s 1st transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is Accurate Background’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Accurate Background’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-02-04
Target CareerBuilder Employment Screening
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) Accurate Background
Sellers(s) CareerBuilder
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

CareerBuilder Employment Screening

Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
CareerBuilder Employment Screening LLC is a provider of a remarkably in-depth and accurate background screening, drug screening, selection assessments, and other related HR solutions. CareerBuilder Employment Screening is based in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Search 201,157 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try For Free 7-Day Free Trial

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Accurate Background

Irvine, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Accurate Background offers a complete set of on-demand employment screening services, including criminal, motor vehicle, and other public records searches, employment history, education, and professional license verifications, credit checks, and drug and health screening services. Accurate Background was founded in 1997 and is based in Irvine, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2020) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-19 Vero

Brighton, United Kingdom

Vero is a provider of screening services that provides expert knowledge and world-class service for clients in 200+ countries, with specialty in financial services, banking legal, professional services, and technology. Vero was founded in 2006 and is based in Brighton, England.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CareerBuilder

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Staffing
Employees2,000
DESCRIPTION

CareerBuilder provides comprehensive online recruiting products and services for job seekers and employers and has uniquely syndicated its trademarked technology and content to create a network of private-label career sites. CareerBuilder was founded in 1995 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 5
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2020) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-24 Emsi

Moscow, Idaho, United States

Emsi is a provider of quality employment data and economic analysis via web tools and custom reports. Emsi also produces comprehensive impact analysis for colleges and universities throughout the US and internationally. Emsi was founded in 1987 and is based in Moscow, Idaho.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-30 Kariera SA

Maroussi, Greece

Kariera is an online job site that provides crucial information and news concerning the labor market to other young people and students who were looking for a job. Kariera was formed in 1997 and is based in Maroussi, Greece.

Sell -
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal