M&A Deal Summary

Sterling Acquires Employment Background Investigations

On December 1, 2021, Sterling acquired staffing company Employment Background Investigations

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sterling’s 3rd transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is Sterling’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sterling’s 1st transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-12-01
Target Employment Background Investigations
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) Sterling
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Employment Background Investigations

Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
Employment Background Investigations provides background screening, drug testing, occupational healthcare, and electronic Form I-9 solutions for today’s talent acquisition and workforce management needs. Employment Background Investigations was founded in 1994 and is based in Owings Mills, Maryland.

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Buyer

Sterling

Independence, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Business Services
Employees5,700
Revenue 719M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Sterling is a provider of criminal background checks, employment and education verification, drug testing and other pre-employment related screening services. Sterling was founded in 1975 and is based in Independence, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 12
Sector: Staffing M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 9
State: Maryland M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 8 of 9
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-26 National Crime Check Pty

Adelaide, Australia

National Crime Check is a provider of an advanced criminal background screening and identity verification services, applying leading-edge technology to traditional search methodologies in order to deliver faster, more accurate results via a simple-to-use website. National Crime Check is based in Adelaide, Australia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-04 Socrates

Oxford, United Kingdom

Socrates is an independent screening company, services include criminal background checks, employment, and education verifications, and credit checks. Socrates has operations centers in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. Socrates was founded in 2003 and is based in Oxford, England.

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