HireRight and USIS Successfully Complete Merger
HireRight and USIS Successfully Complete Merger
Combined company will provide comprehensive, innovative range of global employment screening solutions
August 21, 2008 – FALLS CHURCH, Va. & IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–US Investigations Services, Inc. (USIS), a leading provider of employment screening solutions and the largest provider of security investigations to the federal government, and HireRight, Inc. (Nasdaq:HIRE), a leading provider of on-demand employment background and drug screening solutions, today announced the completion of the HireRight acquisition.
The transaction is valued at approximately $249 million. Under terms of the agreement, which was approved by HireRight’s stockholders on August 18, USIS will pay HireRight stockholders $19.75 per share in cash.
The strategic combination of the two companies creates the largest employment screening company in the world. Together, USIS Commercial Services and HireRight will provide customers with a comprehensive and integrated range of solutions for managing and mitigating employment-related business risk. The combined company will deliver on-demand screening applications built with state-of-the-art technologies delivering outstanding user experience, quality, turn-around time, and extensive process and workflow automation. The combined company will provide customer-focused business solutions and critical information services to more than 27,000 customers, ranging from small businesses to global enterprises, including approximately 21% of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and more than 30% of the Fortune 100.
“The combined company is much more than a background information or employment screening company,” said Michael Cherkasky, USIS CEO. “Through this strategic combination we become an information solutions company, a company that collects, processes, and analyzes information, and then delivers great advice to help a client solve a problem. We create solutions for our customers through our software, databases, superior processes, and consultative approach.”
Eric Boden, HireRight President and CEO, will lead the combined commercial business and report to Mr. Cherkasky. Phillip McVey, USIS Commercial Services Division President, will lead the business integration process and assist Messrs. Cherkasky and Boden in growing the business following the integration.
Together, USIS and HireRight will offer deep expertise in helping organizations of all sizes efficiently implement, manage, and control their employment screening programs. The combined company will have the technology, services portfolio, financial resources, and subject matter expertise to meet the complex requirements demanded by leading employers around the globe. Customers will have access to a wide range of competitively unique services delivered globally in over 200 countries and territories.
USIS and its controlling stockholder, Providence Equity Partners, received financial advice from Lehman Brothers Inc. and Portico Capital Securities LLC, and legal advice from Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. Credit Suisse acted as financial advisor to HireRight, and Dorsey & Whitney LLP provided legal advice to HireRight.
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Contact:
USIS Media Contact:
Michael John, 703-637-1694
Cell: 730-343-3325
michael.john@usis.com
or
USIS Investor Contact:
Bart Witteveen, 703-637-1670
InvestorRelations@usis.com
or
HireRight Media Contact:
Media Relations Strategies
Lindsay Thompson, 714-957-8880 ext. 128
lindsay@strategiesadpr.com
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Source: US Investigations Services, Inc.
