SNH Capital Partners Acquires Universal Background Screening and Merges It with Portfolio Company PeopleFacts

SNH Capital Partners Acquires Global Safety Network (to join Universal Background Screening)

January 14, 2022

Staffing & HR

SNH Capital Partners has acquired North Dakota-based Global Safety Network (GSN), a provider of employment background screening, drug testing and investigative services. GSN will be integrated into SNH’s Universal Background Screening platform to expand geographic reach and enhance the combined platform’s service offerings.

Universal Background Screening Acquires OPENonline

August 4, 2020

Staffing & HR

Universal Background Screening, an SNH Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired Ohio-based OPENonline, a provider of employment background checks, drug screening and investigative services. The deal is an add-on to SNH's background screening platform (operating under the Universal brand) to expand capabilities and scale within the background screening market.

Gallant Capital Partners Invests in SJV Data Solutions and Wholesale Screening Solutions

December 2, 2021

Data & Analytics

Gallant Capital Partners made a strategic growth investment in SJV Data Solutions and Wholesale Screening Solutions to combine the businesses into a leading independent people-data platform serving the background screening industry. Founders Scott Vanek (SJV) and Matt Lowers (WSS) and additional management remain material owners and will lead the renamed combined business while advisors Stifel and Baker Tilly Capital advised on the respective transactions.

UniversalCIS Acquires Lending Solutions and Appraisal Management Divisions from Data Facts

July 8, 2021

Financial Services

UniversalCIS has acquired the Lending Solutions and Appraisal Management divisions of Data Facts, enhancing its mortgage origination platform and appraisal management capabilities. The deal expands UniversalCIS' geographic footprint and is the company's first acquisition since receiving an investment from Lovell Minnick Partners; financial terms were not disclosed.

Renovo Capital's Global HR Research Merges with Employment Screening Services

January 18, 2021

Staffing & HR

Renovo Capital’s portfolio company Global HR Research (GHRR) has merged with Employment Screening Services (ESS), a Birmingham, Alabama-based provider of background screening and drug testing solutions. The combination—Renovo’s sixth acquisition in the background screening sector since 2017—creates a larger platform serving 5,000+ clients and aims to accelerate technology investment, product innovation and revenue growth.

PeopleWorks Holdings (Housatonic Partners) Acquires Accusource and PeopleG2

January 19, 2022

Staffing & HR

PeopleWorks Holdings, a holding company formed by Housatonic Partners in partnership with CEO Dan Filby, acquired Accusource Inc. and PeopleG2 Corporation in late 2021 and combined them under Accusource. The transactions expand PeopleWorks' capabilities in pre-employment screening, including background checks, drug & alcohol testing, and employment verification across healthcare, government and staffing verticals; financial terms were not disclosed.