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

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

March 29, 2019

Professional Services

SNH Capital Partners acquired Universal Background Screening and merged it with its existing portfolio company PeopleFacts to create a combined national background-screening platform operating under the Universal brand. The transaction (financial terms undisclosed) is supported by financing from WhiteHorse Capital (H.I.G. Capital affiliate) and aims to scale operations, expand product capabilities and accelerate national growth.

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.

Safety Controls Technology Acquires Global Safety Group, Inc.

August 9, 2023

Professional Services

Safety Controls Technology (a ScaleCo Fund IV portfolio company) acquired Global Safety Group, Inc. on August 3, 2023. The deal brings Global Safety founder Jason Stearman into SCT as Vice President of Safety and Environmental Services and establishes a new SCT office in Biloxi, Mississippi to expand the platform's geographic footprint and EHS capabilities.

Gryphon Investors Acquires Safety Management Group

January 8, 2026

Professional Services

Gryphon Investors has acquired Safety Management Group (SMG) from NMS Capital; financial terms were not disclosed. SMG, headquartered in Indianapolis, will serve as a new platform for Gryphon to pursue organic growth and add-on M&A in outsourced Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) services while SMG's management team remains in place with a meaningful ownership stake.

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.

Safety Management Group (NMS Capital) Acquires Trinity Safety Group

April 17, 2023

Industrial Services

Safety Management Group (SMG), a portfolio company of NMS Capital, has acquired Trinity Safety Group, a provider of on-site safety services, strategy and training based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The add-on expands SMG's safety services capabilities and client base across end markets including insurance, municipalities and manufacturing; financial terms were not disclosed.