Community Brands Acquires AmericanChecked, Shield Screening and U.S. Information Search

HireRight Acquires ClearChecks

April 11, 2025

Staffing & HR

HireRight has acquired ClearChecks, a background screening provider focused on small-to-medium-sized businesses, to strengthen its backgroundchecks.com SMB platform and expand technology, ATS integrations, and live-person support. The deal integrates ClearChecks’ technology and customer support into HireRight’s SMB offering to deliver a faster, more integrated screening experience.

eBay Acquires 3PM Shield

February 9, 2023

AI & Machine Learning

eBay Inc. has acquired 3PM Shield LLC, an AI-based marketplace compliance and brand-protection technology provider, in a deal that closed on February 9, 2023. The acquisition brings 3PM Shield’s monitoring and counterfeit-detection capabilities in-house to strengthen eBay’s ability to prevent counterfeit, unsafe, and illegal items on its marketplace.

Accurate Background Acquires CareerBuilder Employment Screening

April 9, 2020

Staffing & HR

Accurate Background, backed by Boathouse Capital, completed the acquisition of CareerBuilder Employment Screening (CBES) from CareerBuilder, combining two background-screening businesses under the Accurate brand. The transaction was supported by an investment from the Apax Digital Fund to accelerate product innovation, scale U.S. and international growth, and deepen screening and drug-testing capabilities.

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.

Authority Brands Acquires Screenmobile

February 13, 2023

Professional Services

Authority Brands, the Columbia, Maryland-based home-services franchisor, has acquired Screenmobile, a national mobile screen repair franchise founded by the Walker family. The acquisition expands Authority Brands' portfolio of home service brands and brings Screenmobile's more than 145 territories and 115+ franchise owners into the platform; terms were not disclosed.

Community Brands Acquires BigSIS

August 18, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Community Brands, a provider of cloud-based software and payment solutions for associations, nonprofits and K-12 schools, has acquired BigSIS, a cloud-based student information system (SIS) tailored to private and independent schools. The acquisition expands Community Brands’ K-12 capabilities by integrating admissions, enrollment, tuition, fundraising and academics into its portfolio to better serve private-school administrators, families and alumni fundraising efforts.