HireRight Announces Completion of Acquisition by General Atlantic and Stone Point Capital
June 28 2024 - 8:59AM
Business Wire
HireRight Holdings Corporation (“HireRight” or the “Company”), a
leading provider of global background screening services and
workforce solutions, today announced the completion of its sale to
investment funds affiliated with General Atlantic, L.P. (“General
Atlantic”) and Stone Point Capital LLC (“Stone Point”, and together
with General Atlantic, the “Sponsors”) in an all-cash merger
transaction representing a total enterprise value of approximately
$1.7 billion. As previously disclosed, HireRight stockholders voted
to approve the transaction at the Company’s Special Meeting of
Stockholders on June 21, 2024.
Pursuant to the merger, the Sponsors acquired the Company, and
all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock (other
than shares of the Company’s common stock that were already owned
by the Sponsors and those in respect of which holders have validly
exercised their statutory rights of appraisal) were converted into
the right to receive $14.35 per share in cash. With the completion
of the transaction, HireRight’s common stock has ceased trading and
will no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Centerview Partners LLC served as financial advisor to the
committee of independent and disinterested directors established by
the board of directors of HireRight (the “Special Committee”) and
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP served as the Special Committee’s
outside legal advisor. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and RBC Capital
Markets, LLC served as financial advisors to the Sponsors. Paul,
Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP served as legal counsel
to the Sponsors and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as
legal counsel to Stone Point.
About HireRight
HireRight is a leading global provider of technology-driven
workforce risk management and compliance solutions. We provide
comprehensive background screening, verification, identification,
monitoring, and drug and health screening services for
approximately 37,000 customers across the globe. We offer our
services via a unified global software and data platform that
tightly integrates into our customers’ human capital management
systems enabling highly effective and efficient workflows for
workforce hiring, onboarding, and monitoring. In 2023, we screened
over 26 million job applicants, employees and contractors for our
customers and processed over 95 million screens. For more
information, visit www.HireRight.com.
About General Atlantic
General Atlantic is a leading global growth investor with more
than four decades of experience providing capital and strategic
support for over 520 growth companies throughout its history.
Established in 1980 to partner with visionary entrepreneurs and
deliver lasting impact, the firm combines a collaborative global
approach, sector-specific expertise, a long-term investment
horizon, and a deep understanding of growth drivers to partner with
great entrepreneurs and management teams to scale innovative
businesses around the world. General Atlantic has approximately $84
billion in assets under management inclusive of all products as of
March 31, 2024, and more than 300 investment professionals based in
New York, Amsterdam, Beijing, Hong Kong, Jakarta, London, Mexico
City, Miami, Mumbai, Munich, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai,
Singapore, Stamford and Tel Aviv. For more information on General
Atlantic, please visit: www.generalatlantic.com.
About Stone Point
Stone Point is an alternative investment firm based in
Greenwich, CT, with more than $55 billion of assets under
management. Stone Point targets investments in companies in the
global financial services industry and related sectors. The firm
invests in alternative asset classes, including private equity
through its flagship Trident Funds and credit through commingled
funds and separately managed accounts. In addition, Stone Point
Capital Markets supports our firm, portfolio companies and other
clients by providing dedicated financing solutions. For more
information on Stone Point, please visit: www.stonepoint.com.
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