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Comment: In First Advantage deal, Sterling Check sees just three firms competing in global employee backgrounding

By Ben Brody ( July 10, 2024, 21:04 GMT | Comment) -- First Advantage and Sterling Check represent two of the three major firms in the “global full-suite” market for providing employers with the ability to perform background checks on, and verify identities of, potential hires, according to Sterling. The small number of players competing in the global market, as Sterling sees it, may explain why the firms’ proposed deal recently got a second request from the US Justice Department. The agency started the in-depth probe despite similar cases suggesting a national market — which likely has more firms competing in it due to the country-specific focus of the business — may be appropriate.First Advantage and Sterling Check represent two of the three major firms in the “global full-suite” market for providing employers with the ability to perform background checks on, and verify identities of, potential hires, according to Sterling....

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