Haynes Boone served as legal counsel to ClearChecks in its sale to HireRight, a leading provider of global background screening and workforce compliance solutions. The transaction enhances HireRight’s self-service platform, backgroundchecks.com, by integrating ClearChecks’ intuitive technology and expanding its market reach among small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
The cross-functional Haynes Boone deal team was led by Mergers and Acquisitions Partner Dan Malone and Associate Joshua Reisman with support from:
- Mergers and Acquisitions Associate Ryan Ward
- Tax Partner Don Shiman
- Employee Benefits Partner Scott Thompson and Associate Isabella Blanes
- Labor and Employment Partner Raquel Alvarenga and Associate Sean Lewis, and
- Intellectual Property Partner Gavin George and Associate Braden Davies
“ClearChecks has built a platform that streamlines the compliance process for businesses of all sizes,” Malone said. “We were honored to help steward this acquisition and deliver smart legal solutions to support the company’s next chapter of growth.”
Haynes Boone’s M&A Practice Group has comprehensive deal experience, having helped clients close more than 500 transactions in the last five years, with an aggregate value exceeding $50 billion. The firm routinely represents private equity firms, closely held corporations, founders, large financial institutions and Fortune 500 public companies.
