HireRight Completes Acquisition Of ClearChecks

By Amit Chowdhry • Apr 15, 2025

HireRight, a leading provider of global background screening services and workforce solutions, announced it has acquired ClearChecks, a background screening provider focused on the small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) market.

This deal marks a significant step in HireRight’s continued investment and growth strategy for backgroundchecks.com (BGC), which is the company’s self-service screening platform for SMBs.

The addition of ClearChecks to the HireRight family of companies will support HireRight’s efforts to form a market-leading technology and service model tailored to the needs of SMBs, offering a modern user experience and innovative features, such as one-click integrations with applicant tracking systems.

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“HireRight and ClearChecks share a commitment to providing high-quality, thorough screening services and outstanding customer satisfaction. This investment further highlights HireRight’s commitment to the SMB market and our goal of delivering high-quality service with a fast turnaround time for customers and their candidates.”

  • Euan Menzies, HireRight President and CEO

“ClearChecks is delighted to now be part of HireRight and strengthen their offerings by incorporating our innovative technology, intuitive design, and exceptional live-person customer support into their backgroundchecks.com brand.”

  • Charlie Cafazza, Co-CEO of ClearChecks

“We are thrilled to be partnering with HireRight in providing quality screening services in the SMB sector and beyond. When Charlie and I founded ClearChecks, our mission was to build a technology platform aimed at mid-market companies. Through this strategic partnership, we will be equipped to offer innovative new features, products, ATS integrations, and API to a broader group of growing businesses.”

  • Dan Ellis, Co-CEO of ClearChecks