First Advantage Corporation

Based in Georgia, US, and founded in 2003, First Advantage Corporation. a. k. a.

First Advantage operates as a developer and provider of a background check platform. In May 2020, Silver Lake acquired the company from Symphony Technology Group. In June 2021, the firm went public on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol FA, and in November 2021, First Advantage Corporation raised USD 300 million in its latest public offering, selling 15 million shares at USD 20 per share. As of 2021, Scott Staples is the CEO of the company, and it employs 5,100 employees across 16 countries.

First Advantage Corporation provides background screening software suites that include criminal background checks, drug and alcohol testing, health screening, education, and employment verifications, social media tracking, driver compliance, analytics and reporting, executive screening, fingerprinting, and investigative research, as well as resident screening services. The company's technology is mostly used by multinational corporations and fast-growing businesses for employee pre-onboarding, as well as by various housing providers for tenant screening, allowing them to make risk-free decisions and remain compliant. In the three months ended September 2021, First Advantage Corporation generated revenue of USD 192. 9 million, and in the year ended December 2020, it generated revenue of USD 509 million.