secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP (FA)
CIK:        0001210677
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-24-119269
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.01, 1.02, 2.01, 2.03, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Advantage closes $2.2B Sterling Check acquisition; $2.185B term loan funded
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- Stockholders received $16.73 cash or 0.979 FA shares; 71% cash / 29% stock proration applied.
- Financed via $2.185B term loans (due 2031) and upsized $250M revolver (due 2029).
- Expected $50-$70M run-rate synergies; pro forma combined revenue ~$1.5B.
- CEO Scott Staples gets $450K one-time bonus; base salary raised to $700K plus $525K annual incentive.
- Stockholders' Agreement terminated as Broad Street principals held no FA shares post-merger.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1210677/000095017024119269/0000950170-24-119269-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1210677/000095017024119269/fa-20241030.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-119269

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