First Advantage Corporation

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.fadv.com
Employees: 4,600
Employee growth: 4.5%

I screen, you screen, we all screen with First Advantage. Created after The First American Corporation acquired US SEARCH.com and merged it with its Screening Technology (FAST) Division, First Advantage provides such risk management services as employment background screening, occupational health (especially drug testing), tenant screening (credit history, eviction actions, and rental payment history), and motor vehicle reports. Additionally it offers automotive lead generation services to auto dealers and lenders, and provides specialized credit reports, as well as litigation and investigative services for detecting corporate fraud. First Advantage is an indirect subsidiary of The First American Corporation.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2007:
Sales: $842.9M
One year growth: 3.1%
Net income: $138.1M
Income growth: 108.8%

Officers:
Chairman: Parker S. Kennedy
President, CEO, and Director: Anand K. Nallathambi
EVP and CFO: John Lamson

Competitors:
ADP Screening and Selection
ChoicePoint
Kroll