Agenda Screening Services

Overview

Agenda Screening Services is a long-established provider of background employment screening, founded in 1996 and based in Hull. The business has built a strong reputation for delivering trusted screening services across sectors including life sciences, security and education.

As part of its strategic development, Agenda Resource Management made the decision to sell a significant part of the business, ultimately securing a transaction with Veremark, a technology-driven global screening platform. KBS Corporate led the deal, with K3 Law advising on the legal process through to completion.

Challenge

The transaction represented a first-time sale experience for the group, requiring careful navigation of both legal and commercial complexities. There was a clear need for specialist support to guide the process and ensure the business achieved the best possible outcome.

Selling one of our businesses was a first experience…and we wanted to partner with a professional company that would guide us through the process, including the legal and commercial options that gave us best advantage.

Although they had access to internal legal resource, the decision was made to appoint K3 Law due to its expertise in handling complex transactions, alongside the benefit of a clear and predictable fee structure and strong recommendations from their network.

Solution

K3 Law worked closely with the client and wider advisory team to manage the legal aspects of the transaction from start to finish, providing clear, commercially focused advice throughout.

A defining feature of the approach was the emphasis on clarity and communication. The team took time to understand the business in detail and ensure that complex legal issues were translated into practical, accessible guidance.

They invested in learning about the nature and technicalities of our business in order to achieve clear outcomes and the results we wanted.

This was reinforced by a commitment to making the process understandable and manageable, with the client highlighting that:

They spent time converting legal jargon into plain English, allowing us to make decisions with confidence.

Alongside this, K3 Law maintained strong momentum across the deal while building a trusted working relationship throughout.

Outcome

The transaction completed successfully, with Agenda Screening Services joining forces with Veremark, creating a combined business with enhanced global reach and technological capability.

The deal enables Agenda Resource Management to refocus on its core activities, while positioning the screening business for continued international growth. Reflecting on the experience, the client emphasised the importance of that relationship-led approach.

Selling a business is invariably stressful and you need to be comfortable that your legal representatives are working to give you the best outcome possible.

Ultimately, K3 Law supported the successful sale of a significant part of the business, leaving the group well-positioned for its next phase and delivering a process that the client described as both effective and reassuring from start to finish.