Bishops Services, a Division of Sterling Since 2008, Relaunches as Sterling Diligence

NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterling, the global leader in employment background screening solutions, today announced that Bishops Services will be known as Sterling Diligence. The powerful combination of Bishops' unrivaled investigative expertise and Sterling's market leadership in background and identity services makes Sterling Diligence the most comprehensive, accurate and timely solution for the world's executive decision makers.

"Building on Bishops 120-year history, it was important to us that our new name reflects our expanded services, global strength, and commitment to serving our clients better as we continue to be an integral part of the background screening and investigative due diligence space," said Melissa Kelley-Hilton, President, Sterling Diligence.

In conjunction with the name change, Sterling Diligence will also be expanding their services to address the growing demand for comprehensive investigative services across the globe. This will include the new GlobalIQ services, designed to optimize due diligence programs that will:

• Validate company and director registration details and conduct instant due diligence against an essential sanctions and enforcements list
• Continuously monitor via one of the world's largest risk profile databases including Politically Exposed Persons (PEP), corruption, terrorism, trafficking and human rights violations
• Provide intelligence using configurable Enhanced Global Due Diligence reports
• Offer a wholistic view via customized, in-depth reports that are accurate, thorough and insightful

Sterling Diligence will maintain offices in New York City, New York, Atlanta, Georgia, Fort Collins, Colorado, Roseville, California, Bellevue, Washington and in Mumbai, India and Manila, Philippines with investigative resources in more than 190 countries & territories around the world.

Additional details on Sterling Diligence can be found here.

About Sterling Diligence
Sterling Diligence is a leading corporate due diligence, executive screening, and global investigations firm. Ethical, discreet, and trusted by Fortune Global 500 companies, we partner with clients to equip them to manage reputational and operational risks, and ensure they have a 360 degree view of potential threats to their organization's interests.

About Sterling
Sterling, the world's leading background screening provider, helps make the world a safer place, not only for our 25,000 clients globally, but for every person who is impacted by their hiring decisions. With 20 offices in nine countries and growing, Sterling conducts over 100 million searches annually with a team of over 4,400 employees. Sterling is accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS). Visit www.sterlingtalentsolutions.com. In 2008, Bishops became part of the Sterling Talent Solutions group of companies. In 2015 the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs and affiliated investors acquired a majority interest in the company.

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