FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patriot National, Inc. (NYSE:PN) (“Patriot National” or “the Company”), a leading provider of technology and outsourcing solutions to the insurance industry, today announced that it sold, on April 3, 2017, substantially all of the assets of Global HR Research (“Global HR”), a pre-hire intelligence solutions provider, to a subsidiary of Renovo Capital, LLC for total consideration of up to $30 million.
The transaction reflects Patriot National’s strategic plan to focus on its core businesses, workers’ compensation insurance services and technology. The Board of Directors of Patriot National approved the sale.
The purchase price for the sale of Global HR is up to $30 million, plus the assumption of certain liabilities. Specifically, $20 million was paid to Global HR in cash at closing and $5 million will be deposited into escrow for possible purchase price and working capital adjustments, satisfaction of certain post-closing conditions and any indemnification claims. In addition, Global HR may receive an earnout payment of up to an additional $5 million. The Company expects that the sale of Global HR will impact its prior 2017 financial guidance, issued on March 14, 2017, for Fee Income and Adjusted EBITDA for the balance of the year by $13 million and $2 million, respectively.
About Patriot National
Patriot National, Inc. is a national provider of comprehensive technology and outsourcing solutions that help insurance companies and employers mitigate risk, comply with complex regulations and save time and money. Patriot National provides general agency services, technology outsourcing, software solutions, specialty underwriting and policyholder services, claims administration services, self-funded health plans and employment pre-screening services to its insurance carrier clients, employers and other clients. Patriot National is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For more information about Patriot National, please visit www.patnat.com.
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