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Feb 16 (Reuters) - Private equity firms Stone Point
Capital and General Atlantic raised their offer to buy
employee-screening company HireRight Holdings HRT.N to a $1.65
billion deal, the companies said on Friday.
HireRight shareholders will get $14.35 in cash for each
share they hold, the private equity firms said.
They had offered $12.75 per share in early December.
(Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese; Editing by Savio D'Souza)
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