KKR Files Complaint Against U.S. Antitrust Division Over HSR Act Investigations

Summary

On January 14, 2025, a subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc. filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission, challenging the accuracy and constitutionality of their investigations into KKR's premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act for transactions in 2021 and 2022. Simultaneously, the Antitrust Division filed a civil antitrust complaint against KKR and related entities for alleged violations of the HSR Act. KKR intends to defend against the Antitrust Division's complaint.