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United States Of America v. KKR & Co. Inc. et al
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June 09, 2025
DOJ's KKR Suit Turning M&A 'Into A Trap,' PE Group Says
A private equity trade group is seeking to back KKR's bid to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit seeking fines that could top $650 million for allegedly hiding key documentation and entire transactions from merger notification, arguing that enforcers are trying to create a brand new requirement for "perfect" filings.
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June 03, 2025
KKR Says DOJ Merger Notice Suit Rewrites HSR Act
KKR pushed a New York federal judge to dismiss a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking fines that could top $650 million, arguing that in defending claims the private equity giant failed to notify two mergers and deleted key documentation from notifications, enforcers are trying to "expand" merger filing requirements.
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May 16, 2025
No 'Magic Words' Needed To Sue KKR For Hiding Deals, DOJ Says
KKR is trying to duck a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking fines that could top $650 million, by reading standards for seeking penalties that are not there, the government said Thursday, defending claims that the private equity giant failed to notify two mergers and deleted key documentation from notifications.
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April 18, 2025
KKR Blasts 'Draconian' DOJ Suit Over Alleged Filing Errors
In a motion to dismiss a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit that could carry $650 million in penalties, private equity giant KKR accused the government of pursuing "draconian, unconstitutional and unprecedented penalties" over what it called "immaterial ... purported errors" in routine merger filings.
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January 14, 2025
DOJ Accuses PE Giant KKR Of Dropping Merger Disclosures
The Justice Department filed an extraordinary lawsuit Tuesday accusing private equity giant KKR & Co. Inc. of repeatedly flouting its merger notification requirements, "altering" or "systematically omitting" documents on some deals and failing entirely to notify enforcers of at least two, including a $6.9 billion transaction, only for KKR to file its own suit in response.