KKR Agrees to $250 Million Settlement in U.S. Antitrust Case Over Premerger Filings
Private equity firm KKR has agreed to pay $250 million to resolve a U.S. civil antitrust action alleging repeated failures to comply with premerger filing obligations and efforts to avoid antitrust scrutiny in at least 16 deals. The Department of Justice described the fine as the largest-ever under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. KKR said it disagrees w…