Kirkland Advises KKR on Acquisition of IEP Technologies and Newson Gale, Representing the Majority of HOERBIGER’s Safety Business Unit

Kirkland & Ellis advised KKR, a leading global investment firm, on its agreement to acquire the Explosion Protection and Static Control segments from HOERBIGER, a diversified technology company headquartered in Switzerland with operations worldwide. The acquisition comprises the majority of HOERBIGER’s Safety Business Unit, namely IEP Technologies and Newson Gale, two established providers of industrial safety solutions. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, subject to customary closing conditions.

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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Kyle Watson, Ngozi Nezianya, Trace Hancock, Alexa Grealis and Nick Rushing; tax lawyers David Wheat, Jonathan Macke, Griffin Peeples and Brooke Schafer; technology and IP transactions lawyers Shellie Freedman, Rami Sherman, Sam Mohazzab, Amani Coutinho and Rupa Palanki; and debt finance lawyers Adam Shapiro, Omar Raddawi and Negin Fatahi.