Navigating the complex landscape of antitrust laws is essential for businesses involved in mergers and acquisitions. Our experienced team of antitrust professionals offers comprehensive guidance to clients navigating the intricacies of the merger clearance landscape. We understand the complexities of global antitrust laws and regulations and are dedicated to assisting clients in achieving their business objectives while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Premerger Notification Practice
Kirkland’s HSR premerger notification practice is the most active in the world, according to FTC data. The Firm filed more than 400 HSR notifications in 2024 (more than any other firm in the United States), representing approximately ~20% percent of all transactions reported to United States antitrust agencies. The Firm has specially trained, dedicated personnel for the preparation of HSR premerger notifications resulting in timely, efficient and cost-effective notification preparation. The Firm’s highly regarded HSR practice has a broad base of private equity firms, public companies and other clients that regularly turn to us to handle HSR notifications.
International Merger Control and Foreign Direct Investment Practice
Kirkland’s international merger control and foreign direct investment notification practice routinely analyzes merger control notification and foreign direct investment requirements in every jurisdiction around the world. Through its network of qualified local counsel, Kirkland has extensive experience coordinating the drafting and submission of these filings in any jurisdiction.
Kirkland’s HSR Readiness Program
When clients want the necessary data for United States and non-United States competition filings at the ready, they turn to Kirkland for our HSR Readiness Update. Through this program, Kirkland works with select clients to annually collect and store all non-deal specific HSR data. With this information ready to deploy, clients are prepared to make quick filing determinations during diligence processes and/or to make the filings themselves on quick turns. Additional benefits include cost savings and limited distribution of proprietary information to a single firm.
While the typical filing workflow entails gathering information including financials, revenue by NAICS, entity lists, geographic information by NAICS, minority investments, ownership details, prior acquisitions, sales/assets by country and Item 4(c)/(d) documents on a deal-by-deal basis, Kirkland’s workflow simply includes the collections of Item 4(c)/(d) documents and a quick refresh for any non-HSR-reportable transactions since the annual update.
For more information, contact Kirkland’s Merger Clearance Director Kurt Wunderlich.
