Latham & Watkins Advises KKR in Acquisition of Marmic Fire & Safety

KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced that investment funds managed by KKR have acquired Marmic Fire & Safety, a leading provider of regulation-mandated fire equipment inspection, testing, and maintenance services, from HGGC. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents KKR in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Chicago partner Jonathan Solomon, with associates Edward Brennan, Dalton Powell, and Matthew Galligan. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Bay Area partner Katharine Moir, with associate Abigail Friedman; on intellectual property matters by Washington, D.C. partner Morgan Brubaker, with associate Lyle Stewart; on labor and employment matters by Chicago partner Nineveh Alkhas, with associate Sahar Merchant; on compensation and benefits matters by New York partner Max Raskin, with associate Dane Rebkowec; on data privacy matters by Houston/Austin counsel Robert Brown, with associate Alex Theuer; on real estate matters by Chicago counsel Jeffrey Anderson, with associate David Rao; on environmental matters by Los Angeles/Houston partner Joshua Marnitz; on chemical regulatory matters by Washington, D.C. partner Julia Hatcher, with associate Bruce Johnson; on ESG matters by New York partner Betty Huber, with associate Preeti Grewal; on antitrust matters by New York partner Katherine Rocco, Washington, D.C. partner Ian Conner, and Washington, D.C. counsel Joseph Simei, with associates Charlie Beller and Tonya Peshkova; and on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Harrison White, with associate Enrique Covarrubias.