United States v. KKR & Co. Inc., et al.; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement

parties may apply to the Court for any order necessary or appropriate for the modification, interpretation, or enforcement of the Final Judgment. VI. Alternatives to the Proposed Final Judgment As an alternative to the proposed Final Judgment, the United States considered a full trial on the merits against the Defendants. The United States is satisfied, however, that the proposed relief is an appropriate remedy in this matter, especially given the particular circumstances presented in this case including the passage of time and the remedial measures already undertaken by KKR. Thus, the proposed Final Judgment achieves substantially all of the relief the United States would have obtained through litigation but avoids the time, expense, and uncertainty of a full trial on the merits and potential appeals. VII. Standard of Review Under the APPA for the Proposed Final Judgment Under the APPA, proposed Final Judgments, or ``consent decrees,'' in antitrust cases brought by the United States are subject to a 60-day comment period, after which the Court shall determine whether entry of the proposed Final Judgment ``is in the public interest.'' 15 U.S.C. 16(e)(1); see also United States v. Int'l Bus. Mach. Corp., 163 F.3d 737, 739-40 (2d Cir. 1998) (describing the Tunney Act process and public interest standard). In making that determination, the Court, in accordance with the statute as