Every 8-K that Heidrick & Struggles Inc (HSII) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (HSII) announced that a key regulatory milestone for its planned acquisition by Heron BidCo, LLC has been reached. The waiting period under the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act for the merger of Heidrick & Struggles with Heron Merger Sub, Inc. expired at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 17, 2025, satisfying an important antitrust condition for the transaction.
The company also received antitrust clearance for the merger from authorities in Germany on October 30, 2025 and in Australia on November 5, 2025. With these approvals in place, all antitrust-related conditions referenced in the merger agreement have been met, although the deal still depends on remaining conditions, including stockholder approval and other customary closing requirements.
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. reported its earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 and furnished the related press release as Exhibit 99.1. The company submitted this information under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, stating that the materials are furnished, not filed, under the Exchange Act. The filing also includes Inline XBRL for the cover page as Exhibit 104.
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 5, 2025 under which Heron BidCo, LLC (an affiliate of funds advised by Advent International and Corvex PE) will acquire the company and cause it to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. As part of the transaction, the company’s common shares will be delisted from Nasdaq and deregistered under the Exchange Act, and outstanding Company RSUs and PSUs will be cancelled in exchange for a cash payment equal to the Merger Consideration times the number of shares underlying each award plus any unpaid dividends through closing. The merger agreement defines PSU payout levels (100% for stock-price-based PSUs; 200% of target for other PSUs). The agreement includes customary closing conditions, fiduciary exceptions to a no-shop provision, a Limited Guarantee from the Equity Investors, and a specified termination fee of $38,900,000 payable by the company in certain termination scenarios. The definitive proxy statement and related SEC filings will provide further details and are to be furnished to stockholders.