[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 164 (Friday, August 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48641-48644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4150]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period
Under the Premerger Notification Rules
Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II
of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires
persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give the
Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General advance
notice and to wait designated periods before consummation of such
plans. Section 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, in individual
cases, to terminate this waiting period prior to its expiration and
requires that notice of this action be published in the Federal
Register.
The following transactions were granted early termination of the
waiting period provided by law and the premerger notification rules.
The grants were made by the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant
Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of
Justice. Neither agency intends to take any action with respect to
these proposed acquisitions during the applicable waiting period.
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TRANS ACQUIRING ACQUIRED ENTITIES
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/23/2007
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20071756........................ Green Equity Investors, The Container Store, Inc. The Container Store,
V, L.P.. Inc.
20071760........................ Frozen, LLC.............. Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.. Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATIONS--07/24/2007
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20071434........................ Warburg Pincus Private Marshall & Ilsley Metavante Holdings
Equity IX, L.P. Corporation. Company.
20071650........................ E-Ton Solar Tech Co., George Fiegl............. Adema Technologies, Inc.
Ltd..
20071703........................ Permira IV L.P.2......... Valentino Fashion Group Valentino Fashion Group
S.p.A.. S.p.A.
20071710........................ Harbinger Capital Motient Corporation...... Motient Corporation.
Partners Special
Situations Offshore Fund.
20071713........................ SCR-Sibelco N.V.......... Peak Lime, Inc........... Peak Lime, Inc.
20071723........................ Metalmark Capital Behrman Capital III L.P.. Hunter Defense
Partners, L.P.. Technologies, Inc.
20071740........................ Avista Capital Partners, Citigroup Inc............ IWCO Direct Holdings
L.P.. Inc.
20071750........................ Allied Capital David Kiger.............. Worldwide Express
Corporation. Holdings, LLC.
20071761........................ Blue Point Capital Morgan 2001 Revocable WDC Exploration & Wells.
Partners II, L.P.. Trust.
20071767........................ ValueClick, Inc.......... Mezi Media, Inc.......... Mezi Media, Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/25/2007
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20071708........................ Diamond Castle Partners Managed Purchasing LLC... Chicago Healthcare Corp.
IV, L.P.. Managed Purchasing LLC.
20071712........................ Murata Manufacturing Co., C&D Technologies, Inc.... C&D Dynamo Corporation.
Ltd.. C&D Technologies (CPS)
LLC.
C&D Technologies de
Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Datel Holding
Corporation.
Dynamo Acquisition
Corporation.
NCL Holdings Limited.
20071739........................ Tanfield Group plc....... Allen T. Havlin.......... Snorkel Holdings LLC.
20071757........................ Linn Energy, LLC......... Dominion Resources, Inc.. DEPI Subco.
DEPI Survivor LP.
Dominion Exploration
MidContinent, Inc.
Dominion Gas Marketing,
Inc
DOTEPI Subco.
DOTEPI Survivor LP.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/26/2007
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20071702........................ The Goldman Sachs Group, NF Acquisition NF Acquisition
Inc.. Corporation. Corporation.
20071716........................ United Technologies John W. Ward............. Edward B. Ward &
Corporation. Company.
20071724........................ Fidelity National eFunds Corporation....... eFunds Corporation.
Information Services,
Inc.
20071741........................ L'Oreal S.A.............. Maly's of California, Maly's of Utah, LLC.
Inc..
20071746........................ Serafina Holdings Limited Intelsat Holdings, Ltd... Intelsat Holdings, Ltd.
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20071774........................ Apax Europe VI-A, L.P.... ALM Media Group Holdings, ALM Media Group
Inc.. Holdings, Inc.
20071781........................ F&H Acquisition Corp..... Champps Entertainment, Champps Entertainment,
Inc.. Inc.
20071787........................ Sterling Group Partners Intergrated Service Integrated Service
II, L.P.. Company LLC. Company LLC.
20071790........................ Fort Chicago Energy Countryside Power Income. Countryside Power Income
Partners L.P. Fund.
20071794........................ Coventry Health Care, Dr. Steven M. Scott and Florida Health Plan
Inc.. Rebecca J. Scott. Administrators, LLC.
20071795........................ Pearls Invest S.a.r.l.... AlpInvest Partners Direct Taminco N.V.
Investments 2003 cv.
20071796........................ Intel Corporation........ Nancy Knowlton and David SMART Technologies Inc.
Martin.
20071833........................ Ulysses Luxembourg Univar N.V............... Univar N.V.
S.a.r.l..
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/27/2007
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20071737........................ Promontoria Europe Toro US Newco Corp....... Toro US Newco Corp.
Investments VI LDC.
20071751........................ General Atlantic Partners Promontoria Europe Promontoria Europe
(Bermuda), L.P. Investments VI LDC. Investments XI LDC.
20071779........................ SunGard Capital Corp..... VeriCenter, Inc.......... VeriCenter, Inc.
20071818........................ Citigroup, Inc........... Big Red, Inc............. Big Red, Inc.
20071819........................ American Express Company. Ameriprise Financial, AMEX Assurance Company.
Inc..
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/30/2007
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20071653........................ Lincolnshire Equity Fund Mr. Roger Chapman........ Nile Chapman
III, L.P.. Construction, Inc.
RN Industries, Inc.
RN Industries Trucking,
Inc.
Timberline Machinery.
20071773........................ CyberSource Corporation.. Authorize.Net Holdings, Authorize.Net Holdings,
Inc.. Inc.
20071817........................ Con-way Inc.............. Transportation Resources, Transportation
Inc.. Resources, Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/31/2007
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20071788........................ United Group Limited..... Steven C. Kletjian....... UNICCO Service Company.
20071803........................ BH Hotels Holdco LLC..... Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotels
Corporation.
20071808........................ MidOcean Partners III, Bushnell Inc............. Bushnell Inc.
L.P..
20071829........................ Hornbeck Offshore Nabors Industries, Ltd... Nabors Industries Ltd.
Services, Inc..
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/01/2007
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20071772........................ Thomas Cressey Fund VIII, SKM Equity Fund III, L.P. Advanced Homecare
LP. Holdings, Inc.
20071782........................ Citizens Communications ABRY Partners IV, L.P.... Evans Telephone Holdings
Company. Inc.
20071822........................ The Goldman Sachs Group, Picis, Inc............... Picis, Inc.
Inc.
20071823........................ Picis, Inc............... Francisco Partners, L.P.. Lynx Medical Systems
Holding Corp.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/03/2007
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20071488........................ Spohn Cement GmbH........ Hanson PLC............... Hanson PLC.
20071727........................ Gilbert Global Equity Crown Holdings, Inc...... CO2LD, LLC.
Partners, L.P. Crown Biofuels, LLC.
Crown Iron Works
Company.
Europa Crown Management
Ltd.
Wuhan Crown Friendship.
20071830........................ JH Investment Partners, Cortec Group Fund III, High Response Holdings,
L.P.. L.P.. Inc.
20071831........................ Consolidated North Pittsburgh Systems, North Pittsburgh
Communications Holdings, Inc.. Systems, Inc.
Inc.
20071840........................ VeraSun Energy ASAlliance Biofuels, LLC. ASA OPCO Holding, LLC.
Corporation.
20071845........................ Warner Music Group, Corp. Barry Diller............. Front Line Management
Group, Inc.
20071846........................ Warner Music Group, Corp. Liberty Media Corporation Front Line Management
Group, Inc.
20071849........................ Energizer Holdings, Inc.. Playtex Products, Inc.... Playtex Products, Inc.
20071875........................ Maple Tree Holdings, L.P. Cecil Y. Ray Jr.......... The Rigg Group, Inc.
20071876........................ Rosa Anna Magno Sammy Roy Hagar.......... Cabo Wabo, LLC.
Garavoglia. Sociedad de
Responsabilidad
Limitada de Capital
Variable.
20071877........................ V.F. Corporation......... Seven For All Mankind, Seven For All Mankind,
LLC. LLC.
20071878........................ Unicorn Investment Bank Todd D and Eleanor T. Yun Victron Inc.
B.S.C. (c).
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/06/2007
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20071800........................ Accenture Ltd............ Michael L. George........ George Group Consulting
Services, L.P.
George Group
Incorporated.
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20071869........................ Manpower Inc............. The Greenwood Group, Inc. The Greenwood Group,
Inc.
20071885........................ Dry Creek Corporation.... Fortune Brands........... Bean Wine Estates, Inc.
Global Spirits & Wine,
Inc.
Peak Wines
International, Inc.
William Hill Napa, Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/07/2007
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20071786........................ Citigroup Inc............ Automated Trading Desk, Automated Trading Desk,
Inc.. Inc.
20071805........................ Google Inc............... Postini, Inc............. Postini, Inc.
20071859........................ Allied Capital Ferndale Pharma Group, Ferndale Pharma Group,
Corporation. Inc.. Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/08/2007
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20071754........................ Educational Testing 2003 TIL Settlement...... Prometric Holdings LLC
Service.
20071776........................ Carlyle Europe Partners Zodiac S.A............... Debes und Wunder GmbH.
II, L.P.. Marine Holding US Corp.
Zodiac European Pools
France SAS.
Zodiac Group Australia.
Zodiac Hurricane Tech
Canada.
Zodiac International
S.A.
Zodiac Kern GmbH.
20071821........................ Court Square Capital Platinum Equity Capital CHR Holding Corporation.
Partners II, L.P. Partners, L.P.
20071839........................ Palladium Equity Partners The Thaxton Group, Inc... Allied Business Systems,
III, L.P. LLC
Covington Credit, Inc.
Covington Credit of
Alabama, Inc.
Covington Credit of
Georgia, Inc.
Covington Credit of
Texas, Inc.
Quick Credit
Corporation.
Southern Finance of
South Carolina, Inc.
Southern Finance of
Tennessee, Inc.
Southern Management
Corporation.
Thaxton Investment
Corporation.
20071851........................ RJO Investor Corp........ Iowa Grain Company....... Iowa Grain Company.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/09/2007
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20071759........................ M J W Ashley............. Everlast Worldwide, Inc.. Everlast Worldwide, Inc.
20071783........................ LS Power Equity Partners, TransAlta Corporation.... TransAlta Corporation.
L.P..
20071784........................ LS Power Equity Partners TransAlta Corporation.... TransAlta Corporation.
II, L.P..
20071785........................ Luminum Energy Partners TransAlta Corporation.... TransAlta Corporation.
QP, L.P.
20071820........................ New Mountain Partners Charterhouse Equity Oakleaf Global Holdings,
III, L.P.. Partners III, L.P. Inc.
20071827........................ JumpTV Inc............... XOS Technologies, Inc.... XOS Technologies, Inc.
20071870........................ Blackstone Capital DJO Incorporated......... DJO Incorporated.
Partners V, L.P.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/10/2007
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20071752........................ Littlejohn Fund III, L.P. Hancock Park Capital II, Synchronous Aerospace
L.P.. Group.
20071762........................ Maple Hill Holding Melvin R. Berlin......... Berlin Packaging L.L.C.
Company.
20071765........................ TPG Partners V, L.P...... Connell Limited Wabash Alloys, L.L.C.
Partnership.
20071793........................ Carlyle Partners IV ARINC Incorporated....... ARINC Incorporated.
Telecommunications, L.P.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/13/2007
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20071778........................ The Finish Line, Inc..... Genesco Inc.............. Genesco Inc.
20071797........................ S.A.C. Capital Applera Corporation...... Applera Corporation.
International, Ltd..
20071872........................ Istithmar PJSC........... Jones Apparel Group, Inc. Barneys New York, Inc.
20071879........................ TreeHouse Foods, Inc..... E.D. Smith Income Fund... E.D. Smith GP Ltd.
E.D. Smith & Sons,
Limited.
E.D. Smith & Sons, L.P.
20071880........................ Principal Financial Nationwide Mutual Morley Financial
Group, Inc.. Insurance Company. Services, Inc.
20071886........................ R.H. Donnelley Business.com, Inc........ Business.com, Inc.
Corporation.
20071887........................ V.F. Corporation......... Lucy Activewear Inc...... Lucy Activewear Inc.
20071888........................ P. Morgan McCague........ BCE, Inc................. BCE, Inc.
20071890........................ The Hearst Family Trust.. GRP II, L.P.............. UGO Networks, Inc.
20071892........................ BlackRock, Inc........... Quellos Holdings, LLC.... Quellos Group, LLC.
20071896........................ Brockway Moran & Partners Steven McLeod............ Pacific Crane
Fund III, L.P. Maintenance Company,
Inc.
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20071897........................ Brockway Moran & Partners Joseph Gregorio.......... Pacific Crane
Fund III, L.P. Maintenance Company,
Inc.
20071898........................ Red Sky Holdings L.P..... CCS Income Trust......... CCS Inc.
20071901........................ Weston Presidio V, L.P... Summit Energy Services, Summit Energy Services,
Inc.. Inc.
20071908........................ ev3 Inc.................. FoxHollow Technologies, FoxHollow Technologies,
Inc.. Inc.
20071909........................ Carlyle Partners V MC, Manor Care, Inc.......... Manor Care, Inc.
L.P..
20071911........................ Fidelity National Fidelity National Property Insight, LLC.
Financial, Inc.. Information Services,
Inc.
20071920........................ CHS Private Equity V LP.. American Capital SAV Holdings Inc.
Strategies Ltd.. Swank Audio Visuals.
20071927........................ UST Inc.................. Warren and Barbara Rainbowday LLC
Winiarski. Stag's Leap Vineyards,
L.P.
Stag's Leap Wine
Cellars.
20071928........................ Vista Equity Partners Misys plc................ Misys Hospital Systems,
Fund III, L.P. Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/14/2007
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20071847........................ Mr. Yiitshak Sharon...... Ergon, Inc............... Lion Oil Company.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/15/2007
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20071910........................ TA X L.P................. Arnhold and S. Arnhold and S.
Bleichroeder Holdings, Bleichroeder Holdings,
Inc. Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/16/2007
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20071824........................ S.A.C. Capital WCI Communities, Inc..... WCI Communities, Inc.
International, Ltd..
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/17/2007
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20071337........................ Nuance Communications, VoiceSignal Technologies, VoiceSignal
Inc.. Inc.. Technologies, Inc.
20071791........................ Apax Europe V--A.L.P..... David Martin and Nancy 1329169 Alberta Ltd.
Knowlton.
20071926........................ Market Dining Holding, McDonald's Corporation... Boston Market
LLC.. Corporation.
20071975........................ Steven P. Jobs........... Apple Inc................ Apple Inc.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact
Representative, or Renee Hallman, Contact Representative, Federal Trade
Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room
H-303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.
By Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 07-4150 Filed 8-23-07; 8:45 am]
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