[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10623-10625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5536]
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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.
Transactions Granted Early Termination Between: 02/02/98 and 02/13/98
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Name of acquiring person, name of acquired Date
person, name of acquired entity PMN No. terminated
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ValueVision International, Inc., National
Media Corporation, National Media Corporation 98-1364 02/02/98
National Media Corporation, ValueVision
International, Inc., ValueVision
International, Inc........................... 98-1365 02/02/98
Triumph Group, Inc., Greg Frisby, Frisby
Industries, Inc.............................. 98-1418 02/02/98
Triumph Group, Inc., Jeffry Frisby, Frisby
Industries, Inc.............................. 98-1419 02/02/98
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Physician Sales & Service, Inc., Gulf South
Medical Supply, Inc., Gulf South Medical
Supply, Inc.................................. 98-1421 02/02/98
Thomas G. Hixon, Physician Sales & Service,
Inc., Physician Sales & Service, Inc......... 98-1422 02/02/98
Comfort Systems USA, Inc., Herbert T.
Holcombe, Tafco Refrigeration, Inc........... 98-1433 02/02/98
Comfort Systems USA, Inc., D.W. Moore, Jr.,
Tafco Refrigeration, Inc..................... 98-1434 02/02/98
Mirage Resorts, Incorporated, Boardwalk
Casino, Inc., Boardwalk Casino, Inc.......... 98-1440 02/02/98
Patterson Energy, Inc., Robertson Onshore
Drilling Company, Robertson Onshore Drilling
Company...................................... 98-1458 02/03/98
World Color Press, Inc., Taconic Holdings,
Inc., Taconic Holdings, Inc.................. 98-1459 02/03/98
PRIMEDIA, Inc., MNI Newco, Inc., Cowles
Enthusiast Media, Inc........................ 98-1461 02/03/98
Metasaliitto Osuuskunta, Lucre Investments
(BVI) Limited, a Singapore company, Weary
Investment B.V............................... 98-1468 02/03/98
D.R. Horton Inc., Continental Homes Holding
Corp., Continental Homes Holding Corp........ 98-1357 02/04/98
Allianz AG Holding, Life USA Holding, Inc.,
Life USA Holding, Inc........................ 98-1420 02/04/98
FML Holdings, Inc., Paavo Ensio, Stan Blast
Abrasives Co., Inc.; Grangrit, Inc........... 98-1435 02/04/98
FML Holdings, Inc., Mark Ensio, Stan Blast
Abrasives Co., Inc.; Grangrit, Inc........... 98-1436 02/04/98
Thunor Trust, First National Life Insurance of
America, First National Life Insurance of
America...................................... 98-1438 02/04/98
Jeffrey H. Smulyan, Michael R. Levy, Mediatex
Communications Corporation................... 98-1477 02/04/98
Sybron International Corporation, LRS
Acquisition Company, LRS Acquisition Company. 98-1487 02/04/98
Jordan Industries, Inc., Anthony Pascoe, K&S
Sheet Metal Inc.............................. 98-1266 02/05/98
Elan Corporation, plc, Sano Corporation, Sano
Corporation.................................. 98-1310 02/05/98
Reginald L. Hardy, Elan Corporation, plc, Elan
Corporation, plc............................. 98-1311 02/05/98
Charles J. Betlach, Elan Corporation, plc,
Elan Corporation, plc........................ 98-1336 02/05/98
Novartis AG, Elan Corporation, plc, (an Irish
company), Elan Corporation, plc.............. 98-1413 02/05/98
Frontier Vision Partners, L.P., New England
Cablevision of Massachusetts, Inc., New
England Cablevision of Massachusetts, Inc.... 98-1423 02/05/98
Gordon S. Lang, Sonoco Products Company,
Sonoco Flexible Packaging, Inc............... 98-1430 02/05/98
Suiza Foods Corporation, David E. Trauth,
Louis Trauth Dairy, Inc.; Osgood Dairy, Inc.;
Cardinal..................................... 98-1017 02/06/98
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Granite
Financial, Inc., Granite Financial, Inc...... 98-1326 02/06/98
Union Bank of Switzerland, J.W. Childs Equity
Partners, L.P., DESA Holdings Corporation.... 98-1406 02/06/98
KFI Holding Corporation, AGI Incorporated, AGI
Incorporated................................. 98-1412 02/06/98
World Access, Inc., GST Telecommunications,
Inc., NACT Telecommunications, Inc........... 98-1478 02/06/98
Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, Markel
Corporation, Carlisle Insurance Company...... 98-1479 02/06/98
General Electric Company, Earl N. Phillips,
Jr., First Factors Corporation............... 98-1485 02/06/98
Jeffrey J. Prosser, The Bank of Nova Scotia (a
Canadian corporation), Caribbean
Communications Corp.......................... 98-1488 02/06/98
Owais A. Dagra, Frank B. Bradley, III, Fas
Mart Convenience Stores, Inc................. 98-1489 02/06/98
Everett R. Dobson Irrevocable Family Trust,
Cellular 2000 Telephone Co., Cellular 2000
Telephone Co................................. 98-1492 02/06/98
Applied Power Inc., The Collier Family Trust,
AA Manufacturing, Inc........................ 98-1495 02/06/98
Concentra Managed Care, Inc., Preferred
Payment Systems, Inc., Preferred Payment
Systems, Inc................................. 98-1501 02/06/98
Bunge International Limited (a Bermudian
corporation), Blaine Cook, Dansk Specialty
Foods, Inc................................... 98-1507 02/06/98
Bunge International Limited (a Bermudian
corporation), David Thompson, Dansk
Speciality Foods, Inc........................ 99-1508 02/06/98
Windward Capital Associates, L.P., Windward
Capital Associates, L.P., French Holdings,
Inc.......................................... 98-1509 02/06/98
Dag Sundby, Christopher Cohan, Sonic
Enterprises.................................. 98-1511 02/06/98
Centex Corporation, Jacob E. Hannon, AAA
Homes, Inc................................... 98-1516 02/06/98
Centex Corporation, Madge T. Hannon, AAA
Homes, Inc................................... 98-1517 02/06/98
Robert P. Ingle, Crimson, Associates, L.P.,
Brunos Inc................................... 98-1316 02/09/98
BTG, Inc., Government Technology Services,
Inc., Government Technology Service, Inc..... 98-1346 02/09/98
Government Technology Services, Inc., BTG,
Inc., BTG, Inc.,............................. 98-1347 02/09/98
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dialogic
Corporation, Spectron Microsystems,
Incorporated................................. 98-1490 02/09/98
Commonwealth Industries, Inc., Noranda Inc.,
Norandal USA, Inc............................ 98-1533 02/09/98
Ugland International Holdings plc, Jonathan
Detwiler, Auto Port, Inc., Christina
Management Inc............................... 98-1536 02/09/98
Quorum Health Group, Inc., Sisters of St.
Francis, Denver, Colorado, St. Joseph's
Hospital Corporation, Kenmare Community...... 98-1548 02/09/98
Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.--a
Taiwanese Co., Monaco Finance, Inc., Monaco
Finance, Inc................................. 98-1375 02/10/98
Champion Enterprises, Inc., Russell Fox,
Accent Mobile Homes, Inc., Accent
Manufactured Homes Inc....................... 98-1452 02/10/98
Jordan Industries, Inc., Stephen T. Meyer,
Deflecto Corporation......................... 98-1480 02/10/98
Cumulus Media LLC, Robert Lowder, Republic
Corporation.................................. 98-1500 02/10/98
Bostrom plc, National Seating Company,
National Seating Company..................... 98-1520 02/10/98
Platinum Technology, Inc., Learmonth &
Burchett Management System, PLC, Learmonth &
Burchett Management System, PLC.............. 98-1532 02/10/98
FS Equity Partners, III, Seattle Coffee
Company, Seattle Coffee Company.............. 98-1537 02/10/98
Holding di Partecipazioni Industriali S.p.A.,
Valentino Garavani, Bridge S.r.l., Valentino
Couture S.A. et al........................... 98-1539 02/10/98
John V. Holten, Myron C. Warshauer, Standard
Parking, LP, Standard Parking Corporation.... 98-1543 02/10/98
Dean Foods Company, Harlan R. Wengert,
Wengert's Dairy, Inc......................... 98-1558 02/10/98
First Data Corporation, NationsBank
Corporation, Barnett-First Data Alliance..... 98-1175 02/11/98
National Service Industries, Inc., John L.
Jordan, Allen Envelope Corporation........... 98-1523 02/11/98
Arthur Liu, TSG Associates, II, Inc., WNJR,
Inc., WNJR License, Inc., KOBO Radio, Inc.... 98-1519 02/12/98
Omnicom Group Inc., The GGT Group PLC, The GGT
Group PLC.................................... 98-1531 02/12/98
Federal Data Corporation, Ralph O. Williams,
R.O.W. Sciences, Inc......................... 98-1651 02/12/98
Roper Industries, Inc., First Scientific
Devices Equities Trust, Photometrices, Ltd.
Assets....................................... 98-3530 02/13/98
Lane Industries Inc., Dr. U. Wolfensberger (a
Swiss national), IBICO AG.................... 98-0515 02/13/98
Phycor, Inc., First Physician Care, Inc.,
First Physician Care, Inc.................... 98-1439 02/13/98
The Viscount Rothermere, Risk Management
Solutions, Inc., Risk Management Solutions,
Inc.......................................... 98-1476 02/13/98
CKE Restaurants, Inc., Advantica Restaurant
Group, Inc., Flagstar Enterprises, Inc....... 98-1498 02/13/98
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Interpool, Inc., Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (a
Japanese corporation), Container Applications
International Inc............................ 98-1503 02/13/98
Mr. Hiromitsu Ogawa, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (a
Japanese corporation), Container Applications
International, Inc........................... 98-1504 02/13/98
Wacker Chemie GmbH, J. Marvin Anderson, Kelmar
Industries, Inc., Microblen Corporation...... 98-1540 02/13/98
W.R. Sauey, Storage Dimensions, Inc., Storage
Dimensions, Inc.............................. 98-1551 02/13/98
International Comfort Products Corporation,
Stillwater Partners I, L.P., United Electric
Company...................................... 98-1552 02/13/98
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.,
Newco, a newly Delaware Corporation, Newco, a
newly formed Delaware Corporation............ 98-1553 02/13/98
FPA Medical Management, Inc., St. Joseph
Medical Corporation, St. Joseph Medical
Corporation, Orange Coast Managed............ 98-1556 02/13/98
Rental Service Corporation, James S. Peterson,
James S. Peterson Enterprises, Inc........... 98-1557 02/13/98
Dean Foods Company, American Stores Company,
Lucky Stores, Inc............................ 98-1559 02/13/98
Joseph M. Field, Sinclair Broadcast Group,
Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.......... 98-1560 02/13/98
Quantum Fund N.V., CMS Energy Corporation,
Petal Gas Storage Company.................... 98-1562 02/13/98
Voting Trust dated December 4, 1968 of
Hallmark Cards, UST Inc., Cabin Fever
Entertainment Inc............................ 98-1567 02/13/98
Global Metal Technologies, Inc., ITT
Industries, Inc., ITT Automotive, Inc........ 98-1572 02/13/98
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., LP,
American Paper Holdings, Inc., American Paper
Holdings, Inc................................ 98-1575 02/13/98
Ronald O. Perelman, Warburg, Pincus Capital
Company, L.P., Panavision Inc................ 98-1577 02/13/98
A.L. Alford, Jr., Tele-Communications, Inc.,
Tribune Publishing Company--Idaho; Tribune
Publishing................................... 98-1579 02/13/98
Kathryn Hach-Darrow, Harry T. Stephenson,
Environmental Test Systems, Inc.............. 98-1580 02/13/98
Robert A. Amato, Kenneth R. Thomson, Frames
Data, Inc.................................... 98-1582 02/13/98
Consolidation Capital Corporation, Helmuth H.
and Paula N. Eidel, Tri-City Electrical
Contractors, Inc............................. 98-1591 02/13/98
Consolidation Capital Corporation, Wilson
Electric Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership
Plan, Wilson Electric Company, Inc........... 98-1592 02/13/98
Consolidation Capital Corporation, William P.
Love Jr. and Diane L. Love, SKC Electric,
Inc. and SKCE, Inc........................... 98-1593 02/13/98
Consolidation Capital Corporation, Roland G.
Stephenson, Town & Country Electric Inc...... 98-1594 02/13/98
Consolidation Capital Corporation, Donald G.
White, Riviera Electric Construction Co...... 98-1595 02/13/98
Applebee's International, Inc., Apple South,
Inc., Apple South, Inc....................... 98-1601 02/13/98
American Express Company, Administaff, Inc.,
Administaff, Inc............................. 98-1606 02/13/98
MJD Communications Inc., Taconic Telephone
Corp., Taconic Telephone Corp................ 98-1607 02/13/98
Trivest Fund II, Ltd., Noel Aquilera,
Paramount Aviation, Inc...................... 98-1618 02/13/98
The Sage Group plc, State of the Art, Inc.,
State of the Art, Inc........................ 98-1623 02/13/98
Gerald W. Schwartz, ACME Metals, Incorporated,
Universal Tool & Stamping.................... 98-1624 02/13/98
John V. Holten, Gerald W. Schwartz, a Canadian
individual, ProSource, Inc................... 98-1625 02/13/98
KKR 1996 Fund L.P., PRIMEDIA, Inc., PRIMEDIA,
Inc.......................................... 98-1637 02/13/98
MasTec, Inc., Steve Akerman, C&S Directional
Boring, Inc.................................. 98-1639 02/13/98
Mail-Well, Inc., Alusuisse-Lonza Holding, Ltd.
(a Swiss corporation), Lawson Mardon
Packaging USA Inc............................ 98-1641 02/13/98
Harborside Healthcare Corporation, John A.
DePizzo, Jr., JAD Enterprises, Inc........... 98-1645 02/13/98
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay or Parcellena P.
Fielding, Contact Representatives, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger
Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Washington, D.C.
20580, (202) 326-3100.
By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-5536 Filed 3-3-98; 8:45 am]
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