[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40284-40285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19340]


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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 No.                    Acquiring                    Acquired                    Entities
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                                Transactions Granted Early Termination--6/11/2001
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20011913...................  TPG Partners II, L.P.......  Advanced Telcom Group, Inc  Advanced Telcom Group,
                                                                                       Inc.
20011914...................  Solectron Corporation......  Singapore Shinei Sangyo     Singapore Shinei Sangyo
                                                           Pte Ltd.                    Pte Ltd.
20011917...................  Network Peripherals Inc....  FalconStor, Inc...........  FalconStor, Inc.
20011918...................  ReiJane Huai...............  Network Peripherals Inc...  Network Peripherals Inc.
20011935...................  Robert R. Bennett..........  AT&T Corp.................  Liberty Media Corporation
20011938...................  Argonaut Group, Inc........  Front Royal, Inc..........  Front Royal, Inc.
20011945...................  New World Coffee--Manhattan  Einstein/Noah Bagel Corp..  Einstein/Noah Bagel Corp.
                              Bagel, Inc.
20011947...................  Tembec Inc.................  Crown Vantage, Inc........  Crown Paper Company
20011953...................  Omnicom Group Inc..........  Agency.COM Ltd............  Agency.COM Ltd.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/14/2001
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20011950...................  ABB Ltd....................  Entrelec Group............  Entrelec Group
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/15/2001
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20011971...................  DIC Entertainment Holdings,  Golden Books Family         Golden Books Home Video,
                              Inc.                         Entertainment, Inc.,        Inc., LRM Acquisition
                                                           debtor-in-possession.       Corp.
                                                                                      Golden Books Publishing
                                                                                       Company, Inc.
                                                                                      Shari Lewis Enterprises,
                                                                                       Inc., SLE Productions,
                                                                                       Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/18/2001
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20011898...................  UPMC Health System.........  Northwest Health System,    Northwest Health System,
                                                           Inc.                        Inc.
20011920...................  J.M. Huber Corporation.....  Noviant Oy................  Noviant Oy
20011921...................  The News Corporation         Mr. Haim Saban............  MTM Enterprises, Inc.
                              Limited.
20011922...................  The News Corporation         The News Corporation        MTM Enterprises, Inc.
                              Limited.                     Limited.
20011937...................  El Paso Corporation........  Limestone Electron Trust..  Cedar Brakes II LLC
20011939...................  Limestone Electron Trust...  El Paso Corporation.......  Manschief Power Company
                                                                                       LLC.
20011942...................  Bruce Nelson...............  Service Stations Partners,  Avanti Holdings, Inc.
                                                           LP.
20011946...................  First Union Corporation....  Wachovia Corporation......  Wachovia Corporation
20011948...................  Vitesse Semiconductor        Versatile Optical           Versatile Optical
                              Corporation.                 Networks, Inc.              Networks, Inc.
20011949...................  CorrFlex Graphics, LLC.....  Chesapeake Corporation....  Chesapeake Display and
                                                                                       Packaging Company.
20011956...................  Berkshire Hathaway Inc.....  Rexam PLC.................  MiTek, Inc.
20011960...................  Yellow Pages Investments     British Telecommunications  Yellow Book USA, Inc.
                              L.P.                         plc.
20011961...................  Cypress Semiconductor        Lara Networks, Inc........  Lara Networks, Inc.
                              Corporation.
20011973...................  Conseco, Inc...............  vereniging AEGON..........  Transamerica Bank N.A.
                                                                                      Transamerica Retail
                                                                                       Financial Services
                                                                                       Corporation
20011976...................  Alan Cohen.................  Boca Resorts, Inc.........  Florida Panthers Hockey
                                                                                       Club, Ltd.
20011977...................  United Business Media plc..  Douglas F. Allison........  Allison-Fisher
                                                                                       International, Inc.
20011981...................  Goodrich Corporation.......  Goodrich Corporation......  Garlock Bearings LLC
20011985...................  UAL Corporation............  MyPoints.com, Inc.........  MyPoints.com, Inc.
20011987...................  Wolseley plc...............  M. Francois Pinault.......  Westbunne Supply Inc.
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                                Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/19/2001
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20011941...................  Building Materials Holding   Lawrence W. & Beverly A.    KBI Distribution, LLC
                              Corporation.                 Knipp.
                                                                                      Knipp Brothers Industries,
                                                                                       LLC
20011984...................  The Innovation Group, plc..  Halifax Capital Partners,   MTW Corporation
                                                           L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/20/2001
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20011375...................  Excellus, Inc..............  Univera Healthcare          Univera Healthcare
                                                           Foundation.                 Foundation
20011885...................  MSC.Software Corporation...  Advanced Enterprise         Advanced Enterprise
                                                           Solutions, Inc.             Solutions, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/22/2001
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20011910...................  DoveBid, Inc...............  FastParts, Inc............  FastParts, Inc.
20012023...................  The AES Corporation........  Thermo Electron             Ecotek NewSub Corporation
                                                           Corporation.
                                                                                      Wooldand Biomass Power
                                                                                       Ltd.
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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.

Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-19340 Filed 8-1-01; 8:45 am]
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