[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76470-76472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27851]


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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--11/15/2004
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20050145.........................  Albert Frere.............  Rosemore, Inc...........  Crown Central Petroleum
                                                                                         Corporation
20050152.........................  Leonard Riggio...........  Barnes & Noble, Inc.....  Barnes & Noble, Inc.
20050158.........................  Seaport Capital Partners,  Robert and Kathleen       National Training
                                    II, L.P.                   Titsch.                   Institute, Ltd.; Taurus
                                                                                         Publishing Inc.; Virgo
                                                                                         Publishing, Inc.
20050168.........................  MBNA Corporation.........  AmSouth Bancorporation..  AmSouth Bank.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/16/2004
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20050146.........................  Baton Holdco I L.L.C.....  H. Wayne Huizenga.......  Boca Resorts, Inc.
20050160.........................  Cruise Luxco 1 S.a.r.l...  EQT II..................  Thule AB
20050161.........................  Mitsui & Co., Ltd........  Cornerstone Nutritional   Cornerstone Nutritional
                                                               Labs, L.C.                Labs, L.C.
20050163.........................  American Capital           Lafayette Investment      Hospitality Mints LLC
                                    Strategies, Ltd.           Parallel Fund, L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/18/2004
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20050157.........................  Odyssey Investment         Ronald V. Valenta.......  Portosan Company,
                                    Partners Fund, L.P.                                  L.L.C.; Redwood
                                                                                         Sanitary Services, Inc.
20050164.........................  Thomas Weisel Capital      Glenn W. Johnson III....  Aircast Incorporated.
                                    Partners, L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/19/2004
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20050101.........................  Bayer A.G................  Robert Taub.............  Opperbas Holdings B.V.
20050166.........................  Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst  Charlesbank Equity Fund   Regency Gas Services LLC
                                    Equity Fund V, L.P.        V, Limited Partnership.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/22/2004
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20050175.........................  Wilh. Werhahn KG.........  Mr. Dal LaMagna.........  Tweezerman Corporation
20050178.........................  Schering-Plough            ViroPharma Incorporated.  ViroPharma Incorporated.
                                    Corporation.
20050179.........................  Bayer AG.................  Roche Holding Ltd.......  Bayer-Roche LLC
20050181.........................  Onex Partners LP.........  Brockway Moran &          BMP/CEI Holdings, Inc.
                                                               Partners, Inc.
20050182.........................  Genstar Capital Partners   Colfax Corporation......  Colfax Corporation.
                                    III, L.P.
20050186.........................  Les Domaines Barons de     The Chalone Wine Group,   The Chalone Wine Group,
                                    Rothschild (Lafite)        Ltd.                      Ltd.
                                    S.C.A.
20050188.........................  Platinum Equity Capital    General Electric Company  GE IT Solutions, Inc.
                                    Partners, L.P.
20050206.........................  Media/Communications       Roy Mayers..............  Merrimack M&R Realty
                                    Partners III Limited                                 LLC; Options
                                    Partnership.                                         Publishing, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/23/2004
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20050187.........................  Questor Partners Fund II,  Polar Corporation.......  Polar Corporation.
                                    L.P.
20050190.........................  First Horizon National     The Goldman Sachs Group,  Spear, Leeds & Kellogg,
                                    Corporation.               Inc.                      L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/24/2004
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20041154.........................  Kenneth R. Thomson.......  Information Holdings Inc  Information Holdings
                                                                                         Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/26/2004
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20050212.........................  Regis Corporation........  Hair Club Group Inc.....  Hair Club Group Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/29/2004
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20050211.........................  Mr. Francisco Riberas      MatlinPatterson Global    Oxford Automotive
                                    Pampliega.                 Opportunities Partners    Alabama, Inc.; Oxford
                                                               L.P.                      Automotive, Inc.
20050219.........................  BP p.l.c.................  Salvay S.A..............  BP Solvay Olefins, L.P.;
                                                                                         BP Solvay Polyethylene
                                                                                         North America
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/30/2004
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20050192.........................  Cajun Holding Company....  AFC Enterprises, Inc....  AFC Enterprises, Inc.
20050201.........................  Asia Opportunity Fund,     Futuris Corporation Ltd.  Air International (US)
                                    L.P.                                                 Inc.
20050207.........................  AMERIGROUP Corporation...  Careplus, LLC...........  Careplus, LLC.
20050214.........................  Thayer Equity Investors    Wind Point Partners III,  Qualitor, Inc.
                                    V, L.P.                    L.P.
20050217.........................  Blackstone Capital         Glass Holdings Limited..  Gerrresheimer
                                    Partners (Cayman) IV,                                Beteiligungs GmbH
                                    L.P.
20050223.........................  Richard B. Handler.......  Jefferies Group, Inc....  Jefferies Group, Inc.
20050224.........................  Legg Mason, Inc..........  Deutsche Bank AG........  Deutsche Investment
                                                                                         Management Americas,
                                                                                         Inc.

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20050230.........................  Jones Apparel Group, Inc.  Barneys New York, Inc...  Barneys New York, Inc.
20050235.........................  Enbridge Inc.............  Royal Dutch Petroleum     Mississippi Canyon Gas
                                                               Company.                  Pipeline, LLC; Shell
                                                                                         Gas Gathering, LLC.
20050236.........................  Francisco Partners, L.P..  WRQ, Inc................  WRQ, Inc.
20050237.........................  Olympus Growth Fund IV,    K. Brent McGruder.......  K-Mac Enterprises, Inc.
                                    L.P.
20050241.........................  GATX Corporation.........  General Motors            Locomotive Leasing
                                                               Corporation.              Partners, LLC.
20050254.........................  ALLTEL Corporation.......  ALLTEL Corporation......  Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah
                                                                                         MSA Limited
                                                                                         Partnership.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/02/2004
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20050148.........................  Lockheed Martin            Carlyle Partners III,     Sippican Holdings Inc.
                                    Corporation.               L.P.
20050205.........................  Time Warner Inc..........  Gateway, Inc............  Gateway, Inc.
20050220.........................  Novo Nordisk Foundation..  Aradigm Corporation.....  Aradigm Corporation.
20050240.........................  Celerity Holding Company,  Kinetics Holdings, LLC..  Celerity Group, Inc.;
                                    Inc.                                                 FTS Systems, Inc.;
                                                                                         Kinetic Chempure
                                                                                         Systems, Inc.
20050243.........................  GTRC Fund VII, L.P.......  NewQuest LLC............  GulfQuest, L.P.;
                                                                                         HealthSpring
                                                                                         Management, Inc.;
                                                                                         HealthSpring of
                                                                                         Alabama, Inc.;
                                                                                         HealthSpring of
                                                                                         Illinois I, Inc.;
                                                                                         HealthSpring USA, LLC;
                                                                                         HouQuest, LLC; New
                                                                                         Quest Management of
                                                                                         Alabama, LLC; NewQuest
                                                                                         Management of Illinois,
                                                                                         LLC; Signature Health
                                                                                         Alliance, Inc.; Texas
                                                                                         HealthSpring I, LLC;
                                                                                         TexQuest, LLC.
20050247.........................  Firmenich International    Noville, Inc............  Noville, Inc.
                                    SA.
20050258.........................  Phillips-Van Heusen        Vestar Capital Partners   Cluett Peabody & Co.,
                                    Corporation.               III, L.P.                 Inc.; Cluett Peabody
                                                                                         Resources Corporation
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/03/2004
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20050216.........................  Omnicare, Inc............  Clinimetrics Research     Clinimetrics Research
                                                               Associates, Inc.          Associates, Inc.
20050231.........................  Alberto-Culver Company...  John Tobias.............  Innovations Successful
                                                                                         Salon Services, Inc.
20050232.........................  Alberto-Culver Company...  Samuel Licursi..........  Innovations Successful
                                                                                         Salon Services, Inc.
20050233.........................  Rentech, Inc.............  Royster-Clark Group, Inc  Royster-Clark Group,
                                                                                         Inc.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact 
Representative; or Renee Hallman, Case Management Assistant, 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. 04-27851 Filed 12-20-04; 8:45 am]
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