[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 83 (Monday, May 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22658-22661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8618]
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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
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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--03/14/2005
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20050670............................. Perry Partners L.P..... Regions Financial Capital Factors
Corporation. Holding, Inc.
20050681............................. Brian C. Rogers........ T. Rowe Price Group, T. Rowe Price Group,
Inc. Inc.
20050682............................. Alion Science and John J. McMullen John J. McMullen
Technology Corporation. Associates, Inc. Associates, Inc.
20050683............................. TelCove, Inc........... KMC Telecom Holdings, KMC Financial Services
Inc. LLC, KMC Telecom II
Inc., KMC Telecom II
LLC, KMC Telecom LLC,
KMC Telecom of
Virginia, Inc.
20050686............................. Century Tel, Inc....... KMC Telecom Holdings, KMC Financial Services
Inc. LLC, KMC Telecom III
LLC, KMC Telecom II
Inc., KMC Telecom LLC,
KMC Telecom of
Virginia, Inc.
20050687............................. SAP AG................. Retek, Inc............. Retek, Inc.
20050689............................. BCE Inc................ Craig O. McCaw......... Clearwire Corporation.
20050697............................. Charterhouse Equity Amerifit Nutrition, Inc Amerifit Nutrition,
Partners IV, L.P. Inc.
20050698............................. BLB Investors, L.L.C... Wembley, plc........... Wembley Inc.
20050699............................. News Corporation....... Cablevision Systems Cablevision Systems
Corporation. Corporation.
20050708............................. Cablevision Systems Cablevision Systems Regional Programming
Corporation. Corporation. Partners.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/15/2005
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20050613............................. Nanometrics August Technology August Technology
Incorporated. Corporation. Corporation.
20050694............................. H.J. Heinz Company..... George E. King......... Appetizers And, Inc.
20050695............................. H.J. Heinz Company..... Patricia J. Domanik.... Appetizers And, Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/16/2005
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20050674............................. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Progress Energy, Inc... Progress Metal
Reclamation Company,
Progress Rail Services
Corporation.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/17/2005
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20050623............................. Ingram Industries Inc.. Riverway Co............ Riverway Harbor Service
St. Louis, Inc.
20050693............................. Apollo Investment Fund Hughes Network Systems, Hughes Network Systems,
IV, L.P. LLC. LLC.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/18/2005
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20050676............................. Dyson, Dyson & Dunn, McGard, Inc............ D.J.P. Realty
Inc. Associates LLC, L.D.
McCauley, Inc., McGard
Deutschland GmbH,
McGard, Inc.
20050684............................. Onex Partner L.P....... The Boeing Company..... The Boeing Company.
20050700............................. SECOM Co., Ltd......... Cortec Group Fund II, Switchcraft, Inc.
L.P.
20050709............................. Henry Samueli.......... The Walt Disney Company DCSR, Inc., Mighty
Ducks Hockey Club,
Inc.
20050710............................. St. Jude Medical, Inc.. Velocimed LLC.......... Velocimed DMC, Inc.
Velocimed, Inc.,
Velocimed PFO, Inc.
20050713............................. Oracle Corporation..... Retek Inc.............. Retek Inc.
20050714............................. GGC Investment Fund II, Blue Martini Software, Blue Martini Software,
L.P. Inc. Inc.
20050716............................. Johnson & Johnson...... TransForm TransForm
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
20050718............................. The McGraw-Hill James D. Power III..... J.D. Power and
Companies, Inc. Associates.
20050719............................. GTEL Holdings, Inc..... AT&T Corp.............. TCG Payphones, Inc.,
TCG Public
Communications, Inc.
20050721............................. Warburg Pincus Private New Breed, Inc......... New Breed, Inc.
Equity VIII, L.P.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/21/2005
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20050632............................. Danielson Holding American Ref-Fuel American Ref-Fuel
Corporation. Holdings Corp. Holdings Corp.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/22/2005
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20050690............................. Partners Limited....... Verizon Communications Verizon Communications
Inc. Inc.
20050691............................. Emera Inc.............. Verizon Communications. Verizon Communications
Inc.
20050703............................. Esmark Incorporated.... Brian R. Williamson.... Miami Valley Steel
Service Inc.
20050711............................. U.S. Equity Partners II Global Hyatt Bassett Ready-Mix Co.,
(U.S. Parallel), L.P. Corporation. Inc., Meyer Material
Company, Paveloc
Industries, Inc.
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20050722............................. First Horizon Andrx Corporation...... Andrx EU Ltd., Andrx
Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc.,
Corporation. Andrx Laboratories
(NJ), Inc., Andrx
Labs, LLC.
20050725............................. Monitor Clipper Equity HIG-MSC, Inc........... MSC Acquisition, Inc.
Partners II, L.P.
20050733............................. BB&T Corporation....... Sterling Capital New Sterling LLC.
Management LLC.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/23/2005
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20050701............................. Barry Diller........... Cornerstone Brands, Inc Cornerstone Brands,
Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/24/2005
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20050644............................. Monsanto Company....... HMTF Equity Fund IV Emergent Genetics, Inc.
(1999) Cayman, L.P.
20050724............................. Crimson Velocity Fund, R. T. Groos, LLC....... Tyden Group, Inc.
L.P.
20050731............................. A.A. Mordashov......... Lucchini S.p.A......... Lucchini S.p.A.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/25/2005
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20050723............................. New Mountain Partners Kenneth E. and Tena R. Deltek Systems, Inc.
II, L.P. deLaski.
20050727............................. Spectrum Equity Pegasus Partners II, Classic Media, Inc.
Investors IV, L.P. L.P.
20050735............................. Yitzkah Sharon- Rosemore, Inc.......... La Gloria Oil and Gas
shareholder of The Company, MPC Land
Delek Group. Acquisition, Inc., MPC
Pipeline Acquisition,
Inc.
20050736............................. BT Group plc........... Reuters Group PLC...... Radianz Ltd.
20050739............................. Thoma Cressey Fund VII, Datatel, Inc........... Datatel, Inc.
L.P.
20050747............................. Behrman Capital III L.P 2000 Riverside Capital Selig Holdings
Appreciation Fund, L.P. Corporation.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/29/2005
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20050688............................. Chiquita Brands Performance Food Group Fresh Advantage, Inc.,
International, Inc. Company.
....................... ....................... Fresh International
Corp., K.C. Salad
Holdings, Inc., Redi-
Cut Foods, Inc.
20050732............................. Atlas Pipeline Energy Transfer ETC Oklahoma Pipeline,
Partners, L.P. Partners, L.P. Ltd.
20050742............................. Partners Limited....... Weyerhaeuser Company... Weyerhaeuser Company
Limited.
20050743............................. Cenex Finance CHS Inc................ Fin-Ag, Inc.
Association, Inc.
20050745............................. Industrial Growth Wingate Partners III, AmerCable Incorporated.
Partner II, L.P. L.P.
20050751............................. VF Corporation......... SPC Partners II, L.P... Reef Holdings
Corporation.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/30/2005
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20050738............................. Verizon Communications MetroPCS, Inc.......... GWI PCS1, Inc.
Inc.
20050740............................. Brown Shoe Company, Inc Heritage Fund III, L.P. Bennett Footwear
Holdings, LLC, Bennett
Investment
Corporation.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/01/2005
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20050749............................. Belgacom S.A........... Belgacom International Belgacom International
Carrier Services, S.A. Carrier Services, S.A.
20050753............................. Erich Wesjohann GmbH & Aviagen International Aviagen International
Co. KG. Group, Inc. Group, Inc.
2005070.............................. Gilead Sciences, Inc... Japan Tobacco, Inc..... Japan Tobacco, Inc.
20050761............................. Global Private Equity Peterson Capital II, Making Memories
IV Limited Partnership. LLC. Wholesale, Inc.
20050765............................. Icelandic Group plc.... Sjovik ehf............. Sjovik ehf.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/04/2005
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20050706............................. Boston Scientific TriVascular, Inc....... TriVascular, Inc.
Corporation.
20050771............................. Boston Scientific Cryo Vascular Systems, Cryo Vascular Systems,
Corporation. Inc. Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/05/2005
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20050755............................. The Goldman Sachs Selim K. Zilkha........ Zilkha Renewable
Group, Inc. Energy, LLC.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/07/2005
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20050712............................. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. SAVVIS Communications SAVVIS Communications
Corporation. Corporation.
20050766............................. International Business Ascential Software Ascential Software
Machines Corporation. Corporation. Corporation.
20050767............................. Siemens CTI Molecular Imaging, CTI Molecular Imaging,
Aktiengesellschaft. Inc. Inc.
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For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay, Contract
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. 05-8618 Filed 4-29-05; 8:45 am]
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