[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49616-49620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16778]


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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--07/11/2005
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20051164.............................  eBay Inc...............  Shopping.com Ltd.......  Shopping.com Ltd.
20051166.............................  Tenaska Power Fund, L.P  Calpine Corporation....  Caloube Construction
                                                                                          Finance Company,
                                                                                          Calpine Philadelphia,
                                                                                          Inc.
20051197.............................  Ultra Electronics        Jonathan D. Adams......  Audiopack Technologies,
                                        Holdings, plc.                                    Inc.
20051200.............................  James D. Dondero.......  Leap Wireless            Leap Wireless
                                                                 International, Inc.      International, Inc.
20051225.............................  MidCountry Financial     Alfa Corporation.......  Alfa Financial
                                        Corporation.                                      Corporation.
20051228.............................  Wind Hotels Holdings     Wyndham International,   Wyndham International,
                                        Inc.                     Inc.                     Inc.
20051229.............................  Welsh, Carson, Anderson  Franck L. Gougeon......  AGA Medical
                                        & Stowe IX, L.P.                                  Corporation.
20051230.............................  Triton Acquisition       Maytag Corporation.....  Maytag Corporation.
                                        Holding Co.

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20051233.............................  Network Appliance, Inc.  Decru, Inc.............  Decru, Inc.
20051236.............................  Ford Motor Company.....  Visteon Corporation....  Newco.
20051237.............................  Copano Energy, L.L.C...  Precourt Interests, Ltd  ScissorTail Energy,
                                                                                          LLC.
20051242.............................  Mitsubishi Corporation.  Calpine Corporation....  Calpine Morris, LLC.
20051246.............................  Parametric Technology    Arbortext, Inc.........  Arbortext, Inc.
                                        Corporation.
20051247.............................  MCNA Cable Holdings LLC  ML Media Companies, Inc  Century-ML Cable
                                                                                          Venture, a debtor-in-
                                                                                          possession.
20051249.............................  MCNA Cable Holdings LLC  Adelphia Communications  Century-ML Cable
                                                                 Corporation, a debtor-   Venture, a debtor-in-
                                                                 in-possession.           possession.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/12/2005
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20051252.............................  New Century Financial    Royal Bank of Canada...  RBC Mortgage Company.
                                        Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/13/2005
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20051203.............................  Danaher Corporation....  John W. Spencer and      Dental Equipment, LLC.
                                                                 Janelle Spencer.
20051209.............................  Computer Associates      Niku Corporation.......  Niku Corporation.
                                        International, Inc.
20051235.............................  Mega Bloks Inc.........  Rose Art Industries,     Rose Art Industries,
                                                                 Inc..                    Inc.
20051251.............................  Jupitermedia             Jeffrey Burke and        PictureArts
                                        Corporation.             Lorraine Triolo.         Corporation.
20051256.............................  Shepherd Investments     IEG Virtual Studios LLC  IEG Virtual Studios
                                        International, Ltd.                               LLC.
20051285.............................  Rudolph Technologies,    August Technology        August Technology
                                        Inc.                     Corporation.             Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/14/2005
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20051224.............................  Aetna Inc..............  KRG Capital Fund II,     HMS Healthcare, Inc.
                                                                 L.P.
20051244.............................  Bushnell Performance     Wells Fargo & Company..  Mike's Holding Company.
                                        Optics.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/15/2005
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20051248.............................  V&S Vin Sprit AB.......  CL Financial, Ltd......  Cruzan International,
                                                                                          Inc.
20051265.............................  KRG Capital Fund II,     P. Scott Lowery........  Collect America, Ltd.
                                        L.P.
20051273.............................  Leucadia National        VarTec Telecom, Inc.     Excelcom, Inc., Excel
                                        Corporation.             (Debtor-in-Possession).  Communications
                                                                                          Marketing, Inc., Excel
                                                                                          Management Service,
                                                                                          Inc., Excel Products,
                                                                                          Inc., Excel
                                                                                          Telecommunications,
                                                                                          Inc., Excel
                                                                                          Telecommunications of
                                                                                          Virginia, Inc., Excel
                                                                                          Teleservices, Inc.,
                                                                                          Telco Communications
                                                                                          Group, Inc., Telco
                                                                                          Nework Services, Inc.,
                                                                                          VarTec Business Trust,
                                                                                          VarTec Properties,
                                                                                          Inc., VarTec Resource
                                                                                          Services, Inc., VarTec
                                                                                          Solutions, Inc.,
                                                                                          VarTec Telecom Holding
                                                                                          Company, VarTec
                                                                                          Telecom International
                                                                                          Holding Company,
                                                                                          VarTec Telecom of
                                                                                          Virginia, Inc.
20051276.............................  GUS plc................  Robert L. Brackett.....  Credit Data Services.
20051277.............................  GUS plc................  Robert B. Chaffiot.....  Credit Data Services.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/19/2005
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20050702.............................  Novartis AG............  Santo Holding AG.......  Eon Labs, Inc.
20051068.............................  Pearson plc............  Ripplewood Partners,     American Guidance
                                                                 L.P.                     Service Inc.

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20051205.............................  Weatherford              Precision Drilling       Daquing Computalog
                                        International Ltd.       Corporation.             Rainbow Geotechnical
                                                                                          Development Corp.,
                                                                                          Global Employment
                                                                                          Corporation, Global
                                                                                          SanteFe Asset Holding,
                                                                                          Inc., Global SanteFe
                                                                                          Desert Rig Holdings
                                                                                          Inc., PD Global
                                                                                          Employment
                                                                                          Corporation, PD
                                                                                          International Services
                                                                                          Inc., Precision
                                                                                          Drilling Service
                                                                                          (Netherlands) B.V.,
                                                                                          Precision Drilling
                                                                                          Services (Oman) & Co.
                                                                                          LLC, Precision
                                                                                          Drilling Services
                                                                                          (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.,
                                                                                          Precision Drilling
                                                                                          Services (Thailand)
                                                                                          Ltd., Precision
                                                                                          Drilling Services (UK)
                                                                                          Ltd., Precision Energy
                                                                                          Services Colombia
                                                                                          Ltd., Precision Energy
                                                                                          Services Inc. (BVI)
                                                                                          Ltd., Richdear
                                                                                          Holdings Limited.
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20051208.............................  Precision Drilling       Weatherford              Weatherford
                                        Corporation.             International Ltd.       International Ltd.
20051259.............................  Rufino Vigil Gonzalez..  PAV Republic, Inc......  PAV Republic, Inc.
20051272.............................  Carl C. Icahn..........  WestPoint Stevens Inc.   J.P. Stevens
                                                                 (Debtor-in-Possession).  Enterprises, Inc.,
                                                                                          WestPoint Stevens
                                                                                          Stores Inc.
20051274.............................  GUS plc................  Luciano Rammairone.....  ClassesUSA.com.
20051275.............................  Legg Mason, Inc........  Giovanni Agnelli e       Permal Group Ltd.
                                                                 C.S.a.p.as.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/21/2005
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20051239.............................  International Business   Robert Barritz.........  Isogon Corporation.
                                        Machines Corporation.
20051264.............................  Quadrant AG............  Menasha Corporation....  Poly Hi Solidur.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/22/2005
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20051271.............................  ABN AMRO Holding N.V...  UMP-Kymmene Corporation  Loparex B.V., Loparex
                                                                                          Inc., Loparex Ltd.,
                                                                                          Loparex Oy.
20051288.............................  Schneider Electric SA..  Fremont Partners, L.P.,  Juno Lighting, Inc.
20051294.............................  McKesson Corporation...  D&K Healthcare           D&K Healthcare
                                                                 Resources, Inc.          Resources, Inc.
20051298.............................  AMIS Holdings, Inc.....  Flextronics              Flextronics
                                                                 International Ltd.       Semiconductor, Inc.
20051302.............................  NextMedia Investors LLC  Sumner M. Redstone.....  Infinity Radio Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/25/2005
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20051260.............................  Rosen's Diversified,     American Foods Group,    American Foods Group,
                                        Inc.                     LLC.                     LLC
20051296.............................  H.J. Heinz Company.....  KRSM Management, LLC...  Nancy's Specialty
                                                                                          Foods, Inc.
20051297.............................  Pfleiderer AG..........  Kunz Holding GmbH & Co.  BHT Bau Holztechnik
                                                                 KG.                      Thurigen GmbH
                                                                                          saalburgEbersdorf,
                                                                                          Kunz Faserplattenwerk
                                                                                          Baruth GmbH, Kunz Gmbh
                                                                                          & Co. KG, Gschwend,
                                                                                          Kunz Infomatik GmbH,
                                                                                          Unterensingen, Unikunz
                                                                                          Canada Inc., UTB
                                                                                          Unitherm Baruth GmbH
                                                                                          Baruth.
20051306.............................  The British United       Michael A. Carricarte..  Amedex Insurance
                                        Provident Association                             Company, Amedex
                                        Limited.                                          Investment
                                                                                          Corporation, Inc.,
                                                                                          Amedex Worldwide
                                                                                          Corporation, Americas
                                                                                          International Network
                                                                                          Corp., Onup Group
                                                                                          Corp., U.S.A. Medical
                                                                                          Services Corp.,
                                                                                          Colgate-Palmolive
                                                                                          Company.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/26/2005
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20050658.............................  United Technologies      The Boeing Company.....  Boeing Management
                                        Corporation.                                      Company.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/27/2005
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20051261.............................  Navistar International   Carlyle Partners III,    Grand Vehicle Works
                                        Corporation.             L.P.                     Holdings Corporation.
20051286.............................  Dover Corporation......  Michael D. Lyon........  Colder Products
                                                                                          Company.
20051289.............................  Nightwatch Holdings S.A  E.ON AG................  Ruhrgas Industries
                                                                                          Gmbh.
20051295.............................  Friedman Fleischer &     Home Health Holdings,    Home Health Holdings,
                                        Lowe Capital Partners    Inc.                     Inc.
                                        II, L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/28/2005
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20051181.............................  Broadcom Corporation...  Siliquent Technologies,  Siliquent Technologies,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20051280.............................  Fisher Scientific        Marathon Fund Limited    Lancaster Laboratories,
                                        International, Inc.      Partnership IV.          Inc.
20051283.............................  Danaher Corporation....  LM Investments S.a.r.l.  Leica Microsystems AG.
20051307.............................  Salix Pharmaceuticals,   InKine Pharmaceutical    InKine Pharmaceutical
                                        Ltd.                     Company, Inc.            Company, Inc.
20051314.............................  Plantronics, Inc.......  Altec Lansing            Altec Lansing
                                                                 Technologies, Inc.       Technologies, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/29/2005
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20051254.............................  Schneider National,      American Port Services,  American Port Services,
                                        Inc. Voting Trust.       Inc.                     Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/01/2005
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20051270.............................  HSBC Bank plc..........  Pactiv Corporation.....  Wellenfoam N.V.
20051293.............................  General Electric         Welch Allyn Holdings,    Everest VIT, Inc.
                                        Company.                 Inc.
20051313.............................  General Electric         AIG Highstar Capital,    Southern Star Central
                                        Company.                 L.P.                     Corp.
20051319.............................  Berkshire Hathaway Inc.  Fleetwood Enterprises,   Expression Homes
                                                                 Inc.                     Corporation, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Home Centers of
                                                                                          Nevada, Inc.,
                                                                                          Fleetwood Home Centers
                                                                                          of Texas, Inc.,
                                                                                          Fleetwood Retail
                                                                                          Corp., Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Alabama, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Arizona, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Arkansas, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          California, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Colorado, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Florida, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Georgia, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of Idaho,
                                                                                          Fleetwood Retail Corp.
                                                                                          of Illinois, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Kansas, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Kentucky, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Louisiana, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Michigan, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Mississippi, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of New
                                                                                          Mexico, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of North
                                                                                          Carolina, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of Ohio,
                                                                                          Fleetwood Retail Corp.
                                                                                          of Oklahoma, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Oregon, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of South
                                                                                          Carolina, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Tennessee, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Virginia, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of
                                                                                          Washington, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corp. of West
                                                                                          Virginia, Fleetwood
                                                                                          Retail Corporation of
                                                                                          Missouri.
20051320.............................  Sprint Corporation.....  US Unwired Inc.........  US Unwired Inc.
20051321.............................  The Public Warehousing   Questor Partners Fund    GeoLogistics
                                        Company--K.S.C.          II, L.P.                 Corporation.
20051323.............................  Flextronics              Nortel Networks Limited  Nortel Networks
                                        International Ltd.                                Limited, Nortel
                                                                                          Networks S.A., Nortel
                                                                                          Networks UK Limited.
20051325.............................  Inergy, L.P............  AIG Highstar Capital,    Central New York Oil
                                                                 L.P.                     And Gas Company, eCORP
                                                                                          Marketing, LLC.
20051326.............................  Zhone Technologies, Inc  Paradyne Networks, Inc.  Paradyne Networks, Inc.
20051335.............................  Investment Technology    The MacGregor Group,     The MacGregor Group,
                                        Group, Inc.              Inc.                     Inc.
20051342.............................  NCO Group, Inc.........  GTCR Fund V, L.P.......  Risk Management
                                                                                          Alternatives, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/02/2005
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20051310.............................  Ossur HF...............  Cortec Group Fund III,   Royce Medical Holdings,
                                                                 L.P.                     Inc.
20051315.............................  Koninklijke Philips      Stentor, Inc...........  Stentor, Inc.
                                        Electronics N.V.
20051322.............................  The Home Depot, Inc....  National Waterworks      National Waterworks
                                                                 Holdings, Inc/.          Holdings, Inc.
20051338.............................  Carlyle Partners IV,     Golder, Thoma, Cressey,  LifeCare Holdings, Inc.
                                        L.P.                     Rauner Fund V, L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/03/2005
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20051341.............................  Department 56, Inc.....  Brown-Forman             Lenox, Incorporated.
                                                                 Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/04/2005
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20051253.............................  Integrated Device        Integrated Circuit       Integrated Circuit
                                        Technology, Inc.         Systems, Inc.            Systems, Inc.
20051268.............................  Entergy Corporation....  Attala 2004 Trust......  Central Mississippi
                                                                                          Generating Company,
                                                                                          LLC
20051303.............................  Omnicare, Inc..........  excelleRx, Inc.........  excelleRx, Inc.
20051316.............................  New Refco Group Ltd.,    Cargill Incorporated...  Cargill Investor
                                        LLC.                                              Services, Inc.,
                                                                                          Cargill Investor
                                                                                          Services Limited,
                                                                                          Cargill Investor
                                                                                          Services (Singapore)
                                                                                          Pte. Ltd., CIS Cash
                                                                                          Management, Inc., CIS
                                                                                          Financial Services,
                                                                                          Inc., CIS Investments,
                                                                                          Inc., CIS Securities,
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/05/2005
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20051308.............................  Greene Group, Inc......  Cemex S.A. de C.V......  RMC Mid-Atlantic, LLC.
20051329.............................  Polaris Industries Inc.  Stefan Pierer..........  KTM Power Sports AG
20051330.............................  Polaris Industries Inc.  Rudolf Knunz...........  KTM Power Sports AG.
20051336.............................  Welsch, Carson,          Pharma Services          Early Development and
                                        Anderson & Stowe X,      Holding, Inc.            Packaging Services,
                                        L.P.                                              USA, L.L.C.
20051337.............................  WMB Holdings Inc.......  CityBank...............  Diligenz, Inc.
20051344.............................  Perot Systems            Ronald J. Lockard......  Technical Management,
                                        Corporation.                                      Inc.
20051346.............................  Sagicor Financial        Vesta Insurance Group,   American Founders
                                        Corporation.             Inc.                     Financial Corporation,
                                                                                          Laurel Life Insurance
                                                                                          Company.
20051349.............................  Cisco Systems, Inc.....  Sheer Networks Inc.....  Sheer Networks Inc.
20051353.............................  BNP Paribas S.A........  FundQuest Incorporated.  FundQuest Incorporated.
20051358.............................  Fiserv, Inc............  Great Hill Equity        BillMatrix Corporation.
                                                                 Partners II Limited
                                                                 Partnership.
20051364.............................  Business Objects S.A...  Trevor Lloyd...........  SRC Software, Inc.
20051368.............................  Barry Diller...........  Barry Diller...........  Expedia, 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. 05-16778 Filed 8-23-05; 8:45 am]
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