[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 245 (Thursday, December 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76052-76054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24357]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period 
Under the Premereger 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--11/21/2005
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20051562.............................  Tata Sons Limited......  TLGB Acquisition Ltd...  Teleglobe International
                                                                                          Holdings Ltd.
20060129.............................  James Ratcliffe........  BP p.l.c...............  Innovene LLC and other
                                                                                          entities.
20060180.............................  Questor Partners Fund    Rex S. Butler..........  Fish House Foods, Inc.
                                        II, L.P..
20060181.............................  Questor Partners Fund    Ronald Jeffrey Butler &  Fish House Foods, Inc.
                                        II, L.P..                Carrie Krenzel Butler.
20060185.............................  American Capital         The Meadows of           The Meadows of
                                        Strategies, Ltd..        Wickenburg, L.P..        Wickenburg, L.P.
20060186.............................  ABRY Partners, V, L.P..  2000 Riverside Capital   CapRock Holdings, Inc.
                                                                 Appreciation Fund, L.P.
20060187.............................  Monitor Clipper Equity   Michael Keiser.........  Recycled Paper
                                        Partners II, L.P.                                 Greeting, Inc., RPG
                                                                                          Holdings, Inc.

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20060188.............................  Monitor Clipper Equity   Philip Friedmann.......  Recycled Paper
                                        Partners II, L.P.                                 Greeting, Inc., RPG
                                                                                          Holdings, Inc.
20060190.............................  The Timberland Company.  Robert A. Fox..........  Smartwool Corporation.
20060192.............................  American Capital         Atlantic Equity          Ranpak Holding
                                        Strategies, Ltd..        Partners III, L.P..      Corporation.
20060193.............................  Elevation Partners,      Homestore, Inc.........  Homestore, Inc.
                                        L.P..
20060195.............................  Aurora Equity Partners   Cortec Group Fund III,   New Axia Holdings, Inc.
                                        III, L.P..               L.P..
20060200.............................  Trinidad Energy          Cheyenne Parent, Inc...  Cheyenne Drilling, L.P.
                                        Services Income Trust.
20060202.............................  J.W. Childs Equity       W/S Packaging Group,     W/S Packaging Group,
                                        Partners III, L.P..      Inc.                     Inc.
20060207.............................  Occidental Petroleum     Vintage Petroleum, Inc.  Vintage Petroleum, Inc.
                                        Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/22/2005
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20060103.............................  Livingston               PBB Global Logistics     PBB Global Logistics
                                        International Income     Income Fund.             Income Fund.
                                        Fund.
20060189.............................  Wellspring Capital       Sam L. Susser..........  Susser Holdings, L.L.C.
                                        Partners III, L.P..
20060197.............................  Provident Energy Trust.  EnCana Corporation.....  1140102 Alberta Ltd.,
                                                                                          EnCana Kerrobert
                                                                                          Pipelines Limited,
                                                                                          EnCana Midstream Inc.,
                                                                                          WD Energy Services,
                                                                                          Inc.
20060198                               Houlihan Lockey Howard   ORIX Corporation.......  ORIX Finance Corp.,
                                        & Zukin Inc..                                     ORIX Structured
                                                                                          Finance LLC.
20060199.............................  ORIX Corporation.......  Houlihan Lokey Howard &  Houlihan Lokey Howard &
                                                                 Zukin Inc.               Zukin Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/23/2005
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20060102.............................  New Times Holding, LLC.  NewCo LLC..............  NewCo LLC.
20060191.............................  GMM Capital LLC........  Goody's Family           Goody's Family
                                                                 Clothing, Inc.           Clothing, Inc.
20060213.............................  Telefonaktiebolaget LM   Marconi Corporation plc  Marconi Communications
                                        Ericsson.                                         Federal, Inc., Marconi
                                                                                          Communications, Inc.,
                                                                                          Marconi Intellectual
                                                                                          Property (Ringfence)
                                                                                          Inc., Marconi
                                                                                          Intellectual Property
                                                                                          (US) Inc., Metapath
                                                                                          Software
                                                                                          International, Inc.,
                                                                                          Metapath Software
                                                                                          International (US),
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/28/2005
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20060126.............................  Asurion Corporation....  DST Systems, Inc.......  DST Lock/Line, Inc.
20060127.............................  DST Systems, Inc.......  Asurion Corporation....  Asurion Corporation.
20060154.............................  Castlerigg               GenCorp Inc............  GenCorp Inc.
                                        International Limited.
20060184.............................  American Capital         DelStar Holding Corp...  DelStar Holding Corp.
                                        Strategies, Ltd..
20060203.............................  General Motors           ProAssurance Company...  MEEMIC Insurance
                                        Corporation.                                      Company, MEEMIC
                                                                                          Insurance Services
                                                                                          Corporation.
20060216.............................  Astellas Pharma Inc....  Theravance, Inc........  Theravance, Inc.
20060223.............................  Marathon Fund Limited    Transport Corporation    Transport Corporation
                                        Partnership V.           of America, Inc.         of America, Inc.
20060225.............................  Formosa Plastics         New Mighty U.S. Trust..  Formosa Plastics
                                        Corporation.                                      Corporation, U.S.A.
20060226.............................  New Mighty U.S. Trust..  Formosa Plastics         Formosa Plastics
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation, America.
20060227.............................  Mr. Sumner M. Redstone.  CSTV Networks, Inc.....  CSTV Networks, Inc.
20060228.............................  BD Investment Holdings   Todd A. Robinson.......  LPL Holdings, Inc.
                                        Inc..
20060230.............................  Citigroup Inc..........  Alcoa Inc..............  SGS, SGS Canada, SGS
                                                                                          MX, SGS UK.
20060233.............................  Robert H. Castellini...  The Cincinnati Reds LLC  The Cincinnati Reds
                                                                                          LLC.
20060234.............................  Alan D. Schwartz.......  The Bear Stearns         The Bear Stearns
                                                                 Companies, Inc.          Companies, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/29/2005
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20051699.............................  Alfa Laval AB..........  Dover Corporation......  Delaware Capital
                                                                                          Formation Inc.,
                                                                                          Tranter PHE, Inc.
20060171.............................  Peter R. Kellogg.......  SIRVA, Inc.............  National Association of
                                                                                          Independent Truckers,
                                                                                          LLC (NAIT), Transguard
                                                                                          Insurance Company of
                                                                                          America Inc.
                                                                                          (Transguard), Vanguard
                                                                                          Insurance Agency, Inc.
                                                                                          (Vanguard).
20060177.............................  Don H. Barden..........  Trump Entertainment      Trump Indiana, Inc.
                                                                 Resorts, Inc.
20060178.............................  Icahn Partners LP......  Fairmont Hotels &        Fairmont Hotels &
                                                                 Resorts, Inc.            Resorts, Inc.
20060179.............................  Icahn Partners Master    Fairmont Hotels &        Fairmont Hotels &
                                        Fund LP.                 Resorts, Inc.            Resorts, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/30/2005
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20060155.............................  SanDisk Corporation....  Matrix Semiconductor,    Matrix Semiconductor,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.

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20060182.............................  ValueAct Capital Master  The Reynolds and         The Reynolds and
                                        Fund, L.P.               Reynolds Company.        Reynolds Company.
20060201.............................  MediaNews Group, Inc...  Gannett Co., Inc.......  Texas-New Mexico
                                                                                          Newspapers
                                                                                          Partnership.
20060221.............................  Autonomy Corporation     Verity, Inc............  Verity, Inc.
                                        plc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/01/2005
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20060196.............................  Johnson & Johnson......  Biovail Corporation....  Biovail Laboratories
                                                                                          International SRL.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative 
or Renee Hallman, Contact Representative. 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. 05-24357 Filed 12-21-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M