[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34356-34359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5392]


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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.

                          Transactions Granted Early Termination, 05/01/2006-06/02/2006
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           Transaction No.                    Acquiring                 Acquired                 Entities
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20060903.............................  Macquarie Bank Limited.  Jimmy L. Allen.........  Alabama River Parkway,
                                                                                          LLC.
                                                                                         Black Warrior Parkway,
                                                                                          LLC.
                                                                                         Emerald Mountain
                                                                                          Expressway Bridge,
                                                                                          LLC.
                                                                                         Toll Operations, LLC.
20060980.............................  Wayzata Opportunities    Anchor Glass Container   Anchor Glass Container
                                        Fund, LLC.               Corporation.             Corporation.
20060992.............................  The Fourth Viscount of   OCM/GFI Fund I.........  Genscape, Inc.
                                        Rothermere.
20060993.............................  Audax Private Equity     Linda Burdman Fine.....  CIBT Holdings, Inc.
                                        Fund II, L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination, 05/02/2006
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20060977.............................  Danaher Corporation....  Sybron Dental            Sybron Dental
                                                                 Specialties Inc.         Specialties Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination, 05/04/2006
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20060973.............................  Amdocs Limited.........  Qpass Inc..............  Qpass Inc.
20061005.............................  Square Holdings S.A....  Mr. Hein Deprez........  De Weide Bilk N.V.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination, 05/08/2006
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20060697.............................  Coherent, Inc..........  Excel Technology, Inc..  Excel Technology, Inc.
20060932.............................  Mitchell Jacobson......  Kennametal Inc.........  J&L America, Inc.
20060961.............................  American Capital         Avery Weigh-Tronix       Avery Weight-Tronix
                                        Strategies, Ltd.         Holdings, Inc.           Holdings Limited.
20060969.............................  Audax Private Equity     The Michael R.           The ColorMatrix
                                        Fund II, L.P.            Shaughnessy Living       Corporation.
                                                                 Trust dtd August 31,
                                                                 2000.
20060970.............................  Audax Private Equity     The John C. Haugh        The ColorMatrix
                                        Fund II, L.P.            Living Trust dated       Corporation.
                                                                 Augst 18, 2000.
20060983.............................  TCV IV, L.P............  Redback Networks Inc...  Redback Networks Inc.
20061000.............................  Level 3 Communications,  MCCC ICG Holdings, LLC.  ICG Communications,
                                        Inc.                                              Inc.
20061003.............................  Forstmann Little & Co.   Elyse N. Kroll.........  ENK Productions, Ltd.
                                        Equity Partnership
                                        VII, L.P.
20061010.............................  EQT IV No. 1 LP........  Compass Group PLC......  Compass Group PLC.
20061016.............................  Apache Corporation.....  BP p.l.c...............  BP America Production
                                                                                          Company.

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20061019.............................  Oracle Corporation.....  Portal Software, Inc...  Portal Software, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination, 05/09/2006
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20061024.............................  The Bank of New York     JPMorgan Chase & Co....  J.P. Morgan Trust
                                        Company, Inc.                                     Australia Limited.
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                              Transactions Granted by Early Termination, 05/10/2006
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20060759.............................  KLA--Tencor Corporation  ADE Corporation........  ADE Corporation.
                                                                                         Corus Aluminium Corp.
                                                                                         Corus Aluminium GmbH.
                                                                                         Corus Aluminium Inc.
                                                                                         Corus Aluminium NV.
                                                                                         Corus Aluminium Rolled
                                                                                          Products BV.
                                                                                         Corus Hylite BV.
                                                                                         Corus LP.
                                                                                         Hoogovens Aluminium
                                                                                          Europe Inc.
20061038.............................  Sprint Nextel            UbiquiTel Inc..........  UbiquiTel Inc.
                                        Corporation.
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                              Transactions Granted by Early Termination, 05/11/2006
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20061015.............................  Pfizer Inc.............  Rinat Neuroscience Corp  Rinat Neuroscience
                                                                                          Corp.
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                              Transactions Granted by Early Termination, 05/12/2006
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20060971.............................  Activision Incorporated  Red Octane, Inc........  Red Octane, Inc.
20060979.............................  BDCM Opportunity Fund,   Bayou Steel Corporation  Bayou Steel
                                        L.P.                                              Corporation.
20060996.............................  E.C. Barton & Company    JELD-WEN HOLDING, inc..  JELD-WEN, inc.
                                        Employee Stock
                                        Ownership Trust.
20061042.............................  Senior Care Real Estate  Lillian Trust, c/o RBC   Balanced Care
                                        Investment Trust.        Trustees (Guernsey)      Corporation
                                                                 Limited.                PC (MT) Holdco, Inc.
                                                                                         United Rehab MLC
                                                                                          Holding, LLC.
20061045.............................  AMVESCAP PLC...........  PowerShares Capital      PowerShares Capital
                                                                 Management LLC.          Management LLC.
20061070.............................  FIF III Liberty          Heritage Fund III, L.P.  Enterprise NewsMedia
                                        Holdings LLC.                                     Holding, LLC
                                                                                         Heritage Partners
                                                                                          Media, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination, 05/15/2006
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20060926.............................  Highfields Capital Ltd.  Pioneer Natural          Pioneer Natural
                                                                 Resources Company.       Resources Company.
20060928.............................  Highfields Capital II    Pioneer Natural          Pioneer Natural
                                        LP.                      Resources Company.       Resources Company.
20060988.............................  UBS AG.................  Piper Jaffray Companies  Piper Jaffray & Co.
20060989.............................  FPI Holding Corporation  American Capital         Fruit Patch Sales LLC.
                                                                 Strategies, Ltd.
20061051.............................  Wachovia Corporation...  Ameriprise Financial,    Ameriprise Trust
                                                                 Inc.                     Company.
20061058.............................  Joseph C. Grendys......  Sylvest Farms, Inc.....  Sylvest Farms, Inc.
                                                                                         Sylvest Farms
                                                                                          Management Services,
                                                                                          Inc.
                                                                                         Sylvest Foods
                                                                                          Corporation.
20061066.............................  Applied Materials, Inc.  Applied Films            Applied Films
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination, 05/16/2006
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20060960.............................  Antonia Johnson........  William C. Prior.......  Kinetico Incorporated.
20060975.............................  Office Depot, Inc......  New AOS Acquisition      New AOS Acquisition
                                                                 Corp.                    Corp.
20061007.............................  Covance Inc............  Radiant Research Inc...  Radiant Research Inc.
20061054.............................  Green Mountain coffee    Memorial Drive Trust...  Keurig, Incorporated.
                                        Roasters, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination, 05/17/2006
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20061046.............................  Macquarie                CapStreet II, L.P......  Trajen Holdings, Inc.
                                        Infrastructure Company
                                        Trust.
20061050.............................  Societe Lorraine de      Carl Deutsch...........  Deutsch Engineering
                                        Participations                                    Connecting Devices.
                                        Siderurgiques SLPS,
                                        S.A.
20061068.............................  Lightyear Fund II, L.P.  White Mountains          Sirius America
                                                                 Insurance Group, Ltd.    Insurance Company.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination, 05/18/2006
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20061067.............................  International Power plc  Sempra Energy..........  Coleto Creek Power, LP.

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20061095.............................  Lake Capital Partners    Jeff Haggin............  Haggin Marketing, Inc.
                                        II LP.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination, 05/22/2006
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20051684.............................  Precision Castparts      Special Metals           Special Metals
                                        Corp.                    Corporation.             Corporation.
20061001.............................  ICAP Plc...............  EBS Group Limited......  EBS Group Limited.
20061041.............................  K+S Aktiengesellschaft.  Prospecta Minera Ltda..  Sociedad Punta del
                                                                                          Lobos S.A.
20061056.............................  StanCorp Financial       Invesmart, Inc.........  Invesmart, Inc.
                                        Group, Inc..
20061069.............................  TCV IV, L.P............  Netflix, Inc...........  Netflix, Inc.
20061071.............................  H.I.G. Bayside           EYAS International, Inc  Easy Gardener Products,
                                        Opportunity Fund, L.P.                            Ltd
                                                                                         Weatherly Consumer
                                                                                          Products Group, Inc.
                                                                                         Weatherly Consumer
                                                                                          Products , Inc.
20061072.............................  Weston Presidio V, L.P.  Charterhouse Equity      Cellu Paper Holdings,
                                                                 Partners III, L.P.       Inc.
20061074.............................  FPC Holdings, Inc......  Aurora Equity Partners   FleetPride Corporation.
                                                                 II, L.P.
20061075.............................  JDA Software Group, Inc  Manugistics Group, Inc.  Manugistics Group, Inc.
20061076.............................  Zensho Co., Ltd........  Catalina Restaurant      Catalina Restaurant
                                                                 Group Inc.               Group Inc.
20061077.............................  Wizard Parent LLC......  NetlQ Corporation......  NetlQ Corporation.
20061081.............................  Citigroup Inc..........  Western Dental           Western Dental
                                                                 Services, Inc.           Services, Inc.
20061084.............................  FIF III Liberty          MVVT, LLC..............  CP Media, Inc.
                                        Holdings LLC.
20061087.............................  Mead Westvaco            Compagnie de Saint-      Saint-Gobain Calmar
                                        Corporation.             Gobain.                  Brasil Ltda.
                                                                                         Saint-Gobain Calmar,
                                                                                          Inc.
                                                                                         Saint-Gobain Calmar
                                                                                          Microspray S.r.l.
                                                                                         Saint-Gobain Calmar,
                                                                                          S.A.
                                                                                         Saint-Gobain Calmar
                                                                                          Corporation
                                                                                         Saint-Gobain Delaware
                                                                                          Corporation
                                                                                         Saint-Gobain
                                                                                          Desjonqueres North
                                                                                          America, Inc.
                                                                                         Saint-Gobain Kipfenberg
                                                                                          GmbH
                                                                                         Saint-Gobain La Granja
                                                                                          S.A.
                                                                                         Saint-Gobain Sekurit
                                                                                          Mexico S.A. de C.V.
                                                                                         Saint-Gobain Vetri
                                                                                          S.p.A.
                                                                                         Saint-Gobain Vidros
                                                                                          S.A.
20061090.............................  Area Corporate           Aspen Dental             Aspen Dental
                                        Opportunities Fund II,   Management, Inc.         Management, Inc.
                                        L.P.
20061093.............................  Devon Energy             Trevor D. Rees-Jones...  Chief Holdings LLC
                                        Corporation.
20061094.............................  GTCR Fund VIII, L.P....  Olympus Growth Fund      GLL Holdinghs, Inc.
                                                                 III, L.P.
20061098.............................  Merrill Lynch & Co.,     PODS, Inc..............  PODS, Inc.
                                        Inc.
20061105.............................  Newco..................  Mars, Incorporated.....  Mars, Incorporated.
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                                Transaction Granted Early Termination, 05/23/2006
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20061049.............................  Reynolds American Inc..  Asworth Corporation....  New Asworth
                                                                                          Corporation.
20061099.............................  Mrs, Incorporated......  Doane Pet Care           Doane Pet Care
                                                                 Enterprise, Inc.         Enterprises, Inc.
20061103.............................  Pan Fish ASA...........  Nutreco Holding N.V....  Marine Harvest N.V.
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                                Transaction Granted Early Termination, 05/24/2006
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20060896.............................  L-3 Communications       Parthenon Investors,     SSG Precision
                                        Holdings Inc.            L.P.                     Optronics, Inc.
20061014.............................  Hologic, Inc...........  R2 Technology, Inc.....  R2 Technology, Inc.
20061107.............................  Bourns, Inc............  David S. Baum..........  SSI Technologies, Inc.
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                                Transaction Granted Early Termination, 05/26/2006
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20061035.............................  Millipore Corporation..  Serologicals             Serologicals
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20061108.............................  Avocent Corporation....  LANDesk Group Limited..  LANDesk Group Limited.
20061109.............................  NICE-Systems Ltd.......  Tekelec................  IEX Corporation.
20061111.............................  United Site Services     Odyssey. Investment      United Site Services,
                                        Holdings, Inc.           Partners Fund, L.P.      Inc.
20061112.............................  Harbinger Capital        WCI Steel, Inc.........  WCI Steel, Inc.
                                        Partners Offshore Fund
                                        1, Ltd..
20061114.............................  Continental AG.........  Motorola, Inc..........  Motorola. (China)
                                                                                          Electronics Ltd.
                                                                                         Motorola GmbH
                                                                                         Motorola Ltd.
                                                                                         Motorola S.A.S.
20061115.............................  Berkshire Hathaway Inc.  Wertheimer Company Ltd.  IMC International
                                                                                          Metalworking Companies
                                                                                          R.V.
20061119.............................  Castle Harlan Partners   Willis Stein & Partners  Baker & Taylor
                                        IV, L.P.                 III, L.P.                Acquisition Corp.
20061121.............................  Lerner Enterprises, LLC  Baseball Expos, L.P....  Baseball Expos, L.P.

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20061123.............................  Linden Capital Partners  The Children's Memorial  Focused Health
                                        LP.                      Medical Center.          Solutions Holdings,
                                                                                          Inc.
20061128.............................  GS Capital Partners V,   J. Douglas Williams....  iHealth Technologies,
                                        L.P.                                              Inc.
20061138.............................  The Hearst Family Trust  Jeffrey H. Smulyan.....  Emmis Television
                                                                                          Broadcasting, L.P.
20061140.............................  NF Acquisition           Olympus Growth Fund      Staffco Holdings, Inc.
                                        Corporation.             III, L.P.
20061142.............................  Thomas H. Lee Equity     Midwest Renewables LC..  Hawkeye Intermediate,
                                        Fund VI, L.P.                                     LLC.
20061144.............................  Mellon Financial         Dr. Walter Grant Scot..  Walter Scott & Partners
                                        Corporation.                                      Limited.
20061145.............................  OnLine Resources         Princeton eCom           Princeton eCom
                                        Corporation.             Corporation.             Corporation.
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                                Transaction Granted Early Termination, 05/30/2006
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20061013.............................  Trian Star Trust.......  Wendy's International,   Wendy's International,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20061053.............................  Cardinal Health, Inc...  The F. Dohmen Co.......  Anoka LLC
                                                                                         Dohmen Distribution
                                                                                          Partners
                                                                                         Dohmen Distribution
                                                                                          Partners Southeast
                                                                                          L.L.C.
20061092.............................  Iconix Brand Group, Inc  Mossimo Giannulli......  Mossimo Inc.
20061101.............................  Crosstex Energy, Inc...  Trevor D. Rees-Jones...  Chief Midstream
                                                                                          Holdings LLC.
20061152.............................  U.S. TelePacific         Mpower Holding           Mpower Holding
                                        Holdings Corp..          Corporation.             Corporation.
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                                Transaction Granted Early Termination, 05/31/2006
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20061146.............................  CHS Private Equity V LP  Home Acres Building      Home Acres Building
                                                                 Supply Co..              Supply Co.
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                                Transaction Granted Early Termination, 06/01/2006
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20060573.............................  GATX Corporation.......  Oglebay Norton Company.  Olglebay Norton Marine
                                                                                          Services Company, LLC.
20061064.............................  Merck & Co., Inc.......  GlycoFi, Inc...........  GlycoFi, Inc.
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                                Transaction Granted Early Termination, 06/02/2006
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20061124.............................  Tom L. Ward............  N. Malone Mitchell, 3rd  Riata Energy, Inc.
20061125.............................  Level 3 Communications,  TelCove, Inc...........  TelCove, Inc.
                                        Inc.
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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. 06-5392 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am]
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