[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 237 (Monday, December 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71544-71548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9618]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period
Under the Premerger Notification Rules
Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II
of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires
persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give the
Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General advance
notice and to wait designated periods before consummation of such
plans. Section 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, in individual
cases, to terminate this waiting period prior to its expiration and
requires that notice of this action be published in the Federal
Register.
The following transactions were granted early termination of the
waiting period provided by law and the premerger notification rules.
The grants were made by the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant
Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of
Justice. Neither agency intends to take any action with respect to
these proposed acquisitions during the applicable waiting period.
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Trans No. Acquiring Acquired Entities
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/30/2006
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20070030........... E. Merck OGH.... Erniesio Bertarelli
Bertarelli. Biotech S.A.
20070073........... ValueAct Capital Misys plc....... Misys plc.
Master Fund,
L.P.
20070079........... Entergy CMS Energy Consumers
Corporation. Corporation. Energy
Company.
20070082........... Welsh, Carson, ACS Media Income ACS Media
Anderson & Fund. Canada Inc.
Stowe X, L.P.
20070083........... The Goldman Robyn Simon..... Holdco (LLC).
Sachs Group,
Inc.
20070087........... Roche Holding InterMune, Inc.. InterMune, Inc.
Ltd.
20070090........... USI Holdings Kibble & Kibble &
Corporation. Prentice Prentice
Holding Company. Holding
Company.
20070099........... Informa, Plc.... Lawrence Erlbaum Lawrence
Erlbaum
Associates,
Inc.,
Publishers.
New Concept
Press, Inc.
The Analytic
Press, Inc.
2 Sharad Kumar Tak Ronald H. Van Eco Fibre, Inc.
Den Heuvel.
0
Oconto Falls
Tissue, Inc.
Recovering Aqua
Resources,
Inc.
20070102........... Ralcorp Terry R. Knutson Cottage Bakery,
Holdings, Inc. and Rose Inc.
Knutson.
20070103........... Sequoia Capital Google, Inc..... Google, Inc.
XI, L.P.
20070106........... J.C. Flowers I USAgencies, USAgencies,
LP. L.L.C.. L.L.C.
20070113........... Arrowpoint Royal & Sun Arrowpoint
Capital Corp. Alliance General
Insurance Group Partnership.
plc.
20070119........... Steve S. Chen... Google Inc...... Google Inc.
20070120........... Chad M. Hurley.. Google Inc...... Google Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/31/2006
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20060891........... Watson Andrx Andrx
Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Corporation.
, Inc.
20061681........... Joseph M. & Sumner M. CBS Radio Inc.
Marie H. Field. Redstone. of Illinois.
CBS Radio
Stations Inc.
Texas CBS Radio
L.P.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/01/2006
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20061861........... Aquila, Inc..... Calpine MEP Pleasant
Corporation. Hill, LLC.
20070055........... J.H. Whitney VI, Landry's Joes' Crab
L.P. Restaurants, Shack-
Inc. Delaware, Inc.
20070094........... Alimentation Royal Dutch Equilon
Couche-Tard Inc. Shell plc. Enterprises
LLC.
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20070095........... Alimentation Royal Dutch Motiva
Couche-Tard Inc. Shell plc. Enterprises
LLC.
20070107........... Alimentation Aramco Services Motiva
Couche-Tard Inc. Company. Enterprises
LLC.
20070108........... Intercontinental Board of Trade Board of Trade
Exchange, Inc. of the City of of the City of
New York, Inc. New York, Inc.
20070109........... Sun Capital Kirtland Capital Essex Holdings
Partners IV, LP. Partners III LLC.
L.P.
20070112........... International Carmine Palisades
Business Cacciavillani. Technology
Machines Partners LLC.
Corporation.
20070121........... Lehman Brothers Wilton Re Wilton Re
Holdings Inc. Holdings Holdings
Limited. Limited.
20070128........... Neways Holdings Leslie DeeAnn Cosmeceutical
LTD. Mower. Creations
Corporation,
Ltd.
LTM
Enterprises,
Inc.
Neways DISC,
Inc.
20070129........... Neways Holdings Thomas E. Mower. Cosmeceutical
Ltd. Creations
Corporation
Ltd.
LTM
Enterprises,
Inc.
Neways DISC,
Inc.
20070131........... Noverco Inc..... Green Mountain Green Mountain
Power Power
Corporation. Corporation.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/02/2006
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20070070........... ADF Restaurant Yum! Brands, Inc Blue Ridge
Group, LLC. Pizza Hut,
Inc.
Chesapeake Bay
Pizza Hut,
Inc.
Mountaineer
Pizza Hut,
Inc.
Oriole Pizza
Hut, Inc.
Pizza Hut, Inc.
Pizza Hut of
Alleghany
County No. 1,
Inc.
Pizza Hut of
Alleghany
County No. 2,
Inc.
Pizza Hut of
Alleghany
County No. 3,
Inc.
Pizza Hut of
America, Inc.
Pizza Hut of
Charles
County, Inc.
Pizza Hut of
Frederick
County No. 1,
Inc.
Pizza Hut of
Frederick
County No. 2,
Inc.
Pizza Hut of
Frederick
County No. 3,
Inc.
Pizza Hut of
Frederick
County No. 4,
Inc.
Pizza Hut of
Frederick
County No. 5,
Inc.
Pizza Hut of
Frederick
County No. 6,
Inc.
Pizza Hut of
St. Mary's
County, Inc.
Pizza Hut of
Washington
County, No. 1,
Inc.
Pizza Hut of
Washington
County No. 2,
Inc.
Pizza Hut of
Washington
County No. 3,
Inc.
Potomac Pizza
Hut, Inc.
Red Raider
Pizza Company.
20070080........... Martinrea ThyssenKrupp AG. MFSP, Inc.
International
Inc.
Thyssenkrupp
Budd Canada,
Inc.
ThyssenKrupp
Budd Company.
ThyssenKrupp
Budd Systems
Canada, Ltd.
ThyssenKrupp
Budd Systems,
LLC.
ThyssenKrupp
Fabco Corp.
ThssenKrupp
Fabco, Inc.
ThyssenKrupp
Hopkinsville,
LLC.
20070084........... Oak Hill Capital Arnold Arnold
Partners II, Logistics, LLC. Logistics,
L.P. LLC.
20070088........... Google Inc...... YouTube, Inc.... YouTube, Inc.
20070133........... Blackhawk Baxter Baxter
Acquisition International Healthcare
Company. Inc. Corporation.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/03/2006
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20070067........... PAREXEL Behavioral and Behavioral and
International Medical Medical
Corporation. Research, LLC. Research, LLC.
20070071........... Flextronics International International
International DisplayWorks, DisplayWorks,
Ltd. Inc. Inc.
20070072........... McAfee, Inc..... Citadel Security Canberra, LLC.
Software, Inc.
Canberra
Operating,
L.P.
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Citadel
Security
Software
International,
LLC.
20070141........... Sidney Kohl..... Harold EF&A Funding,
Blumenstein. L.L.C.
20070143........... Thoma Cressey Harvey E. Najim. Sirius Computer
Fund VIII, L.P. Solutions,
Inc.
20070152........... Acquicor Jazz Jazz
Technology Inc. Semiconductor, Semiconductor,
Inc. Inc.
20070158........... Mr. Andre Liberty Media OpenTV.
Kudelski. Corporation.
20070183........... Chattem, Inc.... Johnson & Johnson &
Johnson. Johnson.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/07/2006
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20070085........... Illinois Tool KPS Special Speedline
Works, Inc. Situations Fund Holdings, I,
II (A), L.P. LLC.
20070110........... Carl C. Icahn... Lear Corporation Lear
Corporation.
20070111........... Icahn Partners Lear Corporation Lear
Master Fund LP. Corporation.
20070125........... Icahn Partners Lear Corporation Lear
LP. Corporation.
20070132........... Sun Capital Big 10 Tires Big 10 Tires
Partners IV, LP. Stores, Inc. Stores, Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/09/2006
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20070140........... Snap-on ProQuest Company ProQuest
Incorporated. Alison, Inc.
ProQuest
Business
Solutions Inc.
ProQuest
Business
Solutions,
Ltd.
ProQuest
Information
Access, Ltd.
ProQuest UK
Holdings, Ltd.
20070147........... Arrow Alternative Data Alternative
Electronics, Technology, Inc. Data
Inc. Technology,
Inc.
20070177........... Banco Santander HBOS plc........ Drive Consumer
Central USA, Inc.
Hispano, S.A.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/13/2006
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20061796........... Vivendi S.A..... Mr. Reinhard Arvato de
Mohn. Mexido, S.A.
de C.V.
Bertelsmann AG.
Bertelsmann
Holding Spain,
S.A.
Bertelsmann
Music Group
Gmhb.
Bertelsmann
Music Group
LLC.
BMG Deutschland
GmbH.
MBG France
S.A.S.
BMG Music
Publishing
Canada Inc.
20070069........... Blue Cross Blue Regents of the M-CAID.
Shield of Unviersity of
Michigan. Michigan.
M-CARE.
Michigan Health
Insurance
Company.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/14/2006
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20070134........... Healthways, Inc. AXIA Health AXIA Health
Management, LLC. Management,
Inc.
20070146........... Kobayashi Heatmax, Inc.... Heatmax, Inc.
Pharmaceutical
Co., Ltd.
20070149........... Apollo Jacuzzi Brands, Jacuzzi Brands,
Investment Inc. Inc.
Fund, VI, L.P.
20070180........... Unifi, Inc...... Dillon Yarn Dillon Yarn
Corporation. Corporation.
20070181........... Old Republic Aon Corporation. Special Risk
International Resources
Company. Insurance
Agency.
Virginia Surety
Company, Inc.
20070193........... FRIT PINN LLC... Crown Castle Crown Castle
International International
Corp. Corp.
20070194........... FIT GSL LLC..... Crown Castle Crown Castle
International International
Corp. Corp.
20070196........... Abrams Capital Crown Castle Crown Castle
Partners II, International International
L.P. Corp. Corp.
20070197........... Riva Capital Crown Castle Crown Castle
Partners, L.P. International International
Corp. Corp.
20070198........... Whitecrest Crown Castle Crown Castle
Partners, L.P. International International
Corp. Corp.
20070199........... Trevor Lloyd.... Indus Indus
International, International,
Inc. Inc.
20070201........... Harpoon Open Solutions, Open Solutions,
Acquisition Inc. Inc.
Corporation.
20070205........... Madison Dearborn The Yankee The Yankee
Capital Candle Company, Candle
Partners V-A, Inc. Company, Inc.
L.P.
20070206........... Thoma Cressey Harbert Private Community
Fund VIII, L.P. Equity Fund II, Hospices of
L.L.C. America, Inc.
20070209........... Level 3 Broadwing Broadwing
Communications, Corporation. Corporation.
Inc.
20070211........... InterMedia LIN TV Corp..... LIN Television
Partners VII, of San Juan,
L.P. Inc.
S&E Network,
Inc.
WAPA America,
Inc.
20070216........... The James Lemieux Group, Lemieux
Balsillie LP. Development,
Family Trust II. LP.
Pittsburgh
Penguins
Enterprises
Company.
WBS Hockey, LP.
20070217........... Cap Gemini SA... Kanbay Kanbay
International, International,
Inc. Inc.
20070220........... AT&T, Inc....... Deutsche Telekom T-Moblie USA,
AG. Inc.
20070225........... ABRY Partners V, William Ruch.... Psychological
L.P. Services, Inc.
20070226........... Doughty Hanson & Zobele Holding Zobele Holding
Co. IV. S.p.A. S.p.A.
20070228........... Harbinger Applica Applica
Capital Incorporated. Incorporated.
Partners
Offshore Fund
I, Ltd.
20070230........... Court Square Soros Limited AE Europe
Capital Partner, LLC. Holdings, Inc.
Partners II,
L.P.
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20070232........... Community Dow Jones & Ottaway
Newspaper Company, Inc. Newspapers of
Holdings, Inc. Pennsylvania,
L.P.
Ottoway
Newspapers,
Inc.
The Mail
Tribune, Inc.
The Santa Cruz
Sentinel, Inc.
The Traverse
City Record-
Eagle, Inc.
20070233........... Catlin Group Wellington Wellington
Limited. Underwriting Underwriting
plc. plc.
20070234........... Oracle MetaSolv, Inc... MetaSolv, Inc.
Corporation.
20070241........... Affordable Care Affordable Care, Affordable
Holding Corp. Inc. Care, Inc.
20070242........... Nautic Partners The Resolute Precision
V, L.P. Fund, L.P. Engineered
Products
Holdings, Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/15/2006
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20070114........... AIG Highstar Interstate Waste Interstate
Capital II, L.P. Services Waste Services
Holding Holding
Company, Inc. Company, Inc.
20070179........... TransMontaigne Morgan Stanley.. TransMontaigne
Partners, L.P. Product
Services, Inc.
20070186........... Oak Hill Capital Atlas Copco AB.. Atlas Copco
Partners II, North America,
L.P. Inc.
20070187........... Ripplewood Atlas Copco AB.. Atlas Copco
Partners II, North America,
L.P. Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/17/2006
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20070191........... Tenaska Power Constellation Big Sandy
Fund, L.P. Energy Group, Peaker Plant,
Inc. LLC.
CP High Desert
II, Inc.
CP High Desert
I, Inc.
HE Supply
Company, LLC.
Holland Energy,
LLC.
Rio Nogales II,
Inc.
Rio Nogales I,
Inc.
University Park
Energy, LLC.
UP Supply, LLC.
Wolf Hills
Energy, LLC.
20070195........... Fortress Crown Castle Crown Castle
Pinnacle International International
Investment Corp. Corp.
Fund, LLC.
20070202........... Merrill Lynch & Petrie Parkman & Petrie Parkman
Co., Inc. Co., Inc. & Co., Inc.
20070213........... AT&T, Inc....... 2Wire, Inc...... 2Wire, Inc.
20070214........... Morgan Stanley.. FrontPoint FrontPoint
Partners, LLC. Partners, LLC.
20070229........... Internap Network VitalStream VitalStream
Services Holdings, Inc. Holdings, Inc.
Corporation.
20070235........... Berkshire Converium Converium
Hathaway, Inc. Holding AG, Zug. Holdings
(North
America), Inc.
20070247........... Signature LifePoint ALL.
Hospital Hospitals, Inc.
Holding, LLC.
c/o LifePoint
Hospitals,
Inc.
LifePoint WV
Limited,
Partner, LLC.
S.J. Ventures
Properties,
Limited
Partnership.
St. Joseph's
Healthcare
System,
Limited
Partnership.
20070252........... IDB Holding Koor Industries Koor Industries
Corporation Ltd. Ltd. Ltd.
20070261........... Coconut Palm Equity Equity
Acquisition Broadcasting Broadcasting
Corp. Corporation. Corporation.
20070262........... Bank of America Momentum Energy Momentum Energy
Corporation. Group Inc. Group Inc.
20070264........... Oracle Stellent, Inc... Stellent, Inc.
Corporation.
20070265........... KKR European Societe Societe
Fund II, D'Investissemen D'Investisseme
Limited. t Familiale. nt Familiale.
20070275........... Lincolnshire Dawn Enterprises Dawn
Equity Fund Incorporated. Enterprises
III, L.P. Incorporated.
20070283........... Stephen A. Wynn. Wynn Resorts, Wynn Resorts,
Limited. Limited.
20070285........... MMP Capital TCW Special Houston Harvest
Partners (QP), Placements Fund Gift Products,
L.P. III. LLC.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/20/2006
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20070096........... TPG-Axon Triad Hospitals, Triad
Partners, LP. Inc. Hospitals,
Inc.
20070097........... TPG-Axon Triad Hospitals, Triad
Partners, Inc. Hospitals,
(Offshore), Ltd. Inc.
20070231........... Thomas G. Dundon HBOS plc........ Drive Consumer
USA Inc.
20070257........... Platinum Equity Henry T. Swigert ESCO Integrated
Capital Manufacturing
Partners, L.P. Concord, Inc.
ESCO Integrated
Manufacturing
Tempe, Inc.
20070268........... Automatic Data First Data Taxware, LP.
Processing, Inc. Corporation.
20070273........... LRI Holdings, CBRL Group, Inc. Logan's
Inc. Roadhouse,
Inc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/21/2006
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20070130........... Nautilus General Electric GE Bayer
Holdings Company. Specialties
Acquisition Srl.
Corp.
General
Electric
Canada.
General
Electric
Plastics GmbH.
GE NewCo Pte.
Ltd-Singapore.
GE OSI
Industria de
Silicones,
Ltda.
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GE Quartz
(China) Co.
Ltd.
GE Quartz
Europe GmbH.
GE Quartz, Inc.
GE Sealants &
Adhesives,
Inc.
GE Silicones,
Inc.
GE Specialty
Materials
Japan Co. Ltd.
GE Supply
Mexico, S. de
R. L. de C.V.
GE Toshiba
Silicones Asia
Pacific Ptd.
Ltd.
GE Toshiba
Silicones Co.,
Ltd.
20070182........... DLJ Merchant H.I.G. Capital Total Safety
Banking Partners III, U.S., Inc.
Partners IV, L.P.
L.P.
20070185........... Gerald W. SITEL SITEL
Schwartz. Corporation. Corporation.
20070243........... Williams The Williams Williams Four
Partners L.P. Companies, Inc. Corners LLC.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/22/2006
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20070159........... Benchmark Pemstar Inc..... Pemstar Inc.
Electronics,
Inc.
20070166........... Fox Paine KPS Special Wire Rope
Capital Fund Situations Fund Corporation of
III, L.P. II (A), L.P. America, Inc.
20070204........... Orica Limited... Close Brothers Minova Holding
Private Equity Inc.
Fund VI.
20070238........... CB Richard Ellis Trammell Crow Trammell Crow
Group, Inc. Company. Company.
20070239........... Diamond Castle Barry Diller.... PRC, LLC.
Partners IV,
L.P.
20070245........... Colam Robert C. Friedman
Enterprendre Friedman and Electric
S.A. Pauline Supply Co.,
Friedman. Inc.
20070253........... China National Rhodia S.A...... Rhodia Norge A/
Chemical S.
Corporation.
Rhodia OY.
Rhodia
Silicones
Espana S.A.
Rhodia
Silicones
Shanghai Co.
Ltd.
Rhodia
Silicones Inc.
Rhodia
Silicones SAS.
Rhodia Siliconi
Italia S.p.A.
Rhodia
Specialty
Silicones
GmbH.
Silicone
Brasis--Partic
ipacoes
Servicos e
Comercio.
20070255........... Mitsui & Co., Estate of SunWize
Ltd. Michael Zinn. Technologies,
LLC.
20070288........... Ryanair Holdings Aer Lingus Group Aer Lingus
plc. plc. Group plc.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/24/2006
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20061839........... Nabor Industries L. Charles LM Industries,
Ltd. Moncia, Jr. LLC.
Moncia Well
Service, 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. 06-9618 Filed 12-8-06; 8:45 am]
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