[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 8 (Friday, January 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1533-1535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-81]


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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

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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--12/18/2006
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20070345.............................  GTCR Fund IX/A, L.P....  3M Company.............  3M Innovative
                                                                                          Properties Company.
                                       .......................  .......................  Riker Laboratories,
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/19/2006
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20070341.............................  Cadent Energy Partners   George W. Mullane, Jr..  Logan Oil Tools, Inc.
                                        I, L.P.
20070371.............................  Green Equity Investors   Brickman Group           Brickman Group
                                        IV, L.P.                 Holdings, Inc.           Holdings, Inc.
20070378.............................  Cooper Industries, Ltd.  Wire-Pro, Inc..........  Viking Electronics,
                                                                                          Inc., Wire-Pro, Inc.,
                                                                                          WPI-Boston Division,
                                                                                          Inc., WPI-Sarasota
                                                                                          Division, Inc., WPI-
                                                                                          Viking Division, S.A.
                                                                                          de C.V.
20070391.............................  United Technologies      Longville Group Ltd....  Longville Group Ltd.
                                        Corporation.
20070411.............................  Blum Strategic Partners  Kinetic Concepts, Inc..  Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
                                        III, L.P.
20070438.............................  Sterling Investment      Fairway Operating Corp.  Fairway Operating Corp.
                                        Partner II, L.P.
20070441.............................  Deutsche Post AG.......  Atlas Air Worldwide      Polar Air Cargo
                                                                 Holdings, Inc.           Worldwide, Inc.
20070465.............................  Hewlett-Packard Company  Knightsbridge Solutions  Knightsbridge Solutions
                                                                 Holdings Corp.           Holding Corp.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/20/2006
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20070168.............................  H.I.G. TestAmerica, Inc  Severn Trent Plc.......  Aerotech Holdings,
                                                                                          Inc., En Novative
                                                                                          Technologies, Inc.,
                                                                                          Severn Trent
                                                                                          Laboratories, Inc.
20070383.............................  Carylyle Partners IV,    Sharon Tube Corporation  Sharon Tube
                                        L.P.                                              Corporation.
20070392.............................  Smith & Wesson Holding   Bear Lake Acquisition    Bear Lake Acquisition
                                        Corporation.             Corp.                    Corp.
20070440.............................  Tullett Prebon plc.....  C&W Corporate            Chapdelaine Corporate
                                                                 Securities LLC.          Securities & Co.
20070442.............................  Oak Hill Capital         Frank A. Critz, M.D....  Radiotherapy Clinics of
                                        Partners II, L.P.                                 Georgia.
20070443.............................  Lonza Group Limited....  Cambrex Corporation....  Cambrex Corporation.
20070448.............................  Lawrence Flinn, Jr.....  Barry O'Callaghan......  HM Rivergroup, PLC.
20070455.............................  Edward W. Stack........  Golf Galaxy, Inc.......  Golf Galaxy, Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/21/2006
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20070397.............................  Group 1 Automotive, Inc  A. Baron Cass III......  Baron Development
                                                                                          Company, LLC, Baron
                                                                                          Motorwerks, LLC, Baron
                                                                                          Volkswagen, Inc.
20070398.............................  Group 1 Automotive, Inc  Barton J. Cohen........  Baron Development
                                                                                          Company, LLC, Baron
                                                                                          Motowerks, LLC, Baron
                                                                                          Volkswagen, Inc.
20070407.............................  Partners HealthCare      Martha's Vineyard        Martha's Vineyard
                                        System, Inc.             Hospital, Inc.           Hospital, Inc.
20070410.............................  Partners HealthCare      Nantucket Cottage        Nantucket Cottage
                                        System, Inc.             Hospital.                Hospital.
20070431.............................  Third Point Offshore     Pogo Producing Company.  Pogo Producing Company.
                                        Fund, Ltd.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/22/2006
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20070367.............................  Medstead Luxco S.a.r.l.  Permira Europe II L.P.2  Ferretti S.p.A.
20070369.............................  Bain Capital (OSI) IX,   OSI Restaurant           OSI Restaurant
                                        L.P.                     Partners, Inc.           Partners, Inc.
20070400.............................  Sonoco Products Company  Snyder Investment        Clear Pack Company.
                                                                 Holdings LLC.
20070403.............................  Goldstein Group, Inc...  Velia Samuels Common     Samuels Recycling
                                                                 Stock Trust.             Company.
20070415.............................  Starwood Capital         elevenseven Holdings,    elevenseven Holdings,
                                        Hospitality Fund I-2,    L.L.C.                   L.L.C.
                                        L.P.
20070425.............................  Freeport-McMoRan Cooper  Phelps Dodge             Phelps Dodge
                                        & Gold Inc.              Corporation.             Corporation.
20070427.............................  Glide Buy-Out Fund III   Rockwood Holdings, Inc.  Gruop Novasep SAS.
                                        CV.
20070429.............................  ArcLight Energy          AltairStrickland Group,  AltairStrickland Group,
                                        Partners Fund III, L.P.  Inc.                     Inc.
20070457.............................  Harbinger Capital        Calpine Corporation....  MEP Pleasant Hill, LLC.
                                        Partners Offshore Fund
                                        I, Ltd.
20070460.............................  Mr. Jostein Eikeland...  Fiat S.p.A.............  Meridian Technologies,
                                                                                          Inc.
20070467.............................  Behrman Capital III L.P  The Jerry L. Hayden      Peacock Engineering
                                                                 Trust dated April 22,    Company.
                                                                 1994.
20070468.............................  Geodis S.A.............  TNT N.V................  TNT Freight Management
                                                                                          Holdings.
20070474.............................  Marubeni Corporation...  Mark J. Vallely........  Intragrated Resources
                                                                                          Holdings, Inc.

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20070475.............................  Colam Entreprendre S.A.  Crawford Electric        Crawford Electric
                                                                 Supply Company, Ltd.     Supply Company, Ltd.
20070477.............................  Standex International    Associated American      Associated American
                                        Corporation.             Industries, Inc.         Industries, Inc.
20070480.............................  General Motors           Con-way Inc............  Vector SCM, LLC.
                                        Corporation.
20070482.............................  GS Capital Partners V,   McJunkin Corporation...  McJunkin Corporation.
                                        L.P.
20070483.............................  General Electric         Moseley Associates, Inc  Microwave Data Systems,
                                        Company.                                          Inc.
20070484.............................  Graeme Hart............  International Paper      International Paper
                                                                 Company.                 Company.
20070485.............................  Veritas Capital Fund     Pearson plc............  NCS Pearson Venezuela,
                                        III, L.P.                                         NCS Services de
                                                                                          Mexico, S.A. de C.V.,
                                                                                          Pearson Analytic
                                                                                          Solutions, Inc.,
                                                                                          Pearson Canada
                                                                                          Solutions Limited,
                                                                                          Pearson Government
                                                                                          Solution, Inc.,
                                                                                          Pearson Soluciones
                                                                                          S.A., Soluciones
                                                                                          Pearson Mexico, S.A.
                                                                                          de C.V.
20070489.............................  Cardiovascular           St. Francis Health Care  Hawaii Health Ventures,
                                        Hospitals of America,    System of Hawaii.        LLC, SFMC Joint
                                        LLC.                                              Ventures, LLC, St.
                                                                                          Francis Imaging, LLC,
                                                                                          St. Francis Medical
                                                                                          Center, St. Francis
                                                                                          Medical Center--West.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/26/2006
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20070478.............................  Scott Sheridan.........  INVESTools, Inc........  INVESTools Inc.
20070479.............................  Tom Sosnoff............  INVESTools Inc.........  INVESTools Inc.
20070488.............................  Motorola, Inc..........  Netopia, Inc...........  Netopia, Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/28/2006
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20060776.............................  General Dynamics         SNC-Lavalin Group Inc..  SNC Technologies Corp.,
                                        Corporation.                                      SNC Technologies Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/29/2006
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20061812.............................  The TriZetto Group, Inc  Quality Care Solutions,  Quality Care Solutions,
                                                                 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. 07-81 Filed 1-11-07: 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M