[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53581-53584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4619]


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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--08/20/2007
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20071881.............  Mr. Ronny Pecik  Springwater MWZ  MWZ
                                         Holdings         Beteiligungs-
                                         S.a.r.l..        GmbH.
20071882.............  Mag. Georg       Springwater MWZ  MWZ
                        Stumpf.          Holdings         Beteiligungs-
                                         S.a.r.l..        GmbH.
20071921.............  Hewlett-Packard  Opsware Inc....  Opsware Inc.
                        Company.
20071934.............  Intel            EMC Corporation  VMware, Inc.
                        Corporation.
20071941.............  Chrestview       Ronald I.        FHC Health
                        Partners, L.P.   Dozeretz, M.D.   Systems, Inc.
20071945.............  Cisco Systems,   EMC Corporation  VMware, Inc.
                        Inc.
20071947.............  Gordon W. Ommen  US BioEnergy     US BioEnergy
                                         Corporation.     Corporation.
20071957.............  EMC Corporation  BusinessEdge     BusinessEdge
                                         Solutions Inc.   Solutions Inc.

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20071961.............  Concur           Jupiter          H-G Holdings,
                        Technologies,    Partners L.P.    Inc.
                        Inc.
20071974.............  HBK Fund, L.P..  Blackstone ECC   Montecito
                                         Communications   Television
                                         Partners, L.P.   License Corp.
                                                          of Topeka,
                                                          Montecito
                                                          Television
                                                          License Corp.
                                                          of Wichita,
                                                          SJL of Kansas
                                                          Corp., Topeka
                                                          Television
                                                          Corp.
20071976.............  Warburg Pincus   Inspire          Inspire
                        Private Equity   Pharmaceutical   Pharmaceutical
                        IX, L.P.         s, Inc.          s, Inc.
20071986.............  Sector           Joseph D.        Unitek USA,
                        Performance      Kestenbaum.      LLC.
                        Fund, LP.
20071994.............  Anil Ambani....  Yipes Holdings,  Yipes Holdings,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/21/2007
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20071931.............  Waste            Dominick         BroadAcre
                        Connections,     DiVello.         Landfill,
                        Inc.                              Inc., U.S.
                                                          Waste
                                                          Industries,
                                                          Inc.
20071932.............  Waste            Victor DiVello.  BroadAcre
                        Connections,                      Landfill,
                        Inc.                              Inc., U.S.
                                                          Waste
                                                          Industries,
                                                          Inc.
20071968.............  Wolseley plc...  Davidson Pipe    Davidson Pipe
                                         Company Inc.     Company Inc.
20071972.............  F5 Networks,     Acopia           Acopia
                        Inc.             Networks, Inc.   Networks, Inc.
20071980.............  Bank of America  ABN AMRO         ABN AMRO North
                        Corporation.     Holdings N.V.    America
                                                          Holding
                                                          Company.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/22/2007
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20071346.............  Rockwood         Elementis plc..  Elementis
                        Holdings, Inc.                    Holdings Ltd.
20071939.............  Harold L.        W. Barry Milner  Exploreco
                        Rosbottom, Jr.                    Energy, Inc.,
                                                          Exploreco Pipe
                                                          LLC.
20071940.............  Harold L.        Don K. Milner..  Exploreco
                        Rosbottom, Jr.                    Energy, Inc.,
                                                          Exploreco Pipe
                                                          LLC.
20071942.............  HTS Stiftung...  Austria Metall   Austria Metall
                                         Aktiengesellsc   Aktiengesellsc
                                         haft.            haft.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/23/2007
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20071853.............  Carl C. Icahn..  Biogen Idec Inc  Biogen Idec
                                                          Inc.
20071854.............  Ichan Partners   Biogen Idec Inc  Biogen Idec
                        Master Fund LP.                   Inc.
20071855.............  Icahn Partners   Biogen Idec Inc  Biogen Idec
                        Master Fund II                    Inc.
                        L.P.
20071856.............  Icahn Partners   Biogen Idec Inc  Biogen Idec
                        L.P.                              Inc.
20071936.............  BBA Aviation     Landow Aviation  Landow Aviation
                        PLC.             Limited          Limited
                                         Partnership.     Partnership.
20071943.............  Citigroup Inc..  Ameriquest       ACC Capital
                                         Capital          Holdings
                                         Corporation.     Corporation,
                                                          AMC Mortgage
                                                          Services,
                                                          Inc.,
                                                          Ameriquest
                                                          Mortgage
                                                          Company,
                                                          Argent
                                                          Mortgage
                                                          Company LLC.
20071969.............  IHOP Corp......  Applebee's       Applebee's
                                         International,   International,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20071970.............  Ristretto        Williams         Williams
                        Holdings SCA.    Scotsman         Scotsman
                                         International,   International,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20071981.............  ZM Private       EAC Holdings,    Erickson Air-
                        Equity Fund I,   L.L.C.           Crane
                        L.P.                              Incorporated.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/24/2007
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20071804.............  Cenveo, Inc....  Ira B. Kristel.  Commercial
                                                          Envelope
                                                          Manufacturing
                                                          Co., Inc.
20071848.............  Mr. Leonardo     Jim H. Jannard.  Oakley Inc.
                        Del Vecchio.
20071891.............  GS Global        Trust of Fred    FRS Capital
                        Infrastructure   R. Smith and     Corp.
                        Partners I,      Ouida M. Smith.
                        L.P.
20071904.............  Time Warner Inc  Tacoda, Inc....  Tacoda, Inc.
20071935.............  Veolia           Allied Waste     Allied
                        Environnement    Industries,      Services, LLC,
                        S.A.             Inc.             Allied Waste
                                                          Transportation
                                                          , Inc., Awin
                                                          Leasing, Inc.,
                                                          BFI Waste
                                                          Services, LLC,
                                                          Blue Ridge
                                                          Landfill
                                                          General
                                                          Partnership, E
                                                          Leasing
                                                          Company, LLC,
                                                          Golden Waste
                                                          Disposal,
                                                          Inc., H.
                                                          Leasing
                                                          Company, LLC,
                                                          Local
                                                          Sanitation of
                                                          Rowen County,
                                                          L.L.C.,
                                                          Packerton Land
                                                          Company,
                                                          L.L.C., Wayne
                                                          County
                                                          Landfill IL,
                                                          Inc.
20071937.............  Richard L.       DHP Acquisition  DESA Europe
                        Duobossois.      Corp.            B.V., DESA
                                                          Heating, LLC,
                                                          DESA
                                                          Industries of
                                                          Canada, Inc.,
                                                          DESA LLC,
                                                          DESA, LLC,
                                                          DESA
                                                          Speacialty,
                                                          LLC, DESA (UK)
                                                          Limited, Heath
                                                          Company
                                                          Limited, HIG-
                                                          DHP Barbados,
                                                          Ltd.
20071952.............  MMI              The Brink's      The Brink's
                        Investments,     Company.         Company.
                        L.P.
20071957.............  Castlerigg       Plains           Plains
                        International    Exploration &    Exploration &
                        Limited.         Production       Production
                                         Company.         Company.
20071965.............  Compagnie        Cooper Tire &    Oliver Rubber
                        Generale des     Rubber Company.  Company.
                        Etablissements
                        Michelin.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/27/2007
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20071641.............  Ceradyne, Inc..  EaglePicher      EaglePicher
                                         Corporation.     Boron, LLC.
20071873.............  Great Plains     Aquila, Inc....  Aquila, Inc.
                        Energy
                        Incorporated.
20071919.............  Black Hills      Aquila, Inc....  Aquila, Inc.
                        Corporation.
20071951.............  Pella            EFCO             EFCO
                        Corporation.     Corporation.     Corporation.
20071984.............  AT&T Inc.......  Deutsche         AT&T Mobility
                                         Telekom AG.      LLC, T-Mobile
                                                          USA, Inc.
20071985.............  Deutsche         AT&T Inc.......  AT&T Mobility
                        Telekom AG.                       LLC.
20071989.............  RoundTable       Michael C.       MarketLab, Inc.
                        HealthCare       Bieker.
                        Partners II,
                        L.P.
20071991.............  Bain Capital     American         American
                        Fund IX, L.P.    Standard         Standard
                                         Companies Inc.   Philippines
                                                          L.L.C.,
                                                          American
                                                          Standard B&K
                                                          Mexico, S. de
                                                          R.L. de C.V.,
                                                          American
                                                          Standard B&K
                                                          (Thailand)
                                                          Public Company
                                                          Limited,
                                                          American
                                                          Standard
                                                          Consulting
                                                          (Shanghai) Co.
                                                          Ltd., American
                                                          Standard
                                                          Foreign
                                                          Trading
                                                          Limited,
                                                          American
                                                          Standard
                                                          Korea, Inc.,
                                                          American
                                                          Standard
                                                          Philippines II
                                                          L.L.C.,
                                                          American
                                                          Standard
                                                          (U.K.) Co., A-
                                                          S Thai
                                                          Holdings Ltd.,
                                                          CAPP Holdings
                                                          Limited,
                                                          Ceramic
                                                          Sanitaryware
                                                          Pte. Ltd.,
                                                          Edwards
                                                          Logistics
                                                          Limited,
                                                          Egyptian
                                                          American
                                                          Industrial
                                                          Plastics Co.,
                                                          S.A.E., Ideal
                                                          Standard
                                                          Beteiligungus-
                                                          GmbH, Ideal
                                                          Standard
                                                          Bulgaria AD,
                                                          Ideal Standard
                                                          do Brasil
                                                          Industia e
                                                          Comercio,
                                                          Ideal Standard
                                                          Equipamentos
                                                          Sanitarios
                                                          LDA., Ideal
                                                          Standard
                                                          Financial
                                                          Services SPRL,
                                                          Ideal Standard
                                                          GmbH, Ideal
                                                          Standard
                                                          Group, S. de
                                                          R.L. de C.V.,
                                                          Ideal Standard
                                                          Holding Italia
                                                          S.r.l., Ideal
                                                          Standard
                                                          Industries
                                                          France SAS,
                                                          Ideal Standard
                                                          Polska Sp.
                                                          Z.o.o., Ideal
                                                          Standard
                                                          Porcher (U.K.)
                                                          Limited, Ideal
                                                          Standard
                                                          S.A.I., Ideal
                                                          Standard
                                                          Scandinavia A/
                                                          S, Ideal
                                                          Standard
                                                          S.L.U., Ideal
                                                          Standard
                                                          s.r.o, Ideal
                                                          Standard
                                                          (Thailand)
                                                          Ltd., Ideal
                                                          Standard
                                                          Verwaltungs
                                                          GmbH, Ideal
                                                          Standard-
                                                          Vidima AD,
                                                          Jado Iberia-
                                                          Produtos
                                                          Metalurgicos,
                                                          S.A., PT
                                                          American
                                                          Standard
                                                          Indonesia, SAU
                                                          Corp., SCI
                                                          Saint Didier,
                                                          Sorosa,
                                                          Venborgh
                                                          Holding B.V.,
                                                          Wabco Standard
                                                          French
                                                          Holdings SAS,
                                                          Wabco Wedneday
                                                          Ltd.
20071996.............  Perot Systems    J.J. Wild        J.J. Wild
                        Corporation.     Holdings, Inc.   Holdings, Inc.
20071997.............  Security         2003 Dynamic     Rydex Holdings,
                        Benefit Mutual   Irrevocable      Inc.
                        Holding          Trust.
                        Company.
20071998.............  Security         The Skip Viragh  Investment
                        Benefit Mutual   Foundation,      Capital
                        Holding          Inc.             Technologies,
                        Company.                          LLC.
20072000.............  The Bear         Deb Shops, Inc.  Deb Shops, Inc.
                        Stearns
                        Companies Inc.
20072001.............  Schneider        Davis McDonald.  Pelco.
                        Electric SA.
20072002.............  International    Princeton        Princeton
                        Business         Softech, Inc.    Softech, Inc.
                        Machines
                        Corporation.
20072003.............  Sageview         Sally Beauty     Sally Beauty
                        Capital          Holdings, Inc.   Holdings, Inc.
                        Master, L.P.
20072004.............  General          NRDC Equity      Lord & Taylor
                        Electric         Partners Fund    LLC.
                        Company.         III, LLC.
20072005.............  Andrew Intrater  Ares Corporate   White Energy,
                                         Opportunities    Inc.
                                         Fund II, L.P.
20072006.............  TCV VI, L.P....  TradingScreen    TradingScreen
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20072007.............  Merck & Co.,     ev3 Inc........  ev3 Inc.
                        Inc.
20072010.............  Swedish Match    Cigars           Cigars
                        AB.              International    International
                                         Holding          Holding
                                         Company, Inc.    Company, Inc.
20072017.............  Leandro P.       Allegro Mfg.     Allegro Mfg.
                        Rizzuto.         Inc.             Inc.
20072020.............  GSI Commerce,    J. Michael       Accretive
                        Inc.             Cline.           Commerce, Inc.
20072021.............  Azim H. Premji.  Infocrossing,    Infocrossing,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20072023.............  Koch             Smurfit-Stone    Smurfit-Stone
                        Industries,      Container        Container
                        Inc.             Corporation.     Corporation.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/28/2007
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20071993.............  Highland         PDL BioPharma,   PDL BioPharma,
                        Crusader Fund    Inc.             Inc.
                        II, Ltd.
20072016.............  News             Dow Jones &      Dow Jones &
                        Corporation.     Company, Inc.    Company, Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/29/2007
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20071983.............  Sageview         WENDEL           WENDEL
                        Capital          Investissement.  Investissement
                        Master, L.P.                      .
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/30/2007
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20071913.............  Star Atlantic    American         ADStar Waste
                        Waste            International    Holdings Corp.
                        Holdings, L.P.   Group, Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/31/2007
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20071916.............  MFG HOLDINGS SA  DSI              DSI Holdings
                                         International    GmbH.
                                         Sarl.
20071944.............  Ram Holdings     United Rentals,  United Rentals,
                        Company, LLC.    Inc.             Inc
20071964.............  Amedisys, Inc..  IntegriCare,     IntegriCare,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20071978.............  Hejoassu         The Brian        American
                        Administracao    Mahoney 2007     Gunite, Inc.,
                        S.A.             Grantor          American
                                         Retained         Gunite
                                         Annuity Trust.   Management
                                                          Co., Inc.,
                                                          Champion Truck
                                                          Leasing, Inc.,
                                                          Prestige
                                                          Gunite, Inc.,
                                                          Prestige
                                                          Gunite
                                                          Management
                                                          Company, North
                                                          Carolina,
                                                          Inc., Prestige
                                                          Gunite-NC,
                                                          Inc., Prestige
                                                          Gunite of Ft.
                                                          Myers, Inc.,
                                                          Prestige
                                                          Gunite of Ft.
                                                          Pierce, Inc.,
                                                          Prestige
                                                          Gunite of
                                                          Melbourne,
                                                          Inc., Prestige
                                                          Gunite of
                                                          Ocala, Inc.,
                                                          Prestige
                                                          Gunite of
                                                          Orlando, Inc.,
                                                          Prestige
                                                          Gunite of
                                                          Ormond Beach,
                                                          Inc., Prestige
                                                          Gunite of Pt.
                                                          Charlotte,
                                                          Inc., Prestige
                                                          Gunite of
                                                          Tampa, Inc.,
                                                          Prestige
                                                          Gunite of West
                                                          Palm Beach,
                                                          Inc., Prestige
                                                          Gunite
                                                          Management
                                                          Company South,
                                                          Inc., Prestige
                                                          Mobile
                                                          Concrete,
                                                          Inc., Prestige
                                                          Mobile
                                                          Concrete of
                                                          Orlando, Inc.
20071979.............  Hejoassu         Mr. Beat Kahli.  K&M Properties
                        Administracao                     of Florida,
                        S.A.                              LLC, K&M
                                                          Properties of
                                                          North
                                                          Carolina, LLC,
                                                          Prestige AB
                                                          Block of Ft.
                                                          Pierce, LLC,
                                                          Prestige AB
                                                          Block Plant,
                                                          LLC, Prestige/
                                                          AB Management
                                                          Co., LLC,
                                                          Prestige AB
                                                          Management Co.
                                                          of North
                                                          Carolina, LLC,
                                                          Prestige/AB
                                                          Ready Mix,
                                                          LLC, Prestige/
                                                          AB Ready Mix
                                                          of Alafaya,
                                                          LLC, Prestige/
                                                          AB Ready Mix
                                                          of Davenport,
                                                          LLC, Prestige/
                                                          AB Ready Mix
                                                          of Daytona,
                                                          LLC, Prestige/
                                                          AB Ready Mix
                                                          of Ft. Pierce,
                                                          LLC, Prestige/
                                                          AB Ready Mix
                                                          of Greensboro,
                                                          LLC, Prestige/
                                                          AB Ready Mix
                                                          of Kissimmee,
                                                          LLC, Prestige/
                                                          AB Ready Mix
                                                          of Melbourne,
                                                          LLC, Prestige/
                                                          AB Ready Mix
                                                          of North
                                                          Carolina, LLC,
                                                          Prestige/AB
                                                          Ready Mix of
                                                          Winston-Salem,
                                                          LLC.
20071995.............  Castlerigg       Sybase, Inc....  Sybase, Inc.
                        International
                        Limited.
20072011.............  Strength         Charles I.       Smith Mountain
                        Capital          Lunsford.        Industries,
                        Partners II,                      Inc.
                        L.P.
20072012.............  Strength         Harren           Smith Mountain
                        Capital          Investors, L.P.  Industries,
                        Partners II,                      Inc.
                        L.P.
20072024.............  Spartech         Mason Wells      Creative
                        Corporation.     Leveraged        Forming, Inc.
                                         Buyout Fund I,
                                         LP.
20072029.............  Ulysses L.       Brinker          Brinker
                        Bridgeman, Jr.   International,   Indiana, Inc.,
                                         Inc.             Brinker Ohio,
                                                          Inc., Brinker
                                                          Restaurant
                                                          Corporation,
                                                          Chili's of
                                                          Minnesota,
                                                          Inc.
20072033.............  DXP              Dennis P. Circo  Precision
                        Enterprises,                      Industries,
                        Inc.                              Inc.
20072034.............  Citrix Systems,  XenSource, Inc.  XenSource, Inc.
                        Inc.
20072036.............  KeyCorp........  Tuition          Tuition
                                         Management       Management
                                         Systems, Inc.    Systems, Inc.
20072038.............  Informa plc....  William Cohen..  The Haworth
                                                          Press, Inc.
20072041.............  RCN Corporation  NEON             NEON
                                         Communications   Communications
                                         Group, Inc.      Group, Inc.
20072048.............  Capital One      Oak Investment   NetSpend
                        Financial        Partners X,      Holdings, Inc.
                        Corporation.     L.P.
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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. 07-4619 Filed 9-18-07; 8:45 am]
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