[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60374-60376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5244]


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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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   Transaction No.        Acquiring         Acquired         Entities
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/01/2007
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20072121.............  Fjarfestingafel  Saks Inc.......  Saks Inc.
                        agid Gaumur
                        ehf.
20072158.............  Applera          Berkeley         Berkeley
                        Corporation.     Heartlab, Inc.   Heartlab, Inc.
20072164.............  Johnson &        Isis             Isis
                        Johnson.         Pharmaceutical   Pharmaceutical
                                         s, Inc.          s, Inc.
20072203.............  Paramount        Mr. Jerry Silva  B.J.K. Inc.
                        Acquisition
                        Corp.
20072206.............  Genstar Capital  PRA              PRA
                        Partners V,      International.   International.
                        L.P.
20072207.............  Targa Resources  Targa Resources  Targa Louisiana
                        Partners LP.     Investments      Field Services
                                         Inc.             LLC; Targa
                                                          Resources
                                                          Texas GP LLC;
                                                          Targa Texas
                                                          Field Services
                                                          LP.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/02/2007
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20072138.............  Alpharma Inc...  IDEA AG........  IDEA AG.
20072154.............  Bayer AG.......  Mission          Mission
                                         Pharmacal        Pharmacal
                                         Company.         Company.
20072159.............  Yahoo! Inc.....  BlueLithium,     BlueLithium,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20072180.............  International    Telelogic AB...  Telelogic AB.
                        Business
                        Machines
                        Corporation.
20072211.............  Blue Cross Blue  Trident III,     CWI Holdings,
                        Shield of        L.P.             Inc.
                        Michigan.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/03/2007
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20072139.............  JSW Steel        Mr. P.R. Jindal  Jindal Pipes
                        Limited.                          USA, Inc.;
                                                          U.S. Denro
                                                          Steels, Inc.
20072140.............  JSW Steel        Jindal Saw       Jindal
                        Limited.         Limited.         Enterprises,
                                                          LLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/04/2007
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20072149.............  2003 TIL         Deloitte and     Deloitte Tax
                        Settlement.      Touche USA LLP.  LLP.
20072192.............  Mr. Summer M.    GGC Investment   SignStorey,
                        Redstone.        Fund II, L.P.    Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/05/2007
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20072162.............  Abrams Auto      Clair            Clair
                        Holdings, LLC.   International,   International
                                         Inc.             of Westwood,
                                                          Inc.
20072213.............  HD Partners      National Hot     National Hot
                        Acquisition      Rod              Rod
                        Corporation.     Association.     Association.
20072219.............  Humana Inc.....  KMG America      KMG America
                                         Corporation.     Corporation.
20072222.............  Summit Partners  Touro College..  Touro
                        Private Equity                    University.
                        Fund VII-A,
                        L.P.
20072223.............  Hilb Rogal &     Bank of America  Bank of America
                        Hobbs Company.   Corporation.     Corporate
                                                          Insurance
                                                          Agency, LLC;
                                                          Philadelphia
                                                          Benefits, LLC.
20072227.............  NetScout         Network General  Network General
                        Systems, Inc.    Central          Corporation.
                                         Corporation.
20072232.............  Parthenon        ASG Holdings     ASG Holdings
                        Investors III,   LLC.             LLC.
                        L.P.
20072233.............  Orica Limited..  Mining Systems   Mining Systems
                                         Holding LLC.     Holding LLC.
20072239.............  Sevin Rosen      Citrix Systems,  Citrix Systems,
                        Fund IX L.P.     Inc.             Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/09/2007
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20072197.............  Allergan, Inc..  Esprit Pharma    Esprit Pharma
                                         Holding          Holding
                                         Company, Inc.    Company, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/10/2007
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20072175.............  Icahn Partners   BEA Systems,     BEA Systems,
                        Master Fund LP.  Inc.             Inc.
20072176.............  Carl C. Icahn..  BEA Systems,     BEA Systems,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20072177.............  Icahn Partners   BEA Systems,     BEA Systems,
                        Master Fund II   Inc.             Inc.
                        L.P.
20072178.............  Icahn Partners   BEA Systems,     BEA Systems,
                        LP.              Inc.             Inc.
20072210.............  Hewlett-Packard  Court Square     MacDermid
                        Company.         Capital          Colorspan,
                                         Partners II,     Inc.
                                         L.P.
20072217.............  Varel            KRG Capital      Varel Holdings,
                        Acquisition      Fund II, L.P.    Inc.
                        Holding, Inc.
20072231.............  OZ Master Fund,  Smart Balance,   Smart Balance,
                        Ltd.             Inc.             Inc.
20072241.............  USPF III         The Goldman      Calypso Energy
                        Leveraged        Sachs Group,     Holdings LLC.
                        Feeder, L.P.     Inc.
20072244.............  AT&T Inc.......  James and Jean   Easterbrooke
                                         Douglas, Jr.     Cellular
                                                          Corporation.
20072251.............  Extendicare      Dr. Louis B.     Tendercare
                        Real Estate      Lukenda.         (Michigan)
                        Investment                        Inc.;
                        Trust.                            Tendercare
                                                          Nursing Homes
                                                          (Indiana) Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/11/2007
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20072169.............  Bristol-Myers    Adnexus          Adnexus
                        Squibb Company.  Therapeutics,    Therapeutics,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20072200.............  Harbinger        HP V AIV-1, L.P  Hourglass
                        Capital                           Holdings, LLC.
                        Partners
                        Offshore Fund
                        I, Ltd.
20080002.............  Molina           Sisters of       Alliance for
                        Healthcare,      Mercy Health     Community
                        Inc.             System.          Health, L.L.C.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/12/2007
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20070333.............  UPMC d/b/a       Catholic Health  Emergency
                        University of    East.            Medicine
                        Pittsburgh                        Association;
                        Medical Center.                   Mercy
                                                          Neurosurgery
                                                          Group; Mercy
                                                          Physicians
                                                          Group; Mercy
                                                          Primary Care,
                                                          Inc.; The
                                                          Mercy Hospital
                                                          of Pittsburgh.
20072220.............  Provident        Quicksilver      Beaver Creek
                        Energy Trust.    Resources Inc.   Pipeline,
                                                          L.L.C.; GTG
                                                          Pipeline
                                                          Corporation;
                                                          Mercury
                                                          Michigan,
                                                          Inc.; Terra
                                                          Energy Ltd.
20072230.............  Charles W.       Sling Media,     Sling Media,
                        Ergen.           Inc.             Inc.
20072237.............  Key Energy       L. Charles       LCM Industries,
                        Services, Inc.   Moncla, Jr.      LLC; Moncla
                                                          Well Service,
                                                          Inc.
20072252.............  Quadrangle       NTELOS Holdings  NTELOS Holdings
                        Capital          Corp.            Corp.
                        Partners II LP.
20080006.............  Rothschild       Paris-Orleans    Paris-Orleans
                        Concordia SAS.   S.A.             S.A.
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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. 07-5244 Filed 10-23-07; 8:45 am]
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