[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 8 (Friday, January 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2042-2043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-77]



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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--12/17/2007
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20080293.............................  United Stationers, Inc.  Brazos Equity Fund II,   ORS Nasco Holding, Inc.
                                                                 LP.
20080322.............................  Rudolph Technologies,    Applied Precision        Applied Precision
                                        Inc.                     Holdings, LLC.           Holdings, LLC.
20080327.............................  Live Nation, Inc.......  Mr. Dell R. Furano.....  Signatures SNI, Inc.
20080332.............................  American Industrial      Emerson Electric Co....  Brooks Instrument B.V.;
                                        Partners Capital Fund                             Emerson Electric Co.;
                                        IV, L.P.                                          Emerson Electric Korea
                                                                                          Ltd.; Emerson Japan
                                                                                          Ltd.; Emerson Process
                                                                                          Management
                                                                                          Magyarorszag Kft;
                                                                                          Mobrey S.A.
20080374.............................  Sun Capital Partners V,  Darden Restaurants, Inc  GMRI, Inc; GMR
                                        L.P.                                              Restaurants of
                                                                                          Pennsylvania, Inc.;
                                                                                          Smokey Bones LLC.
20080380.............................  Knology, Inc...........  C. Christopher Dupree..  Graceba Total
                                                                                          Communications, Inc.
20080383.............................  William Sauder.........  Pope & Talbot, Inc.....  Pope & Talbot, Inc.;
                                                                                          Pope & Talbot Ltd.;
                                                                                          Pope & Talbot Lumber
                                                                                          Sales, Inc.; Pope &
                                                                                          Talbot Spearfish
                                                                                          Limited Partnership.
20080385.............................  Sanofi-Aventis.........  Regeneron                Regeneron
                                                                 Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
20080387.............................  Valitas Equity LLC.....  Madison Dearborn         Valitas Health
                                                                 Capital Partners, LP.    Services, Inc.
20080389.............................  General Electric         Southwestern Energy      Arkansas Western Gas
                                        Company.                 Company.                 Company.
20080396.............................  Versa Capital Fund I,    InPhonic, Inc..........  InPhonic, Inc.
                                        LP.
20080397.............................  Nirma Limited..........  Sun Capital Partners     Searles Valley Minerals
                                                                 III QP, LP.              Inc.; Searles Valley
                                                                                          Minerals Operations
                                                                                          Inc.
20080406.............................  MarkWest Energy          MarkWest Hydrocarbon,    MarkWest Hydrocarbon,
                                        Partners, LP.            Inc.                     Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/18/2007
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20080336.............................  Getinge AB.............  Boston Scientific        AFx LLC; CardioThoracic
                                                                 Corporation.             Systems LLC; Origin
                                                                                          Medsystems LLC.
20080337.............................  Trian Star Trust.......  The Cheesecake Factory   The Cheesecake Factory
                                                                 Incorporated.            Incorporated.
20080355.............................  Inverness Medical        ParadigmHealth, Inc....  ParadigmHealth, Inc.
                                        Innovations, Inc.
20080407.............................  Odyssey Investment       American Capital         Ranpak Inc.
                                        Partners Fund III, LP.   Strategies, Ltd.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/19/2007
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20080299.............................  Deffenbaugh Disposal,    The Ronald D.            Deffenbaugh Industries,
                                        Inc.                     Deffenbaugh              Inc.
                                                                 Irrevocable Trust of
                                                                 2007.
20080357.............................  GCA Holdings             Savvian, LLC...........  Savvian, LLC.
                                        Corporation.
20080399.............................  Motorola, Inc..........  Vertex Standard Co. Ltd  Vertex Standard Co.
                                                                                          Ltd.
20080401.............................  Borse Dubai Limited....  The Nasdaq Stock         The Nasdaq Stock
                                                                 Market, Inc.             Market, Inc.
20080405.............................  C.R. Bard, Inc.........  Edwards Lifesciences     Edwards Lifesciences
                                                                 Corporation.             A.G.; Edwards
                                                                                          Lifesciences LLC.
20080410.............................  Littlejohn Fund II, LP.  Rodney P. Hunt.........  RS Information Systems,
                                                                                          LLC.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/20/2007
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20071179.............................  Google Inc.............  Hellman & Friedman       Click Holding Corp.
                                                                 Capital Partners V, LP.
20071755.............................  Barry Diller...........  Paciolan, Inc..........  Paciolan, Inc.
20080339.............................  VT Group plc...........  AEPCO, Inc.............  AEPCO, Inc.
20080341.............................  Donata Holding SE......  Kelso Investment         DLI Holding Corp.
                                                                 Associates VII, LP.
20080384.............................  KS Vista Trust.........  KGen Power Corporation.  KGen Power Corporation.
20080390.............................  Robert J. Schlegel.....  Melton L. Bacon........  AAA Manufacturing
                                                                                          Stone, Inc.; Colorado
                                                                                          Stone Products of
                                                                                          Texas, Inc.; Creative
                                                                                          Stone Mfg., Inc.;
                                                                                          Desert Pumice, Inc.

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20080419.............................  GTCR Fund IX/A, LP.....  Dubai Aerospace          Corporate Jets, Inc.;
                                                                 Enterprise (DAE) Ltd.    Piedmont Hawthorne
                                                                                          Aviation, LLC;
                                                                                          Piedmont/Hawthorne
                                                                                          Canada, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/21/2007
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20080324.............................  Leeds Equity Partners    GTCO Corporation.......  GTCO Corporation.
                                        IV, LP.
20080400.............................  The Nasdaq Stock         Philadelphia Stock       Philadelphia Stock
                                        Market, Inc.             Exchange, Inc.           Exchange, Inc.
20080414.............................  Macquarie Group Limited  Edward Barlow..........  Chesapeake Publishing
                                                                                          Corporation.
20080416.............................  Gary Segal.............  WDF Services             WDF Services
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20080426.............................  Wendel Investissement..  WESCO International,     LADD Industries, LLC.
                                                                 Inc.
20080427.............................  Regency Energy           Carlyle/Riverstone CDM   CDM Resource
                                        Partners, LP.            Corp. Holdings II, LLC.  Management, Ltd.
20080429.............................  AT&T Inc...............  Harbor Wireless, LLC...  Harbor Wireless, LLC.
20080432.............................  Liberty Media            Milestone Partners II,   Bodybuilding.com, LLC.;
                                        Corporation.             LP.                      Higher Power Nutrition
                                                                                          Common Holdings, LLC.
20080437.............................  Light Tower Holdings     Quadrangle Capital       DataNet Communications
                                        LLC.                     Partners LP.             Group, Inc.
20080442.............................  Halyard Capital Fund     2000 Riverside Capital   HCPro Holdings, Inc.
                                        II, LP.                  Appreciation Fund, LP.
20080443.............................  AT&T Inc...............  Edge Wireless Holding    Edge Wireless, LLC.
                                                                 Company, LLC.
20080446.............................  Tangent Fund             Weatherford              Weatherford
                                        Shareholders Trust.      International Ltd.       International Ltd.
20080451.............................  Regency Energy Partners  General Electric         FrontStreet Hugoton,
                                        LP.                      Company.                 LLC.
20080456.............................  SUPERVALU Inc..........  Albertson's LLC........  ABS RM Investor LLC.;
                                                                                          ABS RM Lease Investor
                                                                                          LLC.; Albertson's LLC.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/26/2007
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20080363.............................  PolyOne Corporation....  Great Lakes Synergy      GLS Corporation; GLS
                                                                 Corporation.             International, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/28/2007
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20080350.............................  Multiband Corporation..  DirecTECH Holding        DirecTECH Holding
                                                                 Company Employee Stock   Company, Inc.
                                                                 Ownership Trust.
20080360.............................  Stichting Gerdau         Quanex Corporation.....  Quanex Corporation.
                                        Johannpeter.
20080361.............................  National Oilwell Varco,  H. Lee Welch, Jr.......  Welch Power Source,
                                        Inc.                                              LLC.; Welch Sales and
                                                                                          Service, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/31/2007
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20080379.............................  Essentia Health........  Dakota Clinic, Ltd.....  Dakota Clinic, Ltd.
20080388.............................  VeraSun Energy           US BioEnergy             US BioEnergy
                                        Corporation.             Corporation.             Corporation.
20080411.............................  Trian Star Trust.......  Marsh & McLennan         Marsh & McLennan
                                                                 Companies, Inc.          Companies, Inc.
20080412.............................  Trian Partners, LP.....  Marsh & McLennan         Marsh & McLennan
                                                                 Companies, Inc.          Companies, Inc.
20080440.............................  Highland Crusader Fund   ICO Global               ICO Global
                                        II, Ltd.                 Communications           Communications
                                                                 (Holdings) Limited.      (Holdings) Limited.
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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. 08-77 Filed 01-10-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M