[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19065-19068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7134]


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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--03/03/2008
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20080767.............  Banco de         Banco Bilbao     Banco Bilbao
                        Sabadell, SA.    Vizcaya          Vizcaya
                                         Argentaria, SA.  Argentaria,
                                                          SA.
20080782.............  Ares Corporate   Hanger           Hanger
                        Opportunities    Orthopedic       Orthopedic
                        Fund, L.P.       Group, Inc.      Group, Inc.
20080791.............  Shimano          Nautilus, Inc..  DashAmerica,
                        American                          Inc.
                        Corporation.
20080792.............  Sanmar Holdings  ING Furman Selz  Matrix Metals
                        Limited.         Investors III    LLC.
                                         L.P.
20080806.............  Oak Hill         Oak Hill         Local TV, LLC.
                        Capital          Capital
                        Partners III,    Partners II,
                        L.P.             L.P.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/04/2008
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20080802.............  Mason Wells      Coating          Coating
                        Buyout Fund      Excellence       Excellence
                        II, Limited      International,   International,
                        Partnership.     LLC.             LLC.
20080810.............  Dell Inc.......  MessageOne Inc.  MessageOne Inc.
20080817.............  Susquehanna      Mr. & Mrs.       Stratton
                        Bancshares,      James W.         Holding
                        Inc.             Stratton.        Company.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/05/2008
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20080796.............  West             Genesys SA.....  Genesys SA.
                        Corporation.
20080808.............  Alfred Lerner    The Midland      M/G Transport
                        Trust dated      Company.         Services,
                        June 29, 2001.                    Inc.; MGT
                                                          Services,
                                                          Inc.; River
                                                          System
                                                          Logistics,
                                                          Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/06/2008
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20080581.............  National         Grant Prideco,   Grant Prideco,
                        Oilwell Varco,   Inc.             Inc.
                        Inc.
20080730.............  NYSE Euronext..  The Amex         American Stock
                                         Membership       Exchange
                                         Corporation.     Holdings, Inc.
20080768.............  EMC Corporation  Warburg Pincus   PI Corporation.
                                         Private Equity
                                         VIII, L.P.
20080807.............  Celgene          Acceleron        Acceleron
                        Corporation.     Pharma, Inc.     Pharma, Inc.
20080816.............  Insight          Avnet, Inc.....  Calence, LLC.
                        Enterprises,
                        Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/07/2008
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20080744.............  Mitsubishi       Robertson's      Robertson's
                        Materials        Ready Mix, Ltd.  Ready Mix,
                        Corporation.                      Ltd.
20080745.............  Mitsubishi       RRM Properties,  RRM Properties,
                        Materials        Ltd.             Ltd.
                        Corporation.
20080789.............  OGE Energy Corp  Harbinger        Redbud Energy
                                         Capital          L.P.
                                         Partners
                                         Offshore Fund
                                         I, Ltd.
20080819.............  OPG Groep N.V..  Fox Paine        Byram Holdings
                                         Capital Fund,    I, Inc.
                                         L.P.
20080828.............  Microsoft        Danger, Inc....  Danger, Inc.
                        Corporation.
20080829.............  SYNNEX           Adam Carroll...  New Age
                        Corporation.                      Electronics,
                                                          Inc.
20080830.............  SYNNEX           Lee Perlman....  New Age
                        Corporation.                      Electronics,
                                                          Inc.
20080835.............  Royal Bank of    Ferris, Baker    Ferris, Baker
                        Canada.          Watts,           Watts,
                                         Incorporated.    Incorporated.
20080837.............  Paine &          Stab             Stab Erste
                        Partners         Development      Holding GmbH.
                        Capital Fund     S.a.r.I.
                        III, L.P.
20080840.............  Parker Hannifin  Perseis Private  Vansco
                        Corporation.     Equity General   Electronics
                                         Partner Inc.     General
                                                          Partner Inc.;
                                                          Vansco
                                                          Electronics
                                                          Holdings Inc.
20080844.............  JMI Equity Fund  Edge             Catapult
                        VI, L.P.         Acquisition,     Learning, LLC.
                                         LLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/10/2008
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20080755.............  Sun Capital      Frontier         Frontier
                        Partners V,      Spinning         Spinning
                        L.P.             Mills, Inc.      Mills, Inc.
20080793.............  Morgenthaler     Roto-Die         Roto-Die
                        Partners VIII,   Company, Inc.    Company, Inc.
                        L.P.
20080834.............  Hercules         Transocean, Inc  GlobalSanteFe
                        Offshore, Inc.                    Drilling
                                                          Company.
20080836.............  Allis-Chalmers   Bronco Drilling  Bronco Drilling
                        Energy Inc.      Company, Inc.    Company, Inc.
20080854.............  Catterton        Restoration      Restoration
                        Partners VI,     Hardware, Inc.   Hardware, Inc.
                        L.P.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/12/2008
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20080783.............  Donald E.        Corinthian       Corinthian
                        Graham.          Colleges, Inc.   Colleges, Inc.
20080803.............  Quadrangle       Dice Holdings,   Dice Holdings,
                        Capital          Inc.             Inc.
                        Partners II
                        L.P.
20080804.............  Timothy R.       Deutsche Borse   Deutsche Borse
                        Barakett.        AG.              AG.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/17/2008
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20080619.............  BAE Systems plc  MTC              MTC
                                         Technologies,    Technologies,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20080858.............  Third Avenue     Catalyst Paper   Catalyst Paper
                        International    Corporation.     Corporation.
                        Value Fund.
20080861.............  Morgan Stanley.  Markit Group     Markit Group
                                         Holdings         Holdings
                                         Limited.         Limited.
20080864.............  Citigroup, Inc.  Markit Group     Markit Group
                                         Holdings         Holdings
                                         Limited.         Limited.
20080866.............  Goldman Sachs &  Markit Group     Markit Group
                        Co.              Holdings         Holdings
                                         Limited.         Limited.
20080871.............  Hellman &        Getty Images,    Getty Images,
                        Friedman         Inc.             Inc.
                        Capital
                        Partners VI,
                        L.P.
20080883.............  Citigroup Inc..  Legg Mason, Inc  Legg Mason
                                                          Private
                                                          Portfolio
                                                          Group, LLC.
20080889.............  Close Brothers   LMS Capital Plc  Energy Cranes
                        Private Fund                      International
                        VII L.P.                          Limited.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/18/2008
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20080824.............  General          Whatman plc....  Whatman plc.
                        Electric
                        Company.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/19/2008
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20080869.............  Newell           Technical        Technical
                        Rubbermaid Inc.  Concepts         Concepts
                                         Holdings, LLC.   Holdings, LLC.

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20080874.............  Nucor            Richard I.       Carrollton
                        Corporation.     Galamba.         Properties,
                                                          LLC; Fort
                                                          Scott
                                                          Properties,
                                                          LLC; Gala
                                                          Leasing, Inc.;
                                                          Galamba
                                                          Companies,
                                                          Inc.; Galamba
                                                          Metals Group,
                                                          LLC; Galamba
                                                          Processing
                                                          Services, LLC;
                                                          Industrial
                                                          Property
                                                          Holdings,
                                                          Inc.; Iron
                                                          Horse
                                                          Transport,
                                                          LLC; Kansas
                                                          City Car
                                                          Crushers, LLC;
                                                          Kaw River
                                                          Properties,
                                                          LLC; KRSI
                                                          Properties,
                                                          Inc.; MRL
                                                          Properties,
                                                          LLC; NCS
                                                          Properties,
                                                          Inc.; RIG
                                                          Industries,
                                                          Inc.;
                                                          Riverview
                                                          Properties,
                                                          Inc.; Scrap-
                                                          All
                                                          Properties,
                                                          LLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/20/2008
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20080815.............  Regency Energy   Cofra Holding    Nexus Gas
                        Partners L.P.    AG.              Holdings, LLC.
20080867.............  Bank of America  Markit Group     Markit Group
                        Corporation.     Holdings         Holdings
                                         Limited.         Limited.
20080873.............  Audax Private    Industrial       Industrial
                        Equity Fund      Dielectrics,     Dielectrics,
                        III, L.P.        Inc.             Inc.
20080875.............  AECOM            Tyco             Earth Tech
                        Technology       International    (Canada) Inc.;
                        Corporation.     Ltd..            Earth Tech
                                                          Consulting
                                                          Services
                                                          (Philippines)
                                                          Inc.; Earth
                                                          Tech CZ
                                                          s.r.o.; Earth
                                                          Tech EMS
                                                          Holdings,
                                                          Inc.; Earth
                                                          Tech
                                                          Environment &
                                                          Infrastructure
                                                          , Inc.; Earth
                                                          Tech Hungary
                                                          Engineering
                                                          Limited; Earth
                                                          Tech
                                                          (Infrastructur
                                                          e) Inc.; Earth
                                                          Tech
                                                          Management
                                                          Consulting
                                                          Services
                                                          (Beijing) Co.,
                                                          Ltd.; Earth
                                                          Tech Mexican
                                                          Holdings, SA
                                                          de C.V.;
                                                          Guangzhou
                                                          Xilang
                                                          Wastewater
                                                          Treatment Co.
                                                          Ltd.; J.
                                                          Muller
                                                          International
                                                          (USA); Nordic
                                                          Water GmbH;
                                                          Nordic Water
                                                          Holding AB;
                                                          Nordic Water
                                                          Products AB;
                                                          Professional
                                                          Registrar
                                                          Organization,
                                                          Inc.;
                                                          Qinhuangdao
                                                          Pacific Water
                                                          Company
                                                          Limited;
                                                          Talisman
                                                          Partners,
                                                          Ltd.; TAMS
                                                          Consultants,
                                                          Inc.; The
                                                          Earth
                                                          Technology
                                                          Corporation
                                                          (USA); Tianjin
                                                          Earth Tech
                                                          Jieyuan Water
                                                          Co., Ltd.;
                                                          Tyco Earth
                                                          Tech Malaysia
                                                          Sdn. Bhd.;
                                                          Tyco Tech
                                                          Holdings
                                                          Ireland; Tyco
                                                          Tech Limited;
                                                          Water and
                                                          Power
                                                          Technologies,
                                                          Inc.
20080887.............  Nautic Partners  Norman Carr....  First State
                        VI, L.P.                          Container,
                                                          LLC; Keystone
                                                          Container,
                                                          LLC; Maine
                                                          Container,
                                                          LLC; N & A
                                                          Associates,
                                                          Inc.; Richmond
                                                          Packaging,
                                                          LLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/24/2008
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20080841.............  Kirin Holdings   Kyowa Hakko      Kyowa Hakko
                        Company,         Co., Ltd.        Co., Ltd.
                        Limited.
20080865.............  Merrill Lynch &  Markit Group     Markit Group
                        Co., Inc.        Holdings         Holdings
                                         Limited.         Limited.
20080893.............  WLR Recovery     Assured          Assured
                        Fund IV, L.P.    Guaranty Ltd.    Guaranty Ltd.
20080897.............  Black Bear       Amylin           Amylin
                        Offshore         Pharmaceutical   Pharmaceutical
                        Master Fund,     s, Inc.          s, Inc.
                        L.P.
20080899.............  Audax Private    AEA Investors    ITS Holding I
                        Equity Fund      Small Business   Corporation.
                        III, L.P.        Fund L.P.
20080900.............  1996 SMR Trust   H. Wayne         County Line
                        III.             Huizenga.        South
                                                          Properties,
                                                          LLC; Dolphin
                                                          Center
                                                          Properties,
                                                          LLC; Miami
                                                          Dolphins,
                                                          Ltd.; South
                                                          Florida
                                                          Stadium LLC.
20080912.............  Reuters Group    2003 TIL         LawBook
                        PLC.             Settlement.      Holdings B.V.;
                                                          LN Holdings
                                                          Limited; TTC
                                                          Holdings
                                                          Limited.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/25/2008
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20080906.............  Thoma Cressey    Ecoly            Ecoly
                        Fund VIII, L.P.  International,   International,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20080924.............  HNI Corporation  Furniture        Hickory
                                         Brands           Business
                                         International,   Furniture,
                                         Inc.             LLC.
20080933.............  Fortis SA/NY...  RFS Holdings     ABN AMRO Asset
                                         B.V.             Management
                                                          Holding N.V.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/26/2008
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20080820.............  Verizon          AT&T Inc.......  AT&T Inc.
                        Communications
                        Inc.
20080821.............  AT&T Inc.......  Verizon          Cellco
                                         Communications   Partnership, d/
                                         Inc.             b/a Verizon
                                                          Wireless.

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20080894.............  Metalico, Inc..  Grand Avenue     Assad Iron &
                                         Incorporated.    Metals, Inc.;
                                                          Brownsville
                                                          Enterprises,
                                                          Ltd.;
                                                          Heidelberg
                                                          Metals, Inc.;
                                                          Neville
                                                          Recycling LLC;
                                                          Platt
                                                          Properties
                                                          LLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/27/2008
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20080934.............  Fortis N.V.....  RFS Holdings     ABN AMRO Asset
                                         B.V.             Management
                                                          Holding N.V.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/28/2008
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20080881.............  Entergy          United States    Quachita Power,
                        Corporation.     Power Fund       LLC.
                                         III, 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. E8-7134 Filed 4-7-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M