[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 124 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36324-36326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14309]


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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--05/27/2008
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20081147...........  Umbrellastream    Expro             Expro
                      Limited           International     International
                      Partnership       Group PLC.        Group PLC.
                      Incorporated.
20081198...........  Tygris            New Cap, L.L.C..  Marcap LLC.
                      Commercial
                      Finance Group,
                      Inc.
20081220...........  General Electric  A123 Systems,     A123 Systems,
                      Company.          Inc.              Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--05/28/2008
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20080541...........  DG FastChannel,   Level 3           Vyvx, LLC.
                      Inc.              Communications,
                                        Inc.
20081121...........  Blum Strategic    Avid Technology,  Avid
                      Partners IV,      Inc.              Technology,
                      L.P.                                Inc.
20081176...........  Valero Energy     AB Acquisition,   Albertson's
                      Corporation.      LLC.              LLC.
20081203...........  Trian Star Trust  Triarc            Triarc
                                        Companies, Inc.   Companies,
                                                          Inc.
20081204...........  Triarc            Wendy's           Wendy's
                      Companies, Inc.   International,    International,
                                        Inc.              Inc.
20081221...........  Alon Israel Oil   Valero Energy     Valero Refining
                      Company, Ltd.     Corporation.      Company--Louis
                                                          iana.
20081222...........  Carlyle Partners  Booz Allen        Booz Allen
                      V US. L.P.        Hamilton Inc..    Hamilton Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--05/29/2008
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20081160...........  Constellation     IBERDROLA, S.A..  West Valley
                      Energy Group,                       Leasing
                      Inc.                                Company, LLC.
20081178...........  Carl C. Icahn...  Yahoo! Inc......  Yahoo! Inc.
20081179...........  Icahn Partners    Yahoo! Inc......  Yahoo! Inc.
                      Master Fund LP.
20081180...........  Icahn Partners    Yahoo! Inc......  Yahoo! Inc.
                      LP.
20081181...........  Icahn Partners    Yahoo! Inc......  Yahoo! Inc.
                      Master Fund II
                      LP.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--05/30/2008
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20080735...........  Diageo plc......  Diageo Company    Diageo Company
                                        No. III B.V.      No. Ill B.V.
20081168...........  Colam             Donald R. Tapia.  EGM, Inc.
                      Entreprendre
                      S.A.
                                                         ESSCO
                                                          Companies.
20081175...........  Melrose PLC.....  FKI plc.........  FKI plc.
20081183...........  KBR, Inc........  T. Michael        BE&K, Inc.
                                        Goodrich.
20081190...........  Platinum Equity   Maxim Crane       Maxim Crane
                      Capital           Works Holdings,   Works
                      Partners II,      Inc.              Holdings, Inc.
                      L.P.
20081200...........  Tontine Capital   Broadwind         Broadwind
                      Partners, L.P.    Energy, Inc..     Energy, Inc.
20081223...........  Battery Ventures  3M Company......  High Jump,
                      VIII, L.P.                          Software, LLC.
                                                         HighJump
                                                          Software, Ltd.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--06/02/2008
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20081196...........  Intercell AG....  Iomai             Iomai
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
20081199...........  Steel Dynamics,   ASAP Investors,   Recycle South,
                      Inc.              LLC.              LLC.
20081227...........  Knight Capital    Gary Katcher....  Libertas
                      Group, Inc.                         Holdings LLC.
20081229...........  Cablevision       General Electric  Cassidy
                      Systems           Company.          Holdings, Inc.
                      Corporation.
20081231...........  Fenway Partners   Polar Group       Preferred
                      Capital Fund      Holdings, L.L.C.  Freezer
                      Ill, L.P.                           Services, LLC.
20081232...........  Ametek, Inc.....  Vision Research,  Vision
                                        Inc.              Research, Inc.
20081233...........  Porsche           Volkswagen        Volkswagen
                      Automobil         Aktiengesellsch   Aktiengesellsc
                      Holdings SE.      aft.              haft.
20081237...........  Charles W. Ergen  TerreStar         TerreStar
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
20081238...........  TerreStar         Charles W. Ergen  Port L.L.C.
                      Corporation.
20081239...........  Greenfield        Clayton           Clayton
                      Acquisition       Holdings, Inc.    Holdings, Inc.
                      Partners V.L.P.
20081241...........  GSC Acquisition   Complete Energy   Complete Energy
                      Company.          Holdings, LLC.    Holdings, LLC.
20081244...........  UnitedHealth      Fidelity          Fidelity
                      Group             Sedgwick          Sedgwick
                      Incorporated.     Holdings, Inc.    Holdings, Inc.
20081247...........  Elizabeth Arden,  Liz Claiborne,    Juicy Couture,
                      Inc.              Inc.              Inc.
                                                         L.C. Licensing,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Liz Claiborne
                                                          Cosmetics,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Lucky Brand
                                                          Dungarees,
                                                          Inc.
20081254...........  D.E. Shaw         Foamex            Foamex
                      Composite         International     International
                      International     Inc.              Inc.
                      Fund.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--06/03/2008
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20081188...........  NuVasive, Inc...  Osiris            Osiris
                                        Therapeutics,     Therapeutics,
                                        Inc..             Inc.
20081249...........  Sunoco Logistics  Exxon Mobil       ExxonMobil Oil
                      Partners L.P.     Corporation.      Corporation.
                                                         Mobil Pipe Line
                                                          Company.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--06/04/2008
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20081169...........  Honeywell         Francisco         Metrologic
                      International     Partners II,      Holding
                      Inc.              L.P.              Corporation.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--06/05/2008
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20080115...........  SABMiller plc...  MillerCoors.....  MillerCoors.
20081202...........  Danfoss A/S.....  Sauer Holding     Sauer-Danfoss,
                                        GmbH.             Inc.
20081240...........  Daiichi Sankyo    U3 Pharma AG....  U3 Pharma AG.
                      Company,
                      Limited.
20081248...........  Lighthouse        AMR Corporation.  American Beacon
                      Holdings                            Advisors, Inc.
                      Parent, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--06/06/2008
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20081182...........  Mitsui            Compass           Silvue
                      Chemicals, Inc.   Diversified       Technologies
                                        Holdings.         Group, Inc.
20081212...........  Basic Energy      Grey Wolf, Inc..  Grey Wolf, Inc.
                      Services, Inc.
20081213...........  Grey Wolf, Inc..  Basic Energy      Basic Energy
                                        Services, Inc.    Services, Inc.
20081255...........  Publix Super      AB Acquisition    Albertson's
                      Markets, Inc.     LLC.              LLC.
20081259...........  SES Holdings      Saxon Energy      Saxon Energy
                      Limited.          Services, Inc.    Services, Inc.
20081260...........  United Online,    FTD Group, Inc..  FTD Group, Inc.
                      Inc.
20081262...........  International     Warburg Pincus    WP APT
                      Power plc.        Private Equity    Generation II,
                                        IX, L.P.          Inc.
                                                         WP APT
                                                          Generation,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         WP APT
                                                          Generation IV,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         WP APT
                                                          Generation V,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         WP APT
                                                          Generation
                                                          Ill, Inc.
20081263...........  International     Tenaska Power     TPF Calumet,
                      Power plc.        Fund, L.P.        LLC.
20081270...........  Stone Energy      Comstock          Bois d'Arc
                      Corporation.      Resources, Inc.   Energy, Inc.
20081271...........  Comstock          Stone Energy      Stone Energy
                      Resources, Inc.   Corporation.      Corporation.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--06/09/2008
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20081269...........  Alexey Mordashov  WCI Steel, Inc..  WCI Steel, Inc.
20081273...........  3M Company......  Ronald A. Bulard  IMTEC
                                                          Corporation.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--06/10/2008
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20081057...........  PPL Corporation.  The Bear Stearns  BE Ironwood
                                        Companies, Inc.   LLC.
20081211...........  Pentair, Inc....  Newco JV........  Newco JV.
20081264...........  Carlyle Partners  Ronald D. Mann..  Airtechnics,
                      IV, L.P..                           Inc.
20081283...........  Arsenal Capital   Arsenal Capital   New Velsicol
                      Partners          Partners          Chemical
                      Qualified         Qualified         Corporation.
                      Purchaser Fund    Purchaser Fund
                      II LP.            LP.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--06/11/2008
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20081205...........  Tyco              FirstService      Intercon
                      International     Corporation.      Security
                      Ltd.                                Limited.
20081251...........  NC VII Limited..  Bristol-Myers     ConvaTec.
                                        Squibb Company.
20081297...........  The Allstate      General Electric  Credit Card
                      Corporation.      Company.          Sentinel, Inc.
                                                         GE Dental &
                                                          Vision.
                                                         GE Motor Club,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         GE Motor Club
                                                          of California.
                                                         Ocoma
                                                          Industries,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Signature
                                                          Agency, Inc.
                                                         Signature
                                                          Nationwide
                                                          Auto Club of
                                                          California,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Signature's
                                                          Nationwide
                                                          Auto Club,
                                                          Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--06/12/2008
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20081048...........  L-1 Identity      Digimarc          Digimarc
                      Solutions, Inc.   Corporation.      Corporation.
20081293...........  GTCR Fund IX/A,   IQNavigator, Inc  IQNavigator,
                      L.P.                                Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--06/13/2008
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20081253...........  AT&T Inc........  Am[eacute]rica    Am[eacute]rica
                                        M[oacute]viI,     M[oacute]vil,
                                        S.A.B. de C.V.    S.A.B. de C.V.
20081282...........  Charterhouse      The North         The North
                      Dragon I S.A.     American          American
                                        Manufacturing     Manufacturing
                                        Company.          Company.
20081292...........  LG Continental    PNM Resources,    Public Service
                      LLC.              Inc.              Company of New
                                                          Mexico.
20081296...........  PNM Resources,    LG Continental    Cap Rock
                      Inc.              LLC.              Holding
                                                          Corporation.
20081303...........  Caledonia         Bristow Group     Bristow Group
                      Investments plc.  Inc.              Inc.
20081314...........  Metalmark         SPI Petroleum     Maxum
                      Capital           LLC.              Petroleum,
                      Partners, L.P.                      Inc.
20081322...........  Global            Reliant Energy    Reliant Energy
                      Infrastructure    Channelview LP.   Channelview
                      Partners--C,                        LP.
                      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. E8-14309 Filed 6-25-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M