[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75117-75118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29119]


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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--11/17/2008
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20090082...........  Bank of America   BlackRock, Inc..  BlackRock, Inc.
                      Corporation.
20090098...........  Gemalto N.V.....  Wavecom S.A.....  Wavecom S.A.
20090101...........  Redpoint          HomeAway, Inc...  HomeAway, Inc.
                      Ventures I, L.P.
20090102...........  Electric Power    Harbinger         Equus GP Holdco
                      Development       Independent       LLP.
                      Company, Ltd.     Power Fund II.
                                                         Equus LP Holdco
                                                          LLC.
                                                         Equus Power I,
                                                          LP.
                                                         HD Freeport
                                                          LLC.
                                                         Pinelawn Power
                                                          LLC.
20090103...........  Manulife          Harbinger         Equus GP Holdco
                      Financial         Independent       LLC.
                      Corporation.      Power Fund II,
                                        LLC.
                                                         Equus GP Holdco
                                                          LLP.
                                                         Equus Power I,
                                                          LP.
                                                         HD Freeport
                                                          LLC.
                                                         Pinelawn Power
                                                          LLC.
20090104...........  Golden Gate       Harbinger         USS Holdings,
                      Capital           Capital           Inc.
                      Opportunity       Partners
                      Fund, L.P.        Offshore Fund,
                                        I, Ltd.
20090112...........  Trian Star Trust  Wendy's/Arby's    Wendy's/Arby's
                                        Group. Inc.       Group, Inc.
20090113...........  Trian Partners,   Wendy's/Arby      Wendy's/Arby
                      L.P.              Group, Inc.       Group, Inc.
20090118...........  Blackstone        Republic          Republic
                      Capital           Services, Inc.    Services, Inc.
                      Partners III
                      Merchant
                      Banking Fund
                      Services, Inc.
20090119...........  Dayton-Cox Trust  Comcast           SpectrumCo LLC.
                      A.                Corporation.
20090120...........  Madrone           Solyndra, Inc...  Solyndra, Inc.
                      Partners, LP.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/18/2008
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20090095...........  Walgreen Co.....  McKesson          ivpcare, inc.
                                        Corporation.
                                                         McKesson
                                                          Specialty
                                                          Pharmaceutical
                                                          s LLC.
20090096...........  Novartis AG.....  Nektar            NektarTherapeut
                                        Therapeutics.     ics.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/21/2008
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20090116...........  CHS Inc.........  Agri Co-op......  Agri Co-op.
20090121...........  CenturyTel, Inc.  Embarq            Embarq
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
20090126...........  Plains Capital    First Southwest   First Southwest
                      Corporation.      Partners, Ltd.    Holdings, Inc.
20090128...........  Eldorado          Tropicana         Aztar Indiana
                      Resorts, LLC.     Entertainment     Gaming
                                        Holdings, LLC.    Company, LLC.
20090129...........  Giorgio Armani    Ong Beng Seng...  Presidio
                      S.p.A.                              Holdings
                                                          Limited.
20090130...........  GenStar Capital   LTCG Holdings     Long Term Care
                      Partners V, L.P.  Corp.             Group, Inc.
                                                         Nation's Care,
                                                          LLC.
20090133...........  Citigroup, Inc..  Schafer           Schafer
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
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            TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION 11/24/2008
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 20090123..........  Bank of America   Markit Group      Markit Group
                      Corporation.      Holdings          Holdings
                                        Limited.          Limited.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/26/2008
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20090125...........  Lloyds TSB Group  HBOS plc........  HBOS plc.
                      plc.
20090132...........  Affymetrix, Inc.  Panomics, Inc...  Panomics, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/28/2008
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20090135...........  Green Equity      Whole Foods       Whole Foods
                      Investors Side    Market, Inc.      Market, Inc.
                      V, L.P.
20090136...........  Green Equity      Whole Foods       Whole Foods
                      Investors V,      Market, Inc.      Market, Inc.
                      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. E8-29119 Filed 12-9-08; 8:45 am]
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