[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56705-56706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19317]


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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 <greek-i>                   Acquiring                  Acquired                  Entities
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/29/2005
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20051403.........................  Newell Rubbermaid, Inc...  Esselte Group Holdings    Esselte BVBA, Esselte
                                                               AB.                       Holdings Inc., Goldcup
                                                                                         D 892 AB
20051444.........................  Grupo Ferrovial, S.A.....  Wayne W. Webber.........  Southern Crushed
                                                                                         Concrete, Inc., Webber
                                                                                         Management Group, Inc.
20051449.........................  School Specialty, Inc....  Wicks Communications &    Delta Education, LLC
                                                               Media Partners, L.P.
20051451.........................  Credit Suisse Group......  The PMI Group, Inc......  SPS Holding Corp.
20051457.........................  PBI Media Holdings LLC...  PRIMEDIA Inc............  PRIMEDIA Business
                                                                                         Magazine and Media Inc.
20051459.........................  MetroCast Cablevision of   Paul F. Harron, Jr......  Gans Communications,
                                    New Hampshire, LLC.                                  L.P.
20051460.........................  Waste Connections, Inc...  Mr. Gregory L. Gibson...  Mountain Jack
                                                                                         Environmental Services,
                                                                                         Inc.
20051466.........................  Starwood Capital           Groupe Taittinger SA....  Groupe Taittinger SA
                                    Hospitality Fund 1-2,
                                    L.P.
20051467.........................  The Veritas Capital Fund   Mitchell J. Wade........  MZM, Inc.
                                    II, L.P.
20051468.........................  Alan B. Miller...........  KEYS Group Holdings LLC.  KEYS Group Holdings LLC
20051471.........................  First Reserve Fund X, L.P  Chart Industries, Inc...  Chart Industries, Inc.
20051477.........................  GGC Investment Fund II,    CCG Investments BVI, L.P  Concerto Software, Inc.
                                    L.P.
20051478.........................  GGC Investment Fund II-A,  CCG Investments BVI, L.P  Concerto Software, Inc.
                                    L.P.
20051480.........................  First Data Corporation...  Citigroup Inc...........  New Payment Services,
                                                                                         Inc.
20051485.........................  SSA Global Technologies,   E.piphany, Inc..........  E.piphany, Inc.
                                    Inc.
20051486.........................  New York State Catholic    Rayan Community Health    CenterCare, Inc.
                                    Health Plan, Inc.          Network, Inc.
20051490.........................  ShoreView Capital          Protective Industries,    Caplugs, LLC, Niagara
                                    Partners, L.P.             LLC.                      Plastics, LLC,
                                                                                         Protective Industries,
                                                                                         LLC
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/31/2005
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20051394.........................  Dover Corporation........  Michael Inglis..........  Harbor Electronics, Inc.
20051406.........................  Invitrogen Corporation...  BioSource International,  BioSource International,
                                                               Inc.                      Inc.
20051407.........................  Oracle Corporation.......  i-flex Solutions Limited  i-flex Solutions Limited
20051440.........................  Beacon Roofing Supply,     Brazos Equity Fund, L.P.  SDI Holding, Inc.
                                    Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/01/2005
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20051484.........................  ValueClick, Inc..........  Fastclick, Inc..........  Fastclick, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/02/2005
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20051476.........................  Grupo Ferrovial, S.A.....  The Wayne and Joan        W.W. Webber, Inc.
                                                               Webber Foundation.
20051489.........................  E*TRADE Financial          Bank of Montreal........  Harrisdirect LLC
                                    Corporation.
20051494.........................  PAR Investment Partners,   US Airways Group, Inc...  US Airways Group, Inc.
                                    L.P.
20051497.........................  LS Power Equity Partners,  Calpine Corporation.....  Calpine Construction
                                    L.P.                                                 Finance Company, L.P.,
                                                                                         Calpine Leasing, Inc.,
                                                                                         Calpine Philadelphia,
                                                                                         Inc., Ontelaunee Power
                                                                                         Operating Company,
                                                                                         Inc., Philadelphia
                                                                                         Biogas Supply, Inc.
20051499.........................  QBE Insurance Group        White Mountains           National Farmers Union
                                    Limited.                   Insurance Group, Ltd.     Property and Casualty
                                                                                         Company
20051501.........................  Spectrum Equity Investors  Mortgagebot LLC.........  Mortgagebot LLC
                                    IV, L.P.

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20051502.........................  TUI AG...................  CP Ships Limited........  CP Ships Limited
20051509.........................  Sybase, Inc..............  Extended Systems          Extended Systems
                                                               Incorporated.             Incorporated
20051515.........................  Sentry Insurance, a        Royal & SunAlliance       Viking Insurance Company
                                    Mutual Company.            Insurance Group plc.      of Wisconsin
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/06/2005
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20051282.........................  Walters Industries, Inc..  DLJ Merchant Banking      Mueller Water Products,
                                                               Partners II, L.P.         Inc.
20051422.........................  Citigroup, Inc...........  Receivable Management     Receivable Management
                                                               Services Holding Corp.    Services Holding Corp.
20051505.........................  The Goldman Sachs Group,   Allmerica Financial       Allmerica Financial
                                    Inc.                       Corporation.              Investment Management
                                                                                         Services, Inc.,
                                                                                         Allmerica Financial
                                                                                         Life Insurance &
                                                                                         Annuity Co.
20051507.........................  Paul G. Allen, c/o Vulcan  Sempra Energy...........  Energy Center
                                    Ventures Incorporated.                               Investments
20051508.........................  Plains All American        Sempra Energy...........  Energy Center
                                    Pipeline, L.P.                                       Investments Corp.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/07/2005
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20051510.........................  Permira Europe III L.P. 2  Hirschmann Industrial     Hirschmann Industrial
                                                               Holdings Ltd.             Holdings Ltd.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/08/2005
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20051020.........................  ScanSoft, Inc............  Nuance Communications,    Nuance Communications,
                                                               Inc.                      Inc.
20051435.........................  News Corporation.........  Scout Media, Inc........  Scout Media, Inc.
20051487.........................  American Securities        Weasler Holdings LLC....  Weasler Engineering,
                                    Partners III, L.P.                                   Inc.
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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. 05-19317 Filed 9-27-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M