[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56354-56356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4889]


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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--09/04/2007
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20071659.............  Volt             Warburg Pincus   LSSi Corp.
                        Information      Private Equity
                        Sciences, Inc.   VIII, L.P.
20071918.............  D.E. Shaw        Investment       Investment
                        Composite        Technology       Technology
                        International    Group, Inc.      Group, Inc.
                        Fund.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/05/2007
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20071963.............  SKW Stahl-       Platinum Equity  Eysler Holding
                        Metallurgie      Capital          Corporation.
                        Holding AG.      Partners, L.P.
20072008.............  Castlerigg       Pioneer Natural  Pioneer Natural
                        Global Select    Resources        Resources
                        Fund Limited.    Company.         Company.
20072037.............  MetLife, Inc...  SafeGuard        SafeGuard
                                         Health           Health
                                         Enterprises,     Enterprises,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20072045.............  Rosboro, LLC...  Sierra Pacific   Sierra Pacific
                                         Holding          Holding
                                         Company.         Company.
20072047.............  Koninklijke KPN  iBasis, Inc....  iBasis, Inc.
                        N.V.
20072049.............  Li & Fung        Haim Dabah.....  P.A. Group LLC;
                        Limited.                          Regatta
                                                          (U.S.A.) LLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/06/2007
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20071960.............  Allen-Vanguard   Med-Eng Systems  Med-Eng
                        Corporation.     Inc.             Subsystems
                                                          Inc.
20072056.............  Meriwest Credit  Golden Bay       Golden Bay
                        Union.           Federal Credit   Federal Credit
                                         Union.           Union.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/07/2007
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20071269.............  NOVA Chemicals   NEWCO LLC......  NEWCO LLC.
                        Corporation.

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20072057.............  Hypo Real        Depfa Bank plc.  Depfa Bank plc.
                        Estate Holding
                        AG.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/10/2007
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20071277.............  James Ratcliffe  NEWCO LLC......  NEWCO LLC.
20071981.............  Hewlett-Packard  Neoware, Inc...  Neoware, Inc.
                        Company.
20072044.............  The Talisker     Oak Hill         American Skiing
                        Partnership.     Capital          Company Resort
                                         Partners, L.P.   Properties,
                                                          Inc.; ASC
                                                          Utah, Inc.
20072058.............  Infinity World   City Center      City Center
                        Development      Holdings LLC.    Holdings LLC.
                        Corp.
20072066.............  HealthSpring,    Benjamin Leon,   Leon Medical
                        Inc.             Jr. and Silvia   Centers Health
                                         Leon.            Plans, Inc.
20072068.............  Jefferies        NovaStar         NovaStar
                        Capital          Financial, Inc.  Financial,
                        Partners IV                       Inc.
                        L.P.
20072069.............  Massachusetts    NovaStar         NovaStar
                        Mutual Life      Financial, Inc.  Financial,
                        Insurance                         Inc.
                        Company.
20072071.............  Harbinger        Bally Total      Bally Total
                        Capital          Fitness          Fitness
                        Partners         Holding          Holding
                        Special          Corporation.     Corporation.
                        Situations
                        Offshore Fund.
20072073.............  Ecolab Inc.....  Microtek         Microtek
                                         Medical          Medical
                                         Holdings, Inc.   Holdings, Inc.
20072081.............  Anheuser-Busch   Eagle Brands,    Eagle Brands,
                        Companies, Inc.  Inc.             Inc.
20072084.............  ConocoPhillips.  American         CSW Sweeny GP
                                         Electric Power   II, Inc.;
                                         Company, Inc.    Sweeny
                                                          Cogeneration
                                                          Limited
                                                          Partnership.
20072085.............  ConocoPhillips.  General          CSW Sweeny GP
                                         Electric         II, Inc.;
                                         Company.         Sweeny
                                                          Cogeneration
                                                          Limited
                                                          Partnership.
20072086.............  John B.          ev3 Inc........  ev3 Inc.
                        Simpson, PhD,
                        M.D.
20072090.............  Buckeye          Lodi Holdings,   Lodi Gas
                        Partners, L.P.   L.L.C.           Storage,
                                                          L.L.C.
20072092.............  Tricap Partners  Partners         Longview Fibre
                        II L.P.          Limited.         Paper &
                                                          Packaging,
                                                          Inc.
20072094.............  Monkwood Luxco   MidOcean         Palace
                        SARL.            Partners II,     Entertainment
                                         LP.              Holdings, Inc.
20072108.............  Medtronic, Inc.  Kyphon, Inc....  Kyphon, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/11/2007
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20072107.............  Knight Holdco    David Stone....  Marine Barge
                        LLC.                              Company, LLC;
                                                          Marine
                                                          Terminals Bulk
                                                          Storage, LLC;
                                                          Marine
                                                          Terminals,
                                                          Inc.; Marine
                                                          Terminals of
                                                          Alabama, Inc.;
                                                          Marine
                                                          Terminals of
                                                          Arkansas,
                                                          Inc.; Marine
                                                          Terminals of
                                                          North
                                                          Carolina, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/12/2007
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20072013.............  Symyx            Reed Elsevier    MDL Information
                        Technologies,    PLC.             Systems, Inc.
                        Inc.
20072014.............  Symyx            Reed Elsevier    MDL Information
                        Technologies,    NV.              Systems, Inc.
                        Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/13/2007
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20072052.............  Royal Bank of    Visa Inc.......  Visa Inc.
                        Canada.
20072067.............  ENMCOR Group,    First Reserve    FR X Ohmstede
                        Inc.             Fund X, L.P.     Acquisitions
                                                          Co.
20072082.............  NCL Investment   Star Cruises     NCL Corporation
                        Ltd.             Limited.         Ltd.
20072083.............  AIF VI NCL AIV,  Star Cruises     NCL Corporation
                        L.P.             Limited.         Ltd.
20072089.............  Darden           RARE             RARE
                        Restaurants,     Hospitality      Hospitality
                        Inc.             International,   International,
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20072095.............  Dewey            LeBouf, Lamb,    LeBouf, Lamb,
                        Ballantine LLP.  Greene &         Greene &
                                         MacRae LLP.      MacRae LLP.
20072096.............  LeBouf, Lamb,    Dewey            Dewey
                        Greene &         Ballantine LLP.  Ballantine
                        MacRae LLP.                       LLP.
20072099.............  Primus Capital   Healthcare       Healthcare
                        Fund V Limited   Management       Management
                        Partnership.     Systems, Inc.    Systems, Inc.
                                         ESOT.
20072102.............  Marsh &          Frontenac VIII   TrialGraphix
                        McLennan         Limited          Holdings, Inc.
                        Companies, Inc.  Partnership.
20072112.............  Audax Private    Summit Ventures  Help/Systems
                        Equity Fund      VI-A, L.P.       Holdings, Inc.
                        II, L.P.
20072119.............  Koninklijke KPN  Getronics N.V..  Getronics N.V.
                        N.V.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/14/2007
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20070532.............  Kyphon Inc.....  Disc-O-Tech      Discotech
                                         Medical          Orthopedic
                                         Technologies     Technologies
                                         Ltd.             Inc.
20072110.............  Compass Group    Ira S. Levy....  Propoco, Inc.
                        PLC.
20072113.............  MGI PHARMA, INC  AkaRx, Inc.....  AkaRx, Inc.
20072115.............  Richard L.       Churchill Downs  Churchill Downs
                        Duchossois.      Incorporated.    Incorporated.
20072116.............  Maxim            Vitesse          Vitesse
                        Integrated       Semiconductor    Semiconductor
                        Products Inc.    Corporation.     Corporation.
20072120.............  Firstsource      RoundTable       MedAssist
                        Solutions        Healthcare       Holding, Inc.
                        Limited.         Partners, L.P.
20072127.............  MPC Corporation  Gateway, Inc...  Gateway
                                                          Companies,
                                                          Inc.
20072135.............  Cognos           Applix, Inc....  Applix, Inc.
                        Incorporated.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/17/2007
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20072050.............  TPF II, L.P....  ArcLight Energy  Lincoln
                                         Partners Fund    Generating
                                         II, L.P.         Facility, LLC;
                                                          Lincoln
                                                          Peaking Power,
                                                          LLC.; Power
                                                          Energy
                                                          Partners LLC.

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20072051.............  TPF II, L.P....  DTE Energy       Lincoln
                                         Company.         Generating
                                                          Facility, LLC;
                                                          Lincoln
                                                          Peaking Power,
                                                          LLC; Power
                                                          Energy
                                                          Partners, LLC.
20072070.............  American         Dominion         Dresden Energy,
                        Electric Power   Resources, Inc.  LLC.
                        Company, Inc.
20072142.............  Siemens          Dade Behring     Dade Behring
                        Aktiengesellsc   Holdings, Inc.   Holdings, Inc.
                        haft.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/18/2007
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20072061.............  3M Company.....  Lewis S. Cohen.  New Horizon
                                                          Technologies
                                                          Inc.; Venture
                                                          Tape Corp.;
                                                          Venture Tape
                                                          Europe Corp.
20072087.............  Berkshire        Burlington       Burlington
                        Hathaway Inc.    Northern Santa   Northern Santa
                                         Fe Corporation.  Fe
                                                          Corporation.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/19/2007
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20072039.............  Transocean Inc.  GlobalSanteFe    GlobalSanteFe
                                         Corporation.     Corporation.
20072075.............  Legg Mason       Exide            Exide
                        Investment       Technologies.    Technologies.
                        Trust, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/20/2007
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20071973.............  HAPC, Inc......  I-Flow           InfuSystem,
                                         Corporation.     Inc.
20072103.............  American Dental  Sentinel         Metropolitan
                        Partners, Inc.   Capital          Dental
                                         Partners III,    Holdings, Inc.
                                         L.P.
20072143.............  Positive         Village          Village
                        Investments      Roadshow         Roadshow
                        Pty Ltd.         Entertainment    Entertainment
                                         Group (BVI)      Group (BVI)
                                         Limited.         Limited.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/21/2007
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20072144.............  Clarity          Village          Village
                        Partners, LP.    Roadshow         Roadshow
                                         Entertainment    Entertainment
                                         Group (BVI)      Group (BVI)
                                         Limited.         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 20590, (202) 326-3100.

    By Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 07-4889 Filed 10-2-07; 8:45 am]
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