[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10244-10247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-832]


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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.

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    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--01/14/2008
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20080479...........  Amazon.com, Inc.  Bill Me Later,    Bill Me Later,
                                        Inc.              Inc.
20080494...........  Duke Energy       Saluda River      Saluda River
                      Corporation.      Electric          Electric
                                        Cooperative,      Cooperative,
                                        Inc.              Inc.
20080569...........  CML Healthcare    ARS Holding, Inc  ARS Holding
                      Income Fund.                        Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/15/2008
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20080462...........  Ms. Esther        Siemens           Hydrocarbon
                      Koplowitz         Aktiengesellsch   Recovery
                      Romero de Juseu.  aft.              Services, Inc.
                                                         International
                                                          Petroleum
                                                          Corp. of
                                                          Delaware.
20080469...........  Teradyne, Inc...  Nextest Systems   Nextest Systems
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
20080552...........  Providence        William L.        AGT
                      Equity Partners   Adamany.          Enterprises,
                      IV L.P.                             Inc.
                                                         Star-Iowa, LLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/16/2008
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20080470...........  Eisai Co., Ltd..  MGI Pharma, Inc.  MGI Pharma,
                                                          Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/17/2008
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20080495...........  KASLION S.a.r.L.  Atlantic Bridge   GloNav Inc.
                                        Ventures
                                        Holdings
                                        Limited.
20080519...........  Appolo            GA Industries,    GA Industries,
                      Investment Fund   Inc.              Inc.
                      VI, L.P.
20080586...........  Pfizer Inc......  The Biotech       CovX Research
                                        Settlement.       LLC.
                                                         CovX
                                                          Technologies
                                                          Ireland
                                                          Limited.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/18/2008
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20080537...........  Financiere        Flash             Flash
                      Asteel S.A..      Electronics       Electronics
                                        International.    Holding.
20080564...........  Eli Lilly and     BioMS Medical     BioMS Medical
                      Company.          Corp.             Corp.
20080587...........  Alfa Mutual       Alfa Corporation  Alfa
                      Insurance                           Corporation.
                      Company.
20080588...........  Alfa Mutual Fire  Alfa Corporation  Alfa
                      Insurance                           Corporation.
                      Company.
20080590...........  Long Point        Avadhesh and      UMS
                      Capital Fund,     Umarani Agarwal.  Enterprises,
                      II, L.P.                            Inc.
20080598...........  Gryphon Partners  Accelerated       Accelerated
                      III, L.P.         Health Systems,   Health
                                        LLC.              Systems, LLC.
20080606...........  Lake Capital      Gary L. Fish....  FishNet
                      Partners II LP.                     Security
                                                          Holdings, Inc.
20080608...........  Epicor Software   NSB Retail        NSB Retail
                      Corporation.      Systems PLC.      Systems PLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/22/2008
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20080522...........  JANA Offshore     CNET Networks,    CNET Networks,
                      Partners, Ltd.    Inc.              Inc.
20080563...........  WuXi Pharma Tech  AppTec            AppTec
                      (Cayman) Inc.     Laboratory        Laboratory
                                        Services, Inc.    Services, Inc.
20080568...........  BlueScope Steel   San Faustin N.V.  Imsa Steel
                      Ltd.                                Corp.
20080591...........  IFM               Consolidated      CED Generation
                      Infrastructure    Edison, Inc.      Holding
                      Funds.                              Company, LLC.
                                                         CED Rock
                                                          Springs, LLC.
                                                         Consolidated
                                                          Edison Energy.
                                                         Massachusetts,
                                                          LLC.
                                                         Newington
                                                          Energy, LLC.
                                                         Ocean Peaking
                                                          Power, LLC.
20080595...........  Murat Ulker.....  Campbell Soup     Godiva
                                        Company.          Chocolatier,
                                                          Inc.
20080597...........  Oak Hill Capital  News Corporation  Fox Television
                      Partners III,                       Stations, Inc.
                      L.P.
                                                         New World
                                                          Communications
                                                          of Kansas
                                                          City, Inc.
20080602...........  Oracle            Precision         Precision
                      Healthcare        Therapeutics,     Therapeutics,
                      Acquisition       Inc.              Inc.
                      Corp.
20080611...........  Linn Energy, LLC  Gary W. and       Lamamco
                                        Constance S.      Drilling
                                        Lewis.            Company.
20080612...........  Linn Energy, LLC  Stanley J. and    Lamamco
                                        Sabrina L.        Drilling
                                        Miller.           Company.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/23/2008
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20080609...........  Intuit Inc......  Electronic        Electronic
                                        Clearing House,   Clearing
                                        Inc.              House, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/24/2008
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20080576...........  American          Horizon Global    Horizon Global
                      Securities        Technology, Inc.  Technology,
                      Partners IV,                        Inc.
                      L.P.
20080578...........  MHR               Leap Wireless     Leap Wireless
                      Institutional     International,    International,
                      Partners III LP.  Inc.              Inc.
20080582...........  Owl Creek         Leap Wireless     Leap Wireless
                      Overseas Fund,    International,    International,
                      Ltd.              Inc.              Inc.
20080600...........  Jose Maria        Inova             Inova
                      Rubiralta.        Diagnostics,      Diagnostics,
                                        Inc.              Inc.
20080603...........  Quik-Way Retail   Royal Dutch       Motiva
                      Associates        Shell plc.        Enterprises
                      Holdings II,                        LLC.
                      Ltd.

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20080604...........  Quik-Way Retail   Aramco Services   Motiva
                      Associates        Company.          Enterprises
                      Holdings II,                        LLC.
                      Ltd.
20080625...........  Rock-Tenn         Steven Grossman.  Southern
                      Company.                            Container
                                                          Corporation.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/25/2008
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20080571...........  Leucadia          AmeriCredit Corp  AmeriCredit
                      National                            Corp.
                      Corporation.
20080580...........  Brush Engineered  Techni-Met, Inc.  Techni-Met,
                      Materials, Inc.                     Inc.
20080607...........  U.S. Bancorp....  Gray M. Eng.....  Southern
                                                          DataComm, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/28/2008
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20080561...........  Ralcorp           Kraft Foods Inc.  Cable Holco,
                      Holdings, Inc.                      Inc.
20080584...........  Georg Fischer AG  Phillip M.        Central
                                        Pourchot.         Plastics
                                                          Company.
20080585...........  Georg Fischer AG  Robert L.         Central
                                        Pourchot.         Plastics
                                                          Company.
20080592...........  Castlerigg        CNET Networks,    CNET Networks,
                      International     Inc.              Inc.
                      Limited.
20080632...........  Hudson Group      Robert B. Cohen.  Airport
                      Holdings, Inc.                      Management
                                                          Services LLC.
                                                         Hudson News
                                                          Company.
                                                         Hudson Retail
                                                          Dallas LP.
                                                         Hudson Retail
                                                          Neu LaGuardia
                                                          LP.
20080643...........  A.B.C. Learning   Richard Sodja...  CA-III, LLC.
                      Centres Limited.
                                                         Capital
                                                          Academic, LLC.
                                                         T.T. McKellips,
                                                          LLC.
20080644...........  A.B.C. Learning   Cheryl L. Sodja.  CA-III, LLC.
                      Centres Limited.
                                                         Capital
                                                          Academic, LLC.
                                                         T.T. McKellips,
                                                          LLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/29/2008
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20080618...........  HMTBP Holdings    Robert W. Block,  Paragon Tank
                      Inc.              III and Nancy     and Equipment,
                                        Block.            Inc.
                                                         Pasadena Tank
                                                          Corporation.
20080635...........  The AES           Natural Gas       Mountain View
                      Corporation.      Partners VIII,    Power
                                        L.P.              Partners, LLC.
20080638...........  The Crawford      Steward           Steward
                      Group, Inc.       Ventures, Inc.    Ventures, Inc.
20080651...........  Bourse de         Boston Options    Boston Options
                      Montreal, Inc.    Exchange Group,   Exchange
                                        LLC.              Group, LLC.
20080657...........  Munchener         Aon Corporation.  Olympic Health
                      Ruckversicherun                     Management
                      gs-Gesellschaft.                    Systems, Inc.
                                                         Sterling Life
                                                          Insurance
                                                          Company.
20080662...........  Windjammer        American Capital  Pasternack
                      Senior Equity     Strategies, Ltd.  Holdings, Inc.
                      Fund III, L.P.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/30/2008
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20080596...........  Harbinger         The New York      The New York
                      Capital           Times Company.    Times Company.
                      Partners
                      Offshore Fund
                      I, Ltd.
20080599...........  Koninklijke       Respironics, Inc  Respironics,
                      Phillips                            Inc.
                      Electronics N.V.
20080601...........  Genzyne           Isis              Isis
                      Corporation.      Pharmaceuticals   Pharmaceutical
                                        , Inc.            s, Inc.
20080622...........  DTE Energy        Shenango          Shenango
                      Company.          Incorporated.     Incorporated.
20080628...........  SemGroup Energy   SemGroup, L.P...  SemMaterials
                      Partners, L.P.                      Energy
                                                          Partners,
                                                          L.L.C.
20080634...........  Sun Capital       Kellwood Company  Kellwood
                      Partners V, L.P.                    Company.
20080641...........  ArcLight Energy   Robert E. Parker  R.E. Parker
                      Partners Fund                       Equipment, Co.
                      III, L.P.
                                                         Repcon, Inc.
                                                         Repcon
                                                          International
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Repcon
                                                          Properties,
                                                          LLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/31/2008
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20080629...........  Ingersoll-Rand    Trane Inc.......  Trane Inc.
                      Company Limited.
20080636...........  ETIRC Aviation,   Eclipse Aviation  Eclipse
                      S.a.r.l..         Corporation.      Aviation
                                                          Corporation.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--02/01/2008
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20080575...........  Cobham plc......  BAE Systems plc.  BAE Systems
                                                          Information &
                                                          Electronic
                                                          Systems
                                                          Integration
                                                          Inc.
20080639...........  Kirk Kerkorian..  Delta Petroleum   Delta Petroleum
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
20080647...........  EMCORE            Intel             Intel
                      Corporation.      Corporation.      Corporation.
20080661...........  ACE Limited.....  Aon Corporation.  Combined
                                                          Insurance
                                                          Company of
                                                          America.
20080664...........  AmTrust           Unitrin, Inc....  Milwaukee
                      Financial                           Casualty
                      Services, Inc.                      Insurance Co.
                                                         Security
                                                          National
                                                          Insurance
                                                          Company.
                                                         Trinity Lloyd's
                                                          Corporation.
                                                         Trinity Lloyd's
                                                          Insurance
                                                          Company.
                                                         Trinity
                                                          Universal
                                                          Insuance
                                                          Company of
                                                          Kansas, Inc.
20080665...........  Elisabeth         Ben Silverman...  Ben Silverman
                      Murdoch.                            Productions
                                                          LLC.
                                                         Reveille, LLC.
                                                         Reveille Motion
                                                          Pictures, LLC.

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20080671...........  Kenan Advantage   John V. Crowe     Transport
                      Group Holdings    III.              Service Co.
                      Corp.
20080675...........  ConAgra Foods,    Donald R. Watts.  Watts Brothers
                      Inc.                                Farming, LLC.
                                                         Watts Brothers
                                                          Farms, LLC.
                                                         Watts Brothers
                                                          Fertilizer,
                                                          Inc.
20080676...........  E Com Ventures,   Model Reorg, Inc  Model Reorg.,
                      Inc.                                Inc.
20080678...........  North American    David J. and      Deep South
                      Insurance         Teresa Disiere.   Holding, L.P.
                      Leaders, Inc..
20080685...........  GSI Commerce,     e-Dialog, Inc...  e-Dialog, Inc.
                      Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--02/04/2008
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20080579...........  Husky Energy Inc  Toledo Refinery   Toledo Refinery
                                        LLC.              LLC.
20080593...........  E. Merck OGH....  Idera             Idera
                                        Pharmaceuticals   Pharmaceutical
                                        , Inc.            s, Inc.
20080659...........  UnitedHealth      Three Rivers      Three Rivers
                      Group             Holdings, Inc.    Holdings, Inc.
                      Incorporated.
20080666...........  Marc S. Hermelin  Hologic, Inc....  Cytyc Prenatal
                                                          Products Corp.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--02/05/2008
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20080645...........  The Goldman       Total System      Total System
                      Sachs Group,      Services, Inc.    Services, Inc.
                      Inc..
20080654...........  Owl Creek         MetroPCS          MetroPCS
                      Overseas Fund,    Communications,   Communications
                      Ltd.              Inc.              , Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--02/06/2008
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20080637...........  Owl Creek         Foundation Coal   Foundation Coal
                      Overseas Fund,    Holdings, Inc.    Holdings, Inc.
                      Ltd.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--02/07/2008
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20080621...........  Siemens           Morgan            Morgan
                      Aktiengesellsch   Construction      Construction
                      aft.              Company Voting    Company.
                                        Trust.
20080623...........  Cooper            MTL Instruments   MTL Instruments
                      Industries, Ltd.  Group plc.        Group plc.
20080673...........  Sun               MySQL AB........  MySQL AB.
                      Microsystems,
                      Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--02/11/2008
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20080073...........  Carmeuse Holding  Oglebay Norton    Oglebay Norton
                      S.A..             Company.          Company.
20080694...........  Diageo plc......  Ronsenblum        Ronsenblum
                                        Cellars, Inc..    Cellars, Inc.
20080701...........  Axcel III K/S 2.  Pandora Jewelry   Pandora Jewely
                                        America ApS.      america ApS.
20080702...........  Saputo Inc......  Alto Dairy        Alto Dairy
                                        Cooperative.      Cooperative.
20080716...........  Arsenal Capital   Charter           Charter
                      Partners          Brokerage         Brokerage
                      Qualified         Holdings, LLC.    Holdings, LLC.
                      Purchaser II LP.
20080718...........  Vestar Capital    American          c/o American
                      Partners, V,      Securities        Securities
                      L.P.              Partners III,     Capital
                                        L.P.              Partners, LLC.
                                                         PGA HOLDINGS,
                                                          INC.
20080720...........  Wilmington Trust  George & Renee    AST Capital
                      Corporation.      Karfunkel.        Trust Company
                                                          of Delaware.
20080721...........  Bain Capital      Bright Horizons   Bright Horizons
                      Fund X, L.P.      Family            Family
                                        Solutions, Inc.   Solutions,
                                                          Inc.
20080723...........  Wilmington Trust  Michael           AST Capital
                      Corporation.      Karfunkel &       Trust Company
                                        Leah Karfunkel.   of Delaware.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--02/12/2008
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20080653...........  Bayside           HD Supply, Inc..  Williams Bros.
                      Opportunity                         Lumber Co.,
                      Fund, L.P.                          LLC.
20080689...........  Edward J. Ivy     Commercial        Auto-C, LLC.
                      and Kimberly H.   Markets Holdco,
                      Cohen.            Inc.
                                                         JohnsonDiversey
                                                          , Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--02/13/2008
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20080452...........  M & F Worldwide   Pearson plc.....  Newco LLC.
                      Corp.
20080686...........  Blum Strategic    CB Richard Ellis  CB Richard
                      Partners IV,      Group, Inc.       Ellis Group,
                      L.P.                                Inc.
20080715...........  The Timken        Charles K.        Boring
                      Company.          Elder, III.       Specialties,
                                                          Inc.
20080717...........  Pace Micro        Koninklijkle      Philips Home
                      Technology PLC.   Philips           Networks
                                        Electronics N.V.  France S.A.S.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--02/15/2008
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20080726...........  Teva              CoGenesys, Inc..  CoGenesys, Inc.
                      Pharmaceuticals
                      Industries Ltd.
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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. 08-832 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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