[Federal Register: January 10, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 6)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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-Rodine 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--12/05/2005
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20060211............................. Novartis AG............ Chiron Corporation..... Chiron Corporation.
20060214............................. MVP Health Plan, Inc... Preferred Care, Inc.... Preferred Care, Inc.
20060220............................. Allis-Chalmers Energy Joe Van Matre.......... Specialty Rental Tools
Inc. Inc.
20060224............................. Josue Christiano Gomes Spring Global S.A...... Springs Global S.A.
da Silva.
20060229............................. KKR European Fund II, Vestar-AIV Holdings A FL Spring, S.p.A.
Limited Partnership. L.P..
20060235............................. Roger S. Penske........ Stephen P. Cushman..... Cush A-KM, Inc., Cush
Enterprises, Cush H-E,
Inc., Cush J-KM, Inc.,
Cush M-E, Inc., M.S.M.
Group, Inc.
20060237............................. Hanson PLC............. PaverModule, Inc....... PaverModule, Inc.
20060240............................. Horizon Health P. Byron DeFoor........ Delaware Investment
Corporation. Associates, LLC, Focus
Healthcare, LLC, Focus
Healthcare of
Delaware, LLC, Focus
Health of Florida,
LLC, Focus Healthcare
of Georgia, LLC, Focus
Healthcare of Ohio,
LLC, Highpoint
Investment, LLC.
20060241............................. Ronald B. Dana......... Rex V. Ecoff........... Liquid Transport Corp.
20060242............................. Francisco Partners, FrontRange Limited..... Cayo Communications,
L.P.. Inc., FrontRange
Solutions Inc.
20060259............................. Lodge Holdco I LLC..... La Quinta Corporation.. La Quinta Corporation.
20060264............................. Berkshire Fund VI, L.P. PDS Associates, Inc.... PDS Associates, Inc.
20060267............................. GUS plc................ PriceGrabber.com, LLC.. PriceGrabber.com, LLC.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/06/2005
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20060215............................. Aleris International, Ormet Corporation...... Ormet Corporation.
Inc..
20060275............................. Jones Lang LaSalle Spaulding and Slye Spaulding and Slye LLC.
Incorporation. Partner LLC.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/08/2005
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20060256............................. U.S. Bancorp........... Wachovia Corporation... Delaware Trust Company,
National Association,
Wachovia Bank and
Trust Company (Cayman)
Ltd., Wachovia Bank,
National Association,
Wachovia Bank of
Delaware, National
Association, Wachovia
Trust Company of
California.
20060277............................. Avnet, Inc............. Calence, LLC........... Calence, LLC.
20060279............................. General Atlantic NYMEX Holdings, Inc.... NYMEX Holdings, Inc.
Partners 82, L.P..
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/09/2005
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20060253............................. Goense Bounds & Frank Scardino......... Capital Drywall, Inc.
Partners A, L.P..
20060254............................. Goense Bounds & James R. Gates and Capital Drywall, Inc.
Partners A, L.P.. Angela Gates.
20060282............................. Aetna Inc.............. Express Scripts, Inc... Aetna Specialty
Pharmacy, LLC.
20060285............................. Merrill Corporation.... WordWave, Inc.......... WordWave, Inc.
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20060286............................. Franz Haniel & Cie. George Mosher.......... Alfax Wholesale
GmbH. Furniture, Inc.,
National Business
Furniture, Inc.,
Officefurniture.com,
Inc.
20060288............................. Kelso Investment Voting Trust 12/4/68 of Hallmark Entertainment,
Associates VII, L.P.. v/s of Hallmark Cards, LLC.
Incorporated.
20060303............................. Gores ENT Holdings, Enterasys Networks, Enterasys Networks,
Inc.. Inc.. Inc.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/12/2005
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20060231............................. Agrium Inc............. Royster-Clark Ltd...... Royster-Clark Ltd.
20060250............................. Novartis AG............ Abbott Laboratories.... TAP Pharmaceutical
Products Inc.
20060251............................. Novartis AG............ Takeda Pharmaceuticals TAP Pharmaceutical
Company, Ltd. Products, Inc.
20060255............................. Legg Mason Investment Syntroleum Corporation. Syntroleum Corporation.
Trust, Inc..
20060257............................. Intel Corporation...... Micron Technology, Inc. Micron Technology, Inc.
20060271............................. Deutsche Bahn AG....... The Brink's Company.... BAX Global Inc.
20060300............................. CSK Auto Corporation... J.W. Childs Equity Murray's Discount Auto
Partners III, L.P.. Stores.
20060301............................. Macquarie Bank Limited. The Mallah TMO Parent LLC.
Organizations, Inc..
20060306............................. D.E. Shaw Composite KRG Capital Fund II, Aspen Marketing
International Fund. L.P.. Holdings, Inc.
20060314............................. Tate & Lyle PLC........ Continental Custom Continental Custom
Ingredients, Inc.. Ingredients, Inc.
20060315............................. DC Chemical Co., Ltd... Phelps Dodge Columbia Chemical
Corporation. Company.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/13/2005
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20060276............................. Anheuser-Busch Merian Credit Union.... Merian Credit Union.
Employees' Credit
Union.
20060287............................. Cortec Group Fund III, Linsalata Capital Snyder Acquisition
L.P.. Partners Fund III, Corporation.
L.P..
20060294............................. Garda World Security SPX Corporation........ Vance International,
Corporation. Inc.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/14/2005
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20060280............................. The George B. Horne Evan J. Segal.......... Dormont Manufacturing
Voting Trust. Company, Dormont
Realty Partners LLC.
200602894............................ MKS Instruments, Inc... TWCP, L.P.............. Ion Systems, Inc.
20060295............................. Marathon Fund Limited Westlake Hardware, Inc. Westlake Hardware, Inc.
Partnership V.
20060297............................. SAP AG................. KhiMetrics, Inc........ KhiMetrics, Inc.
20060305............................. Dycom Industries, Inc.. The Berwind Company LLC Prince Telecom
Holdings, Inc.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/16/2005
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20060260............................. Hoshizaki Electric Lancer Corporation..... Lancer Corporation.
Company, Ltd..
20060291............................. Reckitt Benckiser PLC.. Boots Group PLC........ BHI Holdings (BHI)
Limited, Boots
Healthcare Deutschland
GmbH, The Boots
Company plc.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/19/2005
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20060261............................. The TriZetto Group, CareKey, Inc........... CareKey, Inc.
Inc..
20060273............................. Finmeccanica S.p.A..... Textron Inc............ Bell/Agusta Aerospace
Company LLC.
20060304............................. Western Forest Products Partners Limited....... Cascadia Forest
Inc.. Products Ltd.
20060316............................. A.B.C. Learning Centres Benjamin R. Jacobson... Learning Care Group,
Limited. Inc.
20060317............................. Christopher M. Jeffries The Sports Club Pontius Realty, Inc.,
Company, Inc.. SF Sports Club, Inc.,
Talla New York, Inc.,
Washington D.C. Sports
Club, Inc.
20060319............................. Spring Nextel Alamosa Holdings, Inc.. Alamosa Holdings, Inc.
Corporation.
20060323............................. Archer-Daniels-Midland Mellon Financial Mellon Financial Corp.
Company. Corporation. 4.
20060325............................. Gray Television, Inc... University of Notre Michiana Telecasting
Dame du Lac. Corp.
20060336............................. MHM Holdings GmbH...... Bilakhia Holdings Micro Inks Limited.
Private Limited.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/20/2005
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20060308............................. Roche Holding Ltd...... BioCryst BioCryst
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
20060326............................. Bank of America Precision Camera & Precision Camera &
Corporation. Video Repair, Inc.. Video Repair, Inc.
20060332............................. Saurer AG.............. Fairfield Manufacturing Fairfield Manufacturing
Company, Inc.. Company, Inc.
20060333............................. Brazos Electric Power Dean Vanech............ Ponderosa Pine Energy
Cooperative, Inc. Partners, Ltd.
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20060338............................. MarineMax, Inc......... Cecil Van Tuyl......... Lake Port Marine, Inc.,
Port Arrowhead, Inc.,
Port Arrowhead Marine,
Inc.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/21/2005
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20060327............................. OCM/GFI Power GT Equipment GT Equipment
Opportunities Fund II, Technologies, Inc.. Technologies, Inc.
L.P..
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/22/2005
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20060565............................. Sierra Pacific Pinnacle West Capital GenWest, LLC.
Resources. Corporation.
20060263............................. Wyeth.................. Trubion Trubion
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
20060346............................. Embridge Inc........... BP P.L.C............... Olympic Pipe Line
Company.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/23/2005
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20060335............................. Richard L. Scott....... Secure Computing Secure Computing
Corporations. Corporations.
20060345............................. Danaher Corporation.... Visual Networks, Inc... Visual Networks, Inc.
20060347............................. Yell Group PLC......... James W. Clarke, Sr.... Clarke Directory
Publications, Inc.
20060349............................. PMC-Sierra, Inc........ Bali Investments Avago Technologies
S.a.r.l.. Storage (U.S.A.) Inc.
20060356............................. Brown & Brown, Inc..... Horace M. Johnson, Jr.. Axion Intermediaries,
LLC.
20060359............................. Sprint Nextel Velocita Holdings, LLC. Velocita Wireless
Corporation. Holding Corp.
20060361............................. The Related Company, Equinox Holdings, L.P.. Equinox Holdings, L.P.
L.P..
20060363............................. OCM/GFA Power Equitable Resources Noresco Holdings, Inc.
Opportunities Fund II, Inc..
L.P..
20060366............................. Steel Dynamics, Inc.... Roanoke Electric Steel Roanoke Electric Steel
Corporation. Corporation.
20060377............................. Silver Lake Partners Serena Software, Inc... Serena Software, Inc.
II, 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. 06-176 Filed 1-09-06; 8:45 am]
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