[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 130 (Monday, July 7, 2008)] [Notices] [Pages 38455-38458] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: E8-14630] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trans. No. Acquiring Acquired Entities ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/22/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20080908............. Nufarm Limited. Stephens Gro- Gro-Pro, LLC. Pro LLC. 20080988............. William Robert Family Siegel-Robert, Davidson. Holdings, Inc. Inc. 20081004............. Carlisle Carol-Ann Carlyle Companies O'Mack. Holdings, Inc. Incorporated. 20081010............. Platinum Equity Industrial Industrial Capital Distribution Distribution Partners II, Group, Inc. Group, Inc. L.P. 20081012............. The Procter & Frederic, LLC.. Frederic, LLC. Gamble Company. 20081016............. Tata Motors Ford Motor Jaguar and Land Limited. Company. Rover 20081018............. Ospraie Special ConAgra Foods, Freebird II, Opportunities Inc. LLC; Freebird (Offshore) Ltd. I, LLC. 20081031............. The Walt Disney The Children's Hoop Retail Company. Place Retail Stores, LLC; Stores, Inc. Traxi LLC. 20081032............. Luxco.......... Citigroup Inc.. GST AutoLeather, Inc. 20081035............. SUEZ........... Carl S. USG GA, LLC. Cummings, Sr. 20081047............. EMC Corporation Iomega Iomega Corporation. Corporation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/23/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081023............. Honeywell Odyssey Safety Products International Investment Holdings, Inc. Inc. Partners Fund III, LP. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/25/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081017............. Participacoes Texas Texas Morro Vermelho Industries Inc. Industries S.A. Inc. 20081034............. Lindsay Remedial Remedial Goldberg & Construction Construction Bessemer II Services, L.P. Services, L.P. L.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/28/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081000............. Honeywell Peny J. Schmidt Energy Services International Group, LLC. Inc. 20081041............. New York Polytechnic Polytechnic University. University. University. 20081045............. Catholic Health Cathedral Cathedral East. Healthcare Health System, Inc. Services, Inc.; Columbus Hospital. 20081046............. JP Morgan Chase Clipper Clipper & Co. Windpower Plc. Windpower Plc. 20081054............. Richard L. Friedman Milestone Duchossois. Fleischer & Technologies Lowe Capital AV, Inc. Partners, L.P. 20081058............. Lindsay Dr. James R. Ambulatory Goldberg & Leininger. Services of Bessemer II, America, Inc. L.P. 20081061............. Takeda Millennium Millennium Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical Company s, Inc. s, Inc. Limited. 20081065............. TZ Holdings, The TriZetto The TriZetto L.P. Group, Inc. Group, Inc. 20081069............. Dayton-Cox Adify Adify Trust A. Corporation. Corporation. 20081070............. J.P. Morgan Markit Group Markit Group Chase & Co. Holdings Holdings Limited. Limited. 20081073............. Bahram Akradi.. Life Time Life Time Fitness, Inc. Fitness, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/29/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081068............. Kinetic LifeCell LifeCell Concepts, Inc. Corporation. Corporation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 38456]] Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/30/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20080700............. Philip F. ABRY Broadcast Consolidated Anschutz. Partners III, Theatres L.P. Holdings, GP. 20081002............. ANSYS, Inc..... Ansoft Ansoft Corporation. Corporation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/01/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081064............. Agrium Inc..... UAP Holding UAP Holding Corp. Corp. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/02/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20080228............. Vallourec SA... Grant Prideco, Newco Inc. Partnership 2 and 3; Tube- Alloy Corporation. 20080884............. Cardinal A. Joseph Enturia, Inc. Health, Inc. Brandmeyer. 20081007............. International Weyerhaeuser Weyerhaeuser Paper Company. Company. Company. 20081049............. General Primestar Primestar Electric Solar, Inc. Solar, Inc. Company. 20081056............. Centrica plc... Great Plains Strategic Energy Energy, L.L.C. Incorporated. 20081060............. Starwood Energy The Bear Greenhouse Infrastructure Stearns Holdings LLC; Fund, L.P. Companies Inc. Thermo Cogeneration Partnership, L.P. 20081080............. Quilvest S.A... Estate of Laney Robert H. Directional Hamil, Drilling Co. Deceased. 20081081............. Carlyle Lanigan ITS Infrastructure Partners, Ltd. Technologies & Partners, L.P. Logistics, LLC. 20081083............. U.S. Bancorp... Fulton Delaware Financial National Bank. Corporation. 20081084............. Morgan Stanley. A.B.C. Learning Learning Care Centres Group (US) Limited. Inc. 20081092............. Konica Minolta Danka Business Danka Office Holdings, Inc. Systems plc. Imaging Company. 20081097............. Gores Capital Westwood One, Westwood One, Partners II, Inc. Inc. L.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/05/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081053............. Klockner & Co. The Taylor Taylor AG. Group, Inc. Equipment and Machine Tool Corporation. 20081066............. NTR plc........ Stirling Energy Stirling Energy Systems Systems Limited. Limited. 20081090............. Visterra Credit Credit Union of Credit Union of Union. Southern Southern California. California. 20081091............. XTO Energy Inc. Southwestern SEECO, Inc. Energy Corporation. 20081094............. KapStone Paper MeadWestvaco MeadWestvaco and Packaging Corp. South Corporation. Carolina, LLC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/06/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081086............. BB&T Mitsubishi UFJ UnionBanc Corporation. Financial Insurance Group, Inc. Services, Inc. 20081089............. Church & Dwight Donata Holding Del Co., Inc. SE. Pharmaceutical s, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/07/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081037............. Valcon JAG Research, IAG Research, Acquisition Inc. Inc. Holding (Luxembourg). 20081039............. McKesson McQueary Bros. McQueary Bros. Corporation. Drug Company. Drug Company. 20081088............. LGB Brock, LLC. Sterling Atlantic Capital Industrial Partners, L.P. Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/08/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081036............. Ryder System, James F. Hammel Gator Leasing, Inc. Inc. 20081038............. Seadrill Pride Pride Limited. International International Inc. Inc. 20081087............. Olympic Washington Washington Investment Mutual, Inc. Mutual, Inc. Partners, L.P. 20081104............. Paine & Lisa May....... American Gold Partners Seafoods, LLC; Capital Fund Cypress Island III AIV, L.P. Seafoods, LLC; Smoki Foods, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/09/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081103............. Berkshire SUEZ........... Chehalis Power Hathaway Inc. Generating, LLC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/12/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081033............. J. H. Whitney Richard S. FNF VI, L.P. Crawford. Construction, Inc. 20081096............. Manpower, Inc.. Mr. & Mrs. Manpower, Inc./ Marlin S. California Krebs. Peninsula. 20081098............. Lovell Minnick Mercer Global Mercer Global Equity Advisors, Inc. Advisors, Inc. Partners II LP. 20081099............. AEA Investors FdG Capital Implus 2006 Fund L.P. Partners LLC. Footcare, LLC. 20081101............. Argo Group Heritage Heritage International Underwriting Underwriting Holdings, Ltd. Agency plc. Agency plc. 20081105............. BP p.l.c....... NiSource Inc... Whiting Clean Energy, Inc. 20081107............. William H. Patriot Coal Patriot Coal Gates III. Corporation. Corporation. 20081111............. ArcLight Energy Patriot Coal Patriot Coal Partners Fund Corporation. Corporation. II, L.P. 20081112............. ArcLight Energy Patriot Coal Patriot Coal Partners Fund Corporation. Corporation. I, L.P. 20081113............. Patriot Coal Magnum Coal Magnum Coal Corporation. Company. Company. 20081115............. Corsair NC Co- National City National City Invest, L.P. Corporation. Corporation. 20081127............. Galactic Gilat Satellite Gilat Satellite Holdings Ltd. Networks Ltd. Networks Ltd. [[Page 38457]] 20081128............. V.F. Mo Industries Mo Industries Corporation. Holdings, Inc. Holdings, Inc. 20081134............. Hon Hai Sanmina-SCI Sanmina-SCI Precision Corporation. Australia Pty Industry Co., Ltd.; Sanmina- Ltd. SCI Hungary Electronics Manufacturing L.L.C.; Sanmina-SCI Systems de Mexico S.A. de C.V.; Sanmina- SCI Systems Services de Mexico S.A. de C.V.; Sanmina- SCI USA Inc.; SCI Technology, Inc. 20081138............. Discover Citigroup Inc.. Diners Club Financial International Services Ltd. Citigroup Inc. 20081141............. California First Future First Future Coast Credit Credit Union. Credit Union. Union. 20081144............. Texas Energy CURRENT Group, CURRENT Future LLC. Communications Holdings of Texas, L.P. Limited Partnership. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/13/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081123............. SunGard Capital Myles L. Strohl Strohl Systems Corp. Group, Inc. 20081150............. Tygris DLJ Merchant U.S. Express Commercial Banking Leasing, Inc. Finance Group, Partners III, Inc. L.P. 20081151............. DLJ Merchant Tygris Tygris Banking Commercial Commercial Partners III, Finance Group, Finance Group, L.P. Inc. Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/14/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081043............. Nuance Paul Egerrnan.. eScription, Communications Inc. , Inc. 20081044............. Nuance Ben Chigier.... eScription, Communications Inc. , Inc. 20081050............. Warburg Pincus Nuance Nuance Private Equity Communications Communications VIII, L.P. , Inc. , Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/16/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081143............. XTO Energy Inc. Linn Energy, Linn Energy LLC. Holdings, LLC; Linn Operating, Inc. 20081153............. Goldman Sachs Blue Point Columbus Vintage Fund Capital Holdings, IV Offshore, Partners, L.P. Inc.; JFC L.P. Holding Corporation; Metal Technology Solutions, Inc.; Zero Corporation. 20081154............. Southwest Black Hills Black Hills Generation Corporation. Colorado, LLC; Holding Black Hills Company, LLC. Fountain Valley II, LLC; Black Hills Fountain Valley, LLC; Black Hills Nevada Operations, LLC; Black Hills Southwest, LLC; Harbor Congeneration Company, LLC; Valencia Power, LLC. 20081155............. Leucadia Jefferies Jefferies National Group, Inc. Group, Inc. Corporation. 20081157............. MatlinPatterson Haven Haven Global Eldercare, LLC. Eldercare, Opportunities LLC. Partners III L.P. 20081161............. Eramet SA...... Holta Invest AS Tinfos AS. 20081163............. Aquiline William J. WRM America Financial Fishlinger. Holding Services Fund Company, LLC. L.P. 20081173............. New Omaha M. Brooks Smith InComm Holdings L.P. Holdings, Inc. 20081174............. M. Brooks Smith New Omaha First Data Holdings L.P. Holdings Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/19/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081102............. Koninklijke DSM Robert S. Ward. The Polymer N.V. Technology Group, Inc. 20081133............. Unitil NiSource Inc... Granite State Corporation. Gas Transmission, Inc.; Northern Utilities, Inc. 20081145............. Dr. Ernst Era Systems Era Systems Volgenau. Corporation. Corporation. 20081149............. Platinum Equity Delphi Delphi Capital Corporation. Automotive Partners II, Systems L.P. (Holding), Inc.; Delphi Automotive Systems LLC; Delphi Technologies, Inc. 20081156............. ArcelorMittal.. Richard Extra Energy, Preservati. Inc.; Imperial Resources, LLC; Mid Vol Coal Sales Prime Processing, Inc.; Ritchie Equipment, Inc.; Twin State Mining, Inc. 20081158............. Heartland Alliance Data ADS Alliance Payment Systems Data Systems, Systems, Inc. Corporation. Inc.; Alliance Data Network Services LLC. 20081159............. Pfizer Inc..... AVANT Celldex Immunotherapeu Therapeutics, tics, Inc. Inc. 20081162............. C.H. Boehringer Sanderling Actimis Sohn AG & Co. Venture Pharmaceutical KG. Partners VI, s, Inc. L.P. 20081184............. H.I.G. Capital Croda Uniqema Partners IV, International Americas LLC. L.P. Plc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/20/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20080428............. Kongsberg Hydroid Trust.. Hydroid Gruppen ASA. International, Inc.; Hydroid LLC. 20080927............. N.E.W. Customer Lonestar Lonestar Service Holding Corp. Holding Corp. Companies, Inc. 20080928............. Lonestar N.E.W. Customer N.E.W. Customer Holding Corp. Service Service Companies, Inc. Companies, Inc. [[Page 38458]] 20080935............. H. Irving Superholdco.... Superholdco. Grousbeck. 20080936............. Providence Superholdco.... Superholdco. Equity Partners VI-A L.P. 20080937............. Welsh, Carson, Superholdco.... Superholdco. Anderson & Stowe X, L.P. 20080938............. Providence Superholdco.... Superholdco. Equity Partners VI L.P. 20080945............. Madison Superholdco.... Superholdco. Dearborn Capital Partners V-C, L.P. 20080946............. Madison Superholdco.... Superholdco. Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P. 20080947............. Kevin M. Taweel Superholdco.... Superholdco. 20081071............. Monkwood Luxco Lake Compounce Lake Compounce SARL. Limited Limited Partnership. Partnership. 20081072............. Monkwood Luxco Kennywood Kennywood SARL. Entertainment, Entertainment, Inc. Inc. 20081110............. ASSA ABLOY AB.. William V. Rockwood Gurzenda. Manufacturing Company, Inc. 20081117............. Lockheed Martin Alexander J. Eagle Group Corporation. Johnson Trust. International, LLC. 20081118............. Lockheed Martin Terrell F. Eagle Group Corporation. Johnson Trust. International, LLC. 20081120............. L'Oreal S.A.... Francois YSL Beaute Pinault. Holding S.A.S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/21/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081076............. TransCanada National Grid KeySpan- Corporation. plc. Ravenswood, LLC; KeySpan- Ravenswood Services Corp. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/23/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20081142............. Norton Sound Jeffry P. Alaska Ocean Economic Hendricks. Corporation; Development Alaska Ocean Corporation. Seafood Limited. 20081185............. MedAssets, Inc. Welsh, Carson, Accuro Anderson & Healthcare Stowe IX, L.P. Solutions, Inc. 20081186............. Welsh, Carson, MedAssets, Inc. MedAssets, Inc. Anderson & Stowe IX, L.P. 20081194............. Hewitt Richard and Disability Associates Inc. Nora Lewis. Management Alternatives, LLC; LCG Holdings, LLC; Nucleus Technologies, LLC PDS, LLC; Workers Transition, LLC. 20081201............. QBE Insurance David J. and Deep South Group Limited. Teresa Disiere. Holding L.P. 20081206............. Symantec SwapDrive, Inc. SwapDrive, Inc. Corporation. 20081210............. SemGroup Energy SemGroup, L.P.. SemCrude, L.P. Partners, L.P. 20081214............. Triton Fund II CisionAB....... CisionAB. L.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. E8-14630 Filed 7-3-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M