[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 87 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24951-24953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10442]


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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.S 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.

                                      Transaction Granted Early Termination
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                 ET date                    Trans No.       ET req status                  Party name
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02-FEB-10................................     20100338  G                      The Kroger Co.
                                           ...........  G                      The Little Clinic LLC.
                                           ...........  G                      The Little Clinic LLC.
 
                                              20100353  G                      Merz GmbH & Co. KGaA.
                                           ...........  G                      BioForm Medical, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      BioForm Medical, Inc.
 

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                                              20100364  G                      Hillenbrand, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      K-Tron International, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      K-Tron International, Inc.
 
03-FEB-10................................     20100315  G                      Gianni Chiarva.
                                           ...........  G                      Tangent Rail Corporation.
                                           ...........  G                      Tangent Rail Corporation.
 
                                              20100316  G                      Giorgio Chiarva.
                                           ...........  G                      Tangent Rail Corporation.
                                           ...........  G                      Tangent Rail Corporation.
 
04-FEB-10................................     20100365  G                      CCMP Capital Investors II, L.P.
                                           ...........  G                      Francescas Holdings Corporation.
                                           ...........  G                      Francescas Holdings Corporation.
 
05-FEB-10................................     20100269  G                      Grupo Proeza S.A. de C.V.
                                           ...........  G                      Dana Holding Corporation.
                                           ...........  G                      Dana Holding Corporation.
 
                                              20100373  G                      Trustmark Mutual Holding Company.
                                           ...........  G                      Health Fitness Corporation
                                           ...........  G                      Health Fitness Corporation.
 
                                              20100379  G                      Shiseido Company, Limited.
                                           ...........  G                      Bare Escentuals, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      Bare Escentuals, Inc.
 
                                              20100385  G                      Martek Biosciences Corporation.
                                           ...........  G                      Charterhouse Equity Partners IV,
                                                                                L.P.
                                           ...........  G                      Charter Amerifit LLC.
 
17-FEB-10................................     20090650  G                      Microsoft Corporation.
                                           ...........  G                      Yahoo! Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      Yahoo! Inc.
 
19-FEB-10................................     20100380  G                      Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund
                                                                                III, L.P.
                                           ...........  G                      LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
                                           ...........  G                      LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
 
                                              20100383  G                      LeverageSource, L.P.
                                           ...........  G                      LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
                                           ...........  G                      LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
 
                                              20100411  G                      Electricite de France S.A.
                                           ...........  G                      Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      Safe Harbor Water Power
                                                                                Corporation.
                                           ...........  G                      CER Generation II, LLC.
                                           ...........  G                      Panther Creek Partners.
                                           ...........  G                      ACE Cogeneration Company.
                                           ...........  G                      Constellation Power Source
                                                                                Generation, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      Handsome Lake Energy LLC.
                                           ...........  G                      Sunnyside Cogeneration
                                                                                Associates.
                                           ...........  G                      Inter-Power/Ahlcon Partners L.P.
 
22-FEB-10................................     20100381  G                      International Business Machines
                                                                                Corp.
                                           ...........  G                      NISC Holdings, LLC.
                                           ...........  G                      National Interest Security
                                                                                Company LLC.
                                           ...........  G                      Technology and Management
                                                                                Services, Inc.
 
                                              20100386  G                      Ipsos SA.
                                           ...........  G                      Pilot Group LP.
                                           ...........  G                      OTX Corporation.
 
                                              20100396  G                      Jeffrey Vinik.
                                           ...........  G                      Lightning Investment Holdings
                                                                                L.P.
                                           ...........  G                      Lightning Properties, Ltd.
                                           ...........  G                      Palace Florida Properties L.P.
                                           ...........  G                      Lightning Hockey GP LLC.
                                           ...........  G                      Tampa Bay Arena, L.P.
                                           ...........  G                      Lightning Hockey LP.
                                           ...........  G                      Lightning Real Estate Investment
                                                                                GP LLC.
 
                                              20100398  G                      Roark Capital Partners II, LP.
                                           ...........  G                      Mr. Robert Baggett.
                                           ...........  G                      Peachtree Business Products, Inc.
 
                                              20100399  G                      AREVA SA.
                                           ...........  G                      Ausra, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      Ausra, Inc.
 

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                                              20100400  G                      Carl C. Icahn
                                           ...........  G                      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
                                              20100403  G                      Chuck Greenberg.
                                           ...........  G                      Thomas O. Hicks.
                                           ...........  G                      Texas Rangers Baseball Partners.
                                           ...........  G                      Rangers Ballpark LLC.
                                           ...........  G                      Emerald Diamond, L.P.
                                           ...........  G                      Ballpark Real Estate, L.P.
 
23-FEB-10................................     20100369  G                      HealthpointCapital Partners, L.P.
                                           ...........  G                      Alphatec Holdings, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      Alphatec Holdings, Inc.
 
                                              20100374  G                      Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      Ahura Scientific Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      Ahura Scientific Inc.
 
                                              20100392  G                      America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V.
                                           ...........  G                      Carso Global Telecom, S.A.B. de
                                                                                C.V.
                                           ...........  G                      Carso Global Telecom, S.A.B. de
                                                                                C.V.
 
                                              20100394  G                      Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.
                                           ...........  G                      Energy Spectrum Partners V LP.
                                           ...........  G                      TSM Treating, LLC.
                                           ...........  G                      Tristate North Louisiana
                                                                                Midstream, LLC.
 
                                              20100397  G                      IBM Corporation.
                                           ...........  G                      Initiate Systems, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      Initiate Systems, Inc.
 
25-FEB-10................................     20100406  G                      Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
                                           ...........  G                      Samsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd.
                                           ...........  G                      Samsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd.
 
                                              20100412  G                      GTCR Fund IX/A, L.P.
                                           ...........  G                      ATI Holdings, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      ATI Holdings, Inc.
 
                                              20100418  G                      PepsiCo, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      PepsiAmericas, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      PepsiAmericas, Inc.
 
                                              20100419  G                      PepsiCo, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
 
26-FEB-10................................     20100420  G                      S.A.C. Private Equity Investors,
                                                                                L.P.
                                           ...........  G                      Spheris Holding II, Inc. a debtor-
                                                                                in-possession.
                                           ...........  G                      Spheris Leasing LLC.
                                           ...........  G                      Spheris Canada Inc.
                                           ...........  G                      Spheris Holding II, Inc., a
                                                                                debtor-in-possession.
                                           ...........  G                      Spheris Operations LLC.
                                           ...........  G                      Vianeta Communications.
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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. 2010-10442 Filed 5-5-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M