Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules,

[Federal Register: January 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 8)]

[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-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 Acquiring

Acquired

Entities

Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/17/2007

20080293............................. United Stationers, Inc. Brazos Equity Fund II, ORS Nasco Holding, Inc. LP. 20080322............................. Rudolph Technologies, Applied Precision

Applied Precision Inc.

Holdings, LLC.

Holdings, LLC. 20080327............................. Live Nation, Inc....... Mr. Dell R. Furano..... Signatures SNI, Inc. 20080332............................. American Industrial Emerson Electric Co.... Brooks Instrument B.V.; Partners Capital Fund

Emerson Electric Co.; IV, L.P.

Emerson Electric Korea Ltd.; Emerson Japan Ltd.; Emerson Process Management Magyarorszag Kft; Mobrey S.A. 20080374............................. Sun Capital Partners V, Darden Restaurants, Inc GMRI, Inc; GMR L.P.

Restaurants of Pennsylvania, Inc.; Smokey Bones LLC. 20080380............................. Knology, Inc........... C. Christopher Dupree.. Graceba Total Communications, Inc. 20080383............................. William Sauder......... Pope & Talbot, Inc..... Pope & Talbot, Inc.; Pope & Talbot Ltd.; Pope & Talbot Lumber Sales, Inc.; Pope & Talbot Spearfish Limited Partnership. 20080385............................. Sanofi-Aventis......... Regeneron

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 20080387............................. Valitas Equity LLC..... Madison Dearborn

Valitas Health Capital Partners, LP. Services, Inc. 20080389............................. General Electric

Southwestern Energy Arkansas Western Gas Company.

Company.

Company. 20080396............................. Versa Capital Fund I, InPhonic, Inc.......... InPhonic, Inc. LP. 20080397............................. Nirma Limited.......... Sun Capital Partners Searles Valley Minerals III QP, LP.

Inc.; Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc. 20080406............................. MarkWest Energy

MarkWest Hydrocarbon, MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Partners, LP.

Inc.

Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/18/2007

20080336............................. Getinge AB............. Boston Scientific

AFx LLC; CardioThoracic Corporation.

Systems LLC; Origin Medsystems LLC. 20080337............................. Trian Star Trust....... The Cheesecake Factory The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated.

Incorporated. 20080355............................. Inverness Medical

ParadigmHealth, Inc.... ParadigmHealth, Inc. Innovations, Inc. 20080407............................. Odyssey Investment American Capital

Ranpak Inc. Partners Fund III, LP. Strategies, Ltd.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/19/2007

20080299............................. Deffenbaugh Disposal, The Ronald D.

Deffenbaugh Industries, Inc.

Deffenbaugh

Inc. Irrevocable Trust of 2007. 20080357............................. GCA Holdings

Savvian, LLC........... Savvian, LLC. Corporation. 20080399............................. Motorola, Inc.......... Vertex Standard Co. Ltd Vertex Standard Co. Ltd. 20080401............................. Borse Dubai Limited.... The Nasdaq Stock

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

Market, Inc. 20080405............................. C.R. Bard, Inc......... Edwards Lifesciences Edwards Lifesciences Corporation.

A.G.; Edwards Lifesciences LLC. 20080410............................. Littlejohn Fund II, LP. Rodney P. Hunt......... RS Information Systems, LLC.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/20/2007

20071179............................. Google Inc............. Hellman & Friedman Click Holding Corp. Capital Partners V, LP. 20071755............................. Barry Diller........... Paciolan, Inc.......... Paciolan, Inc. 20080339............................. VT Group plc........... AEPCO, Inc............. AEPCO, Inc. 20080341............................. Donata Holding SE...... Kelso Investment

DLI Holding Corp. Associates VII, LP. 20080384............................. KS Vista Trust......... KGen Power Corporation. KGen Power Corporation. 20080390............................. Robert J. Schlegel..... Melton L. Bacon........ AAA Manufacturing Stone, Inc.; Colorado Stone Products of Texas, Inc.; Creative Stone Mfg., Inc.; Desert Pumice, Inc.

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20080419............................. GTCR Fund IX/A, LP..... Dubai Aerospace

Corporate Jets, Inc.; Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. Piedmont Hawthorne Aviation, LLC; Piedmont/Hawthorne Canada, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/21/2007

20080324............................. Leeds Equity Partners GTCO Corporation....... GTCO Corporation. IV, LP. 20080400............................. The Nasdaq Stock

Philadelphia Stock Philadelphia Stock Market, Inc.

Exchange, Inc.

Exchange, Inc. 20080414............................. Macquarie Group Limited Edward Barlow.......... Chesapeake Publishing Corporation. 20080416............................. Gary Segal............. WDF Services

WDF Services Corporation.

Corporation. 20080426............................. Wendel Investissement.. WESCO International, LADD Industries, LLC. Inc. 20080427............................. Regency Energy

Carlyle/Riverstone CDM CDM Resource Partners, LP.

Corp. Holdings II, LLC. Management, Ltd. 20080429............................. AT&T Inc............... Harbor Wireless, LLC... Harbor Wireless, LLC. 20080432............................. Liberty Media

Milestone Partners II, Bodybuilding.com, LLC.; Corporation.

LP.

Higher Power Nutrition Common Holdings, LLC. 20080437............................. Light Tower Holdings Quadrangle Capital DataNet Communications LLC.

Partners LP.

Group, Inc. 20080442............................. Halyard Capital Fund 2000 Riverside Capital HCPro Holdings, Inc. II, LP.

Appreciation Fund, LP. 20080443............................. AT&T Inc............... Edge Wireless Holding Edge Wireless, LLC. Company, LLC. 20080446............................. Tangent Fund

Weatherford

Weatherford Shareholders Trust. International Ltd. International Ltd. 20080451............................. Regency Energy Partners General Electric

FrontStreet Hugoton, LP.

Company.

LLC. 20080456............................. SUPERVALU Inc.......... Albertson's LLC........ ABS RM Investor LLC.; ABS RM Lease Investor LLC.; Albertson's LLC.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/26/2007

20080363............................. PolyOne Corporation.... Great Lakes Synergy GLS Corporation; GLS Corporation.

International, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/28/2007

20080350............................. Multiband Corporation.. DirecTECH Holding

DirecTECH Holding Company Employee Stock Company, Inc. Ownership Trust. 20080360............................. Stichting Gerdau

Quanex Corporation..... Quanex Corporation. Johannpeter. 20080361............................. National Oilwell Varco, H. Lee Welch, Jr....... Welch Power Source, Inc.

LLC.; Welch Sales and Service, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/31/2007

20080379............................. Essentia Health........ Dakota Clinic, Ltd..... Dakota Clinic, Ltd. 20080388............................. VeraSun Energy

US BioEnergy

US BioEnergy Corporation.

Corporation.

Corporation. 20080411............................. Trian Star Trust....... Marsh & McLennan

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

Companies, Inc. 20080412............................. Trian Partners, LP..... Marsh & McLennan

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

Companies, Inc. 20080440............................. Highland Crusader Fund ICO Global

ICO Global II, Ltd.

Communications

Communications (Holdings) Limited. (Holdings) Limited.

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. 08-77 Filed 01-10-08; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750-01-M

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