Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: November 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 224)]

[Notices]

[Page 70613-70616]

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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 No.

Acquiring

Acquired

Entities

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/12/2005

20051463............................. Castle Harlan Partners Donald N. Smith........ The Restaurant Holding IV, L.P.

Corporation.

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20051504............................. Grupo Ferrovial, S.A... SWT Lux S.A............ SWT Lux S.A 20051514............................. Polar North America Code, Hennessy &

WNA Holding Company. Income Fund.

Simmons IV, L.P. 20051516............................. SCP Pool Corporation... David E. and Linda L. Automatic Rain Company. Lange. 20051520............................. Li & Fung Limited...... Bradley D. Egna........ Briefly Stated Holdings, Inc. 20051526............................. WESCO International, CGW Southeast Partners Carlton-Bates Company. Inc.

IV, L.P. 20051527............................. Health Care Service Group Health Service of GHS Holding Company, Corporation.

Oklahoma, Inc..

Inc., Group Health Service of Oklahoma, Inc. 20051535............................. Popular, Inc........... E-LOAN, Inc............ E-LOAN, Inc. 20051537............................. Vector Capital III, L.P Register.com, Inc...... Register.com, Inc. 20051539............................. BEA Systems, Inc....... Plumtree Software, Inc. Plumtree Software, Inc. 20051543............................. LIN TV Corp............ Jeffrey H. Smulyan..... Emmis Communications Corporation, Emmis Indiana Broadcasting, L.P., Emmis Television Broadcasting, L.P., Emmis Television License, LLC. 20051545............................. Journal Communications, Jeffrey H. Smulyan..... Emmis Television Inc.

Broadcasting, L.P., Emmis Television License, LLC. 20051547............................. Gray Television, Inc... Jeffrey H. Smulyan..... Emmis Television Broadcasting, L.P., Emmis Television License, LLC. 20051558............................. Macquire Bank Limited.. Gregory L. Craig....... Cook Inlet Energy Supply LLC.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/14/2005

20051461............................. Warburg Pincus Private Dynegy Inc............. Dynegy Midstream Equity VIII, L.P.

Services, Limited Partnership. 20051529............................. Eastern Insurance

Eastern Holding

Eastern Holding Holdings, Inc.

Company, Ltd.

Company, Ltd.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/15/2005

20051500............................. Rexam PLC.............. Stonebridge Partners Delta Plastics Equity Fund III, L.P. Holdings, Inc. 20051533............................. Ashtead Group plc...... Howard and Sue Groff... Northride Equipment Company. 20051552............................. Alliance Data Systems Bigfoot Interactive, Bigfoot Interactive, Corp.

Inc.

Inc. 20051559............................. OSI Pharmaceuticals, Eyetech

Eyetech Inc.

Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/16/2005

20051464............................. Southern Minnesota Beet Imperial Sugar Company. Holly Sugar Company. Sugar Cooperative. 20051493............................. Sonic Healthcare

Clinical Pathology Clinical Pathology Limited.

Laboratories, Inc. Laboratories, Inc 20051566............................. Sprint Nextel

EATELCORP, Inc......... Gulf Coast Wireless Corporation.

Limited Partnership. 20051567............................. Aleris International, Sun Capital Partners ALSCO Holdings, Inc. Inc.

II, LP. 20051584............................. Green Equity Investors Craig Nickoloff........ Claim Jumper IV, L.P.

Restaurants, LLC.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/19/2005

20051546............................. TCV V, L.P............. INFONXX, Inc........... INFONXX, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/20/2005

20051503............................. Welsh, Carson, Anderson Almedica International Almedical International & Stowe X, L.P.

Inc.

Inc. 20051523............................. Dover Corporation...... Doughty Hanson &

Knowles Electronics Limited.

Holdings, Inc. 20051586............................. Sprint Nextel

IWO Holdings, Inc...... IWO Holdings, Inc. Corporation. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/21/2005

20051544............................. Vallourec SA........... Virginia L. Shaw....... ShawCor Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/22/2005

20051563............................. Hiroshi Mikitani....... LinkShare Corporation.. LinkShare Corporation. 20051582............................. Colam Entreprendre S.A. Stuart C. Irby Company. Stuart C. Irby Company.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/23/2005

20051496............................. Welsh Carson, Anderson William A. Fickling, Jr Beech Street & Stowe VII, L.P.

Corporation. 20051506............................. Credit Suisse Group.... Dexia S.A.............. SPS Holding Corp. 20051551............................. Warburg Pincus Private KRG Capital Fund II, Chronic Care Solutions, Equity IX, L.P.

L.P.

Inc. 20051553............................. Warburg Pincus Private Charterhouse Equity MPTC Holdings, Inc. Equity IX, L.P.

Partners III, L.P. 20051576............................. Willis Stein & Partners Lincolnshire Equity Nexcycle SMI Holding III, L.P.

Fund II, L.P.

Corp. 20051585............................. Hiland Partners, L.P... Hiland Partners, LLC... Hiland Partners, LLC.

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20051591............................. Cleveland Brothers James C. Beckwith III.. Beckwith Machinery Equipment Co., Inc.

Company. 20051596............................. Cleveland Brothers G. Nicholas Beckwith Beckwith Machinery Equipment Co., Inc. III.

Company. 20051598............................. News Corporation....... IGN Entertainment, Inc. IGN Entertainment, Inc. 20051604............................. Warburg Pincus Private Secure Computing

Secure Computing Equity IX, L.P.

Corporation.

Corporation. 20051607............................. Siemens

First Reservice Fund Wheelabrator Air Aktiengesellschaft. IX, L.P.

Pollution Control, Inc. 20051609............................. Nautic Partners V, L.P. Carter D. Pope......... Imaging Technologies Services, Inc. 20051620............................. EXCO Holdings II, Inc.. EXCO Acquisition, LLC.. EXCO Holdings Inc. 20051624............................. Warburg Pincus Private Warburg Pincus Private Topco Associates Inc. Equity IX, L.P.

Equity VIII, L.P.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/26/2005

20051532............................. LifePoint Hospitals, HCA Inc................ Charleston Hospital, Inc.

Inc., Clinch Valley Endocrinology, LLC, Clinch Valley Valley Pulmonology, LLC, Clinch Valley Urology, LLC, Columbia-S.J. Ventures Properties, Limited Partnership, Columbia-St. Joseph's Healthcare System, Limited Partnership, CVMC Property, LLC, Galen-Med, Inc., Orthopedics of Southwest Virginia, LLC, Raleigh General Hospital, Teays Valley Health Services, Inc., West Virginia Management Services Organization, Inc. 20051540............................. Layne Christensen

Reynolds, Inc.......... Reynolds, Inc. Company. 20051593............................. Sun Capital Partners Sterling Group Partners Exopack Holding Corp. IV, L.P.

I, L.P. 20051611............................. Argos Acquisition Pte. Agilent Technologies, Agilent Technologies, Ltd.

Inc.

Inc. 20051619............................. Cendant Corporation.... Wind Hotels Holdings GH-Galveston, Inc., Inc.

Grand Bay Management Company, Performance Hospitality Management Company, WHC Franchise Corporation, W. Isla, LLC, Wyndham 58th Street, L.L.C., Wyndham (Bermuda) Management Company, Ltd., Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (Aruba) N.V., Wyndham International Inc., Wyndham International Operating Partnership, L.P., Wyndham IP Corporation, Wyndham Management Corporation. 20051629............................. Omnicom Group Inc...... Ford Motor Company..... The Beanstalk Group, LLC.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/27/2005

20051557............................. Triad Hospitals, Inc... Baptist Health System, Baptist Montclair Inc.

Medical Center. 20051571............................. Illinois Tool Works Inc Kirtland Capital

Instron Corporation. Partners III L.P. 20051572............................. American Electric Power Reliant Energy, Inc.... Twelvepole Creek, LLC. Company, Inc. 20051573............................. J. Kent McNew.......... BP p.l.c............... BP Products North American Inc. 20051590............................. Financiere F.L......... UNOVA, Inc............. UNOVA, Inc. 20051594............................. Superior Plus Income Wellspring Capital JW Aluminum Company. Fund.

Partners III, L.P. 20051599............................. Manulife Financial President and Fellows Cathlamet Timber Corporation.

of Harvard College. Company, LLC, CNI Timber Hold Co., ETT Company, LLC, ETT, L.P., Rainier Mineral Company, LLC, Rainier Timber Company, LLC, Walden Forest Investments, L.P.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/28/2005

20051568............................. Per-Se Technologies, NDCHealth Corporation.. NDCHealth Corporation. Inc. 20051575............................. Wolters Kluwer nv...... NDCHealth Corporation.. NDC Health Information Service (Arizona) Inc. 20051616............................. ACCESS Co., Ltd........ PalmSource, Inc........ PalmSource, Inc.

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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/29/2005

20050639............................. The Proctor & Gamble The Gillette Company... The Gillette Company. Company. 20051524............................. The Pepsi Bottling The Henry B. Fowler Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group, Inc.

Trust.

Company of Charlotte, Inc. 20051531............................. Symantec Corporation... Sygate Technologies, Sygate Technologies, Inc.

Inc. 20051608............................. O'Neal Steel, Inc...... Superior Group, Inc.... TW Metals, Inc. 20051612............................. AMETEK, Inc............ HCC Industries Inc..... HCC Industries Inc. 20051615............................. Carlyle Partners IV, AxleTech International AxleTech International L.P.

Holdings, Inc.

Holdings, Inc. 20051617............................. Building Material

Robert R. Thomas,

HnR Framing Systems, Holding Corporation. Trustee o/t R.R.

Inc., Home Building Thomas Trust dated 4/4/ Components, Inc. 99. 20051618............................. Harris Corporation..... Leitech Technology Leitech Technology Corporation.

Corporation. 20051622............................. Almatis Investments 2 Rhone Offshore Partners Almatis Investment Limited.

II, L.P.

Holding S.a.r.l.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/30/2005

20051623............................. OCE N.V................ Imagistics

Imagistics International Inc. International Inc. 20051631............................. American Electric Power Allegheny Energy, Inc.. Monogahela Power Company, Inc.

Company. 20051638............................. Temasek Holdings

iDirect, Inc........... iDirect, Inc. (Private) Limited. 20051642............................. ALLTEL Corporation..... Telephone and Data USCC Newco, LLC. Systems, Inc. Voting Trust. 20051645............................. Charterhouse Equity Towne Holdings, Inc.... Towne Holdings, Inc. Partners IV, L.P. 20051654............................. Sun Capital Partners Honewell International, Indalex Inc., Indalex IV, LP.

Inc.

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. 05-23048 Filed 11-21-05; 8:45 am]

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