Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,
[Federal Register: May 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 83)]
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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
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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--03/14/2005
20050670............................. Perry Partners L.P..... Regions Financial
Capital Factors Corporation.
Holding, Inc. 20050681............................. Brian C. Rogers........ T. Rowe Price Group, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
Inc. 20050682............................. Alion Science and
John J. McMullen
John J. McMullen Technology Corporation. Associates, Inc.
Associates, Inc. 20050683............................. TelCove, Inc........... KMC Telecom Holdings, KMC Financial Services Inc.
LLC, KMC Telecom II Inc., KMC Telecom II LLC, KMC Telecom LLC, KMC Telecom of Virginia, Inc. 20050686............................. Century Tel, Inc....... KMC Telecom Holdings, KMC Financial Services Inc.
LLC, KMC Telecom III LLC, KMC Telecom II Inc., KMC Telecom LLC, KMC Telecom of Virginia, Inc. 20050687............................. SAP AG................. Retek, Inc............. Retek, Inc. 20050689............................. BCE Inc................ Craig O. McCaw......... Clearwire Corporation. 20050697............................. Charterhouse Equity Amerifit Nutrition, Inc Amerifit Nutrition, Partners IV, L.P.
Inc. 20050698............................. BLB Investors, L.L.C... Wembley, plc........... Wembley Inc. 20050699............................. News Corporation....... Cablevision Systems Cablevision Systems Corporation.
Corporation. 20050708............................. Cablevision Systems Cablevision Systems Regional Programming Corporation.
Corporation.
Partners.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/15/2005
20050613............................. Nanometrics
August Technology
August Technology Incorporated.
Corporation.
Corporation. 20050694............................. H.J. Heinz Company..... George E. King......... Appetizers And, Inc. 20050695............................. H.J. Heinz Company..... Patricia J. Domanik.... Appetizers And, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/16/2005
20050674............................. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Progress Energy, Inc... Progress Metal Reclamation Company, Progress Rail Services Corporation. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/17/2005
20050623............................. Ingram Industries Inc.. Riverway Co............ Riverway Harbor Service St. Louis, Inc. 20050693............................. Apollo Investment Fund Hughes Network Systems, Hughes Network Systems, IV, L.P.
LLC.
LLC.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/18/2005
20050676............................. Dyson, Dyson & Dunn, McGard, Inc............ D.J.P. Realty Inc.
Associates LLC, L.D. McCauley, Inc., McGard Deutschland GmbH, McGard, Inc. 20050684............................. Onex Partner L.P....... The Boeing Company..... The Boeing Company. 20050700............................. SECOM Co., Ltd......... Cortec Group Fund II, Switchcraft, Inc. L.P. 20050709............................. Henry Samueli.......... The Walt Disney Company DCSR, Inc., Mighty Ducks Hockey Club, Inc. 20050710............................. St. Jude Medical, Inc.. Velocimed LLC.......... Velocimed DMC, Inc. Velocimed, Inc., Velocimed PFO, Inc. 20050713............................. Oracle Corporation..... Retek Inc.............. Retek Inc. 20050714............................. GGC Investment Fund II, Blue Martini Software, Blue Martini Software, L.P.
Inc.
Inc. 20050716............................. Johnson & Johnson...... TransForm
TransForm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 20050718............................. The McGraw-Hill
James D. Power III..... J.D. Power and Companies, Inc.
Associates. 20050719............................. GTEL Holdings, Inc..... AT&T Corp.............. TCG Payphones, Inc., TCG Public Communications, Inc. 20050721............................. Warburg Pincus Private New Breed, Inc......... New Breed, Inc. Equity VIII, L.P.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/21/2005
20050632............................. Danielson Holding
American Ref-Fuel
American Ref-Fuel Corporation.
Holdings Corp.
Holdings Corp. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/22/2005
20050690............................. Partners Limited....... Verizon Communications Verizon Communications Inc.
Inc. 20050691............................. Emera Inc.............. Verizon Communications. Verizon Communications Inc. 20050703............................. Esmark Incorporated.... Brian R. Williamson.... Miami Valley Steel Service Inc. 20050711............................. U.S. Equity Partners II Global Hyatt
Bassett Ready-Mix Co., (U.S. Parallel), L.P. Corporation.
Inc., Meyer Material Company, Paveloc Industries, Inc.
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20050722............................. First Horizon
Andrx Corporation...... Andrx EU Ltd., Andrx Pharmaceutical
Laboratories, Inc., Corporation.
Andrx Laboratories (NJ), Inc., Andrx Labs, LLC. 20050725............................. Monitor Clipper Equity HIG-MSC, Inc........... MSC Acquisition, Inc. Partners II, L.P. 20050733............................. BB&T Corporation....... Sterling Capital
New Sterling LLC. Management LLC.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/23/2005
20050701............................. Barry Diller........... Cornerstone Brands, Inc Cornerstone Brands, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/24/2005
20050644............................. Monsanto Company....... HMTF Equity Fund IV Emergent Genetics, Inc. (1999) Cayman, L.P. 20050724............................. Crimson Velocity Fund, R. T. Groos, LLC....... Tyden Group, Inc. L.P. 20050731............................. A.A. Mordashov......... Lucchini S.p.A......... Lucchini S.p.A.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/25/2005
20050723............................. New Mountain Partners Kenneth E. and Tena R. Deltek Systems, Inc. II, L.P.
deLaski. 20050727............................. Spectrum Equity
Pegasus Partners II, Classic Media, Inc. Investors IV, L.P. L.P. 20050735............................. Yitzkah Sharon-
Rosemore, Inc.......... La Gloria Oil and Gas shareholder of The
Company, MPC Land Delek Group.
Acquisition, Inc., MPC Pipeline Acquisition, Inc. 20050736............................. BT Group plc........... Reuters Group PLC...... Radianz Ltd. 20050739............................. Thoma Cressey Fund VII, Datatel, Inc........... Datatel, Inc. L.P. 20050747............................. Behrman Capital III L.P 2000 Riverside Capital Selig Holdings Appreciation Fund, L.P. Corporation.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/29/2005
20050688............................. Chiquita Brands
Performance Food Group Fresh Advantage, Inc., International, Inc. Company. ....................... ....................... Fresh International Corp., K.C. Salad Holdings, Inc., Redi- Cut Foods, Inc. 20050732............................. Atlas Pipeline
Energy Transfer
ETC Oklahoma Pipeline, Partners, L.P.
Partners, L.P.
Ltd. 20050742............................. Partners Limited....... Weyerhaeuser Company... Weyerhaeuser Company Limited. 20050743............................. Cenex Finance
CHS Inc................ Fin-Ag, Inc. Association, Inc. 20050745............................. Industrial Growth
Wingate Partners III, AmerCable Incorporated. Partner II, L.P.
L.P. 20050751............................. VF Corporation......... SPC Partners II, L.P... Reef Holdings Corporation.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/30/2005
20050738............................. Verizon Communications MetroPCS, Inc.......... GWI PCS1, Inc. Inc. 20050740............................. Brown Shoe Company, Inc Heritage Fund III, L.P. Bennett Footwear Holdings, LLC, Bennett Investment Corporation.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/01/2005
20050749............................. Belgacom S.A........... Belgacom International Belgacom International Carrier Services, S.A. Carrier Services, S.A. 20050753............................. Erich Wesjohann GmbH & Aviagen International Aviagen International Co. KG.
Group, Inc.
Group, Inc. 2005070.............................. Gilead Sciences, Inc... Japan Tobacco, Inc..... Japan Tobacco, Inc. 20050761............................. Global Private Equity Peterson Capital II, Making Memories IV Limited Partnership. LLC.
Wholesale, Inc. 20050765............................. Icelandic Group plc.... Sjovik ehf............. Sjovik ehf.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/04/2005
20050706............................. Boston Scientific
TriVascular, Inc....... TriVascular, Inc. Corporation. 20050771............................. Boston Scientific
Cryo Vascular Systems, Cryo Vascular Systems, Corporation.
Inc.
Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/05/2005
20050755............................. The Goldman Sachs
Selim K. Zilkha........ Zilkha Renewable Group, Inc.
Energy, LLC.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/07/2005
20050712............................. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. SAVVIS Communications SAVVIS Communications Corporation.
Corporation. 20050766............................. International Business Ascential Software Ascential Software Machines Corporation. Corporation.
Corporation. 20050767............................. Siemens
CTI Molecular Imaging, CTI Molecular Imaging, Aktiengesellschaft. Inc.
Inc.
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For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay, Contract Representative, or Renee Hallman, Case Management Assistant, 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. 05-8618 Filed 4-29-05; 8:45 am]
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