Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: January 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 8)]

[Notices]

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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

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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--12/18/2006

20070345............................. GTCR Fund IX/A, L.P.... 3M Company............. 3M Innovative Properties Company. ....................... ....................... Riker Laboratories, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/19/2006

20070341............................. Cadent Energy Partners George W. Mullane, Jr.. Logan Oil Tools, Inc. I, L.P. 20070371............................. Green Equity Investors Brickman Group

Brickman Group IV, L.P.

Holdings, Inc.

Holdings, Inc. 20070378............................. Cooper Industries, Ltd. Wire-Pro, Inc.......... Viking Electronics, Inc., Wire-Pro, Inc., WPI-Boston Division, Inc., WPI-Sarasota Division, Inc., WPI- Viking Division, S.A. de C.V. 20070391............................. United Technologies Longville Group Ltd.... Longville Group Ltd. Corporation. 20070411............................. Blum Strategic Partners Kinetic Concepts, Inc.. Kinetic Concepts, Inc. III, L.P. 20070438............................. Sterling Investment Fairway Operating Corp. Fairway Operating Corp. Partner II, L.P. 20070441............................. Deutsche Post AG....... Atlas Air Worldwide Polar Air Cargo Holdings, Inc.

Worldwide, Inc. 20070465............................. Hewlett-Packard Company Knightsbridge Solutions Knightsbridge Solutions Holdings Corp.

Holding Corp.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/20/2006

20070168............................. H.I.G. TestAmerica, Inc Severn Trent Plc....... Aerotech Holdings, Inc., En Novative Technologies, Inc., Severn Trent Laboratories, Inc. 20070383............................. Carylyle Partners IV, Sharon Tube Corporation Sharon Tube L.P.

Corporation. 20070392............................. Smith & Wesson Holding Bear Lake Acquisition Bear Lake Acquisition Corporation.

Corp.

Corp. 20070440............................. Tullett Prebon plc..... C&W Corporate

Chapdelaine Corporate Securities LLC.

Securities & Co. 20070442............................. Oak Hill Capital

Frank A. Critz, M.D.... Radiotherapy Clinics of Partners II, L.P.

Georgia. 20070443............................. Lonza Group Limited.... Cambrex Corporation.... Cambrex Corporation. 20070448............................. Lawrence Flinn, Jr..... Barry O'Callaghan...... HM Rivergroup, PLC. 20070455............................. Edward W. Stack........ Golf Galaxy, Inc....... Golf Galaxy, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/21/2006

20070397............................. Group 1 Automotive, Inc A. Baron Cass III...... Baron Development Company, LLC, Baron Motorwerks, LLC, Baron Volkswagen, Inc. 20070398............................. Group 1 Automotive, Inc Barton J. Cohen........ Baron Development Company, LLC, Baron Motowerks, LLC, Baron Volkswagen, Inc. 20070407............................. Partners HealthCare Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard System, Inc.

Hospital, Inc.

Hospital, Inc. 20070410............................. Partners HealthCare Nantucket Cottage

Nantucket Cottage System, Inc.

Hospital.

Hospital. 20070431............................. Third Point Offshore Pogo Producing Company. Pogo Producing Company. Fund, Ltd.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/22/2006

20070367............................. Medstead Luxco S.a.r.l. Permira Europe II L.P.2 Ferretti S.p.A. 20070369............................. Bain Capital (OSI) IX, OSI Restaurant

OSI Restaurant L.P.

Partners, Inc.

Partners, Inc. 20070400............................. Sonoco Products Company Snyder Investment

Clear Pack Company. Holdings LLC. 20070403............................. Goldstein Group, Inc... Velia Samuels Common Samuels Recycling Stock Trust.

Company. 20070415............................. Starwood Capital

elevenseven Holdings, elevenseven Holdings, Hospitality Fund I-2, L.L.C.

L.L.C. L.P. 20070425............................. Freeport-McMoRan Cooper Phelps Dodge

Phelps Dodge & Gold Inc.

Corporation.

Corporation. 20070427............................. Glide Buy-Out Fund III Rockwood Holdings, Inc. Gruop Novasep SAS. CV. 20070429............................. ArcLight Energy

AltairStrickland Group, AltairStrickland Group, Partners Fund III, L.P. Inc.

Inc. 20070457............................. Harbinger Capital

Calpine Corporation.... MEP Pleasant Hill, LLC. Partners Offshore Fund I, Ltd. 20070460............................. Mr. Jostein Eikeland... Fiat S.p.A............. Meridian Technologies, Inc. 20070467............................. Behrman Capital III L.P The Jerry L. Hayden Peacock Engineering Trust dated April 22, Company. 1994. 20070468............................. Geodis S.A............. TNT N.V................ TNT Freight Management Holdings. 20070474............................. Marubeni Corporation... Mark J. Vallely........ Intragrated Resources Holdings, Inc.

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20070475............................. Colam Entreprendre S.A. Crawford Electric

Crawford Electric Supply Company, Ltd. Supply Company, Ltd. 20070477............................. Standex International Associated American Associated American Corporation.

Industries, Inc.

Industries, Inc. 20070480............................. General Motors

Con-way Inc............ Vector SCM, LLC. Corporation. 20070482............................. GS Capital Partners V, McJunkin Corporation... McJunkin Corporation. L.P. 20070483............................. General Electric

Moseley Associates, Inc Microwave Data Systems, Company.

Inc. 20070484............................. Graeme Hart............ International Paper International Paper Company.

Company. 20070485............................. Veritas Capital Fund Pearson plc............ NCS Pearson Venezuela, III, L.P.

NCS Services de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Pearson Analytic Solutions, Inc., Pearson Canada Solutions Limited, Pearson Government Solution, Inc., Pearson Soluciones S.A., Soluciones Pearson Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 20070489............................. Cardiovascular

St. Francis Health Care Hawaii Health Ventures, Hospitals of America, System of Hawaii.

LLC, SFMC Joint LLC.

Ventures, LLC, St. Francis Imaging, LLC, St. Francis Medical Center, St. Francis Medical Center--West.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/26/2006

20070478............................. Scott Sheridan......... INVESTools, Inc........ INVESTools Inc. 20070479............................. Tom Sosnoff............ INVESTools Inc......... INVESTools Inc. 20070488............................. Motorola, Inc.......... Netopia, Inc........... Netopia, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/28/2006

20060776............................. General Dynamics

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.. SNC Technologies Corp., Corporation.

SNC Technologies Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/29/2006

20061812............................. The TriZetto Group, Inc Quality Care Solutions, Quality Care Solutions, Inc.

Inc.

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. 07-81 Filed 1-11-07: 8:45 am]

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