Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: August 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 164)]

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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--07/23/2007

20071756........................ Green Equity Investors, The Container Store, Inc. The Container Store, V, L.P..

Inc. 20071760........................ Frozen, LLC.............. Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.. Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATIONS--07/24/2007

20071434........................ Warburg Pincus Private Marshall & Ilsley

Metavante Holdings Equity IX, L.P.

Corporation.

Company. 20071650........................ E-Ton Solar Tech Co., George Fiegl............. Adema Technologies, Inc. Ltd.. 20071703........................ Permira IV L.P.2......... Valentino Fashion Group Valentino Fashion Group S.p.A..

S.p.A. 20071710........................ Harbinger Capital

Motient Corporation...... Motient Corporation. Partners Special Situations Offshore Fund. 20071713........................ SCR-Sibelco N.V.......... Peak Lime, Inc........... Peak Lime, Inc. 20071723........................ Metalmark Capital

Behrman Capital III L.P.. Hunter Defense Partners, L.P..

Technologies, Inc. 20071740........................ Avista Capital Partners, Citigroup Inc............ IWCO Direct Holdings L.P..

Inc. 20071750........................ Allied Capital

David Kiger.............. Worldwide Express Corporation.

Holdings, LLC. 20071761........................ Blue Point Capital

Morgan 2001 Revocable WDC Exploration & Wells. Partners II, L.P..

Trust. 20071767........................ ValueClick, Inc.......... Mezi Media, Inc.......... Mezi Media, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/25/2007

20071708........................ Diamond Castle Partners Managed Purchasing LLC... Chicago Healthcare Corp. IV, L.P..

Managed Purchasing LLC. 20071712........................ Murata Manufacturing Co., C&D Technologies, Inc.... C&D Dynamo Corporation. Ltd..

C&D Technologies (CPS) LLC. C&D Technologies de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Datel Holding Corporation. Dynamo Acquisition Corporation. NCL Holdings Limited. 20071739........................ Tanfield Group plc....... Allen T. Havlin.......... Snorkel Holdings LLC. 20071757........................ Linn Energy, LLC......... Dominion Resources, Inc.. DEPI Subco. DEPI Survivor LP. Dominion Exploration MidContinent, Inc. Dominion Gas Marketing, Inc DOTEPI Subco. DOTEPI Survivor LP.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/26/2007

20071702........................ The Goldman Sachs Group, NF Acquisition

NF Acquisition Inc..

Corporation.

Corporation. 20071716........................ United Technologies

John W. Ward............. Edward B. Ward & Corporation.

Company. 20071724........................ Fidelity National

eFunds Corporation....... eFunds Corporation. Information Services, Inc. 20071741........................ L'Oreal S.A.............. Maly's of California, Maly's of Utah, LLC. Inc.. 20071746........................ Serafina Holdings Limited Intelsat Holdings, Ltd... Intelsat Holdings, Ltd.

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20071774........................ Apax Europe VI-A, L.P.... ALM Media Group Holdings, ALM Media Group Inc..

Holdings, Inc. 20071781........................ F&H Acquisition Corp..... Champps Entertainment, Champps Entertainment, Inc..

Inc. 20071787........................ Sterling Group Partners Intergrated Service

Integrated Service II, L.P..

Company LLC.

Company LLC. 20071790........................ Fort Chicago Energy

Countryside Power Income. Countryside Power Income Partners L.P.

Fund. 20071794........................ Coventry Health Care, Dr. Steven M. Scott and Florida Health Plan Inc..

Rebecca J. Scott.

Administrators, LLC. 20071795........................ Pearls Invest S.a.r.l.... AlpInvest Partners Direct Taminco N.V. Investments 2003 cv. 20071796........................ Intel Corporation........ Nancy Knowlton and David SMART Technologies Inc. Martin. 20071833........................ Ulysses Luxembourg

Univar N.V............... Univar N.V. S.a.r.l..

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/27/2007

20071737........................ Promontoria Europe

Toro US Newco Corp....... Toro US Newco Corp. Investments VI LDC. 20071751........................ General Atlantic Partners Promontoria Europe

Promontoria Europe (Bermuda), L.P.

Investments VI LDC.

Investments XI LDC. 20071779........................ SunGard Capital Corp..... VeriCenter, Inc.......... VeriCenter, Inc. 20071818........................ Citigroup, Inc........... Big Red, Inc............. Big Red, Inc. 20071819........................ American Express Company. Ameriprise Financial, AMEX Assurance Company. Inc..

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/30/2007

20071653........................ Lincolnshire Equity Fund Mr. Roger Chapman........ Nile Chapman III, L.P..

Construction, Inc. RN Industries, Inc. RN Industries Trucking, Inc. Timberline Machinery. 20071773........................ CyberSource Corporation.. Authorize.Net Holdings, Authorize.Net Holdings, Inc..

Inc. 20071817........................ Con-way Inc.............. Transportation Resources, Transportation Inc..

Resources, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/31/2007

20071788........................ United Group Limited..... Steven C. Kletjian....... UNICCO Service Company. 20071803........................ BH Hotels Holdco LLC..... Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotels Corporation. 20071808........................ MidOcean Partners III, Bushnell Inc............. Bushnell Inc. L.P.. 20071829........................ Hornbeck Offshore

Nabors Industries, Ltd... Nabors Industries Ltd. Services, Inc..

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/01/2007

20071772........................ Thomas Cressey Fund VIII, SKM Equity Fund III, L.P. Advanced Homecare LP.

Holdings, Inc. 20071782........................ Citizens Communications ABRY Partners IV, L.P.... Evans Telephone Holdings Company.

Inc. 20071822........................ The Goldman Sachs Group, Picis, Inc............... Picis, Inc. Inc. 20071823........................ Picis, Inc............... Francisco Partners, L.P.. Lynx Medical Systems Holding Corp.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/03/2007

20071488........................ Spohn Cement GmbH........ Hanson PLC............... Hanson PLC. 20071727........................ Gilbert Global Equity Crown Holdings, Inc...... CO2LD, LLC. Partners, L.P.

Crown Biofuels, LLC. Crown Iron Works Company. Europa Crown Management Ltd. Wuhan Crown Friendship. 20071830........................ JH Investment Partners, Cortec Group Fund III, High Response Holdings, L.P..

L.P..

Inc. 20071831........................ Consolidated

North Pittsburgh Systems, North Pittsburgh Communications Holdings, Inc..

Systems, Inc. Inc. 20071840........................ VeraSun Energy

ASAlliance Biofuels, LLC. ASA OPCO Holding, LLC. Corporation. 20071845........................ Warner Music Group, Corp. Barry Diller............. Front Line Management Group, Inc. 20071846........................ Warner Music Group, Corp. Liberty Media Corporation Front Line Management Group, Inc. 20071849........................ Energizer Holdings, Inc.. Playtex Products, Inc.... Playtex Products, Inc. 20071875........................ Maple Tree Holdings, L.P. Cecil Y. Ray Jr.......... The Rigg Group, Inc. 20071876........................ Rosa Anna Magno

Sammy Roy Hagar.......... Cabo Wabo, LLC. Garavoglia.

Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada de Capital Variable. 20071877........................ V.F. Corporation......... Seven For All Mankind, Seven For All Mankind, LLC.

LLC. 20071878........................ Unicorn Investment Bank Todd D and Eleanor T. Yun Victron Inc. B.S.C. (c).

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/06/2007

20071800........................ Accenture Ltd............ Michael L. George........ George Group Consulting Services, L.P. George Group Incorporated.

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20071869........................ Manpower Inc............. The Greenwood Group, Inc. The Greenwood Group, Inc. 20071885........................ Dry Creek Corporation.... Fortune Brands........... Bean Wine Estates, Inc. Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. Peak Wines International, Inc. William Hill Napa, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/07/2007

20071786........................ Citigroup Inc............ Automated Trading Desk, Automated Trading Desk, Inc..

Inc. 20071805........................ Google Inc............... Postini, Inc............. Postini, Inc. 20071859........................ Allied Capital

Ferndale Pharma Group, Ferndale Pharma Group, Corporation.

Inc..

Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/08/2007

20071754........................ Educational Testing

2003 TIL Settlement...... Prometric Holdings LLC Service. 20071776........................ Carlyle Europe Partners Zodiac S.A............... Debes und Wunder GmbH. II, L.P..

Marine Holding US Corp. Zodiac European Pools France SAS. Zodiac Group Australia. Zodiac Hurricane Tech Canada. Zodiac International S.A. Zodiac Kern GmbH. 20071821........................ Court Square Capital Platinum Equity Capital CHR Holding Corporation. Partners II, L.P.

Partners, L.P. 20071839........................ Palladium Equity Partners The Thaxton Group, Inc... Allied Business Systems, III, L.P.

LLC Covington Credit, Inc. Covington Credit of Alabama, Inc. Covington Credit of Georgia, Inc. Covington Credit of Texas, Inc. Quick Credit Corporation. Southern Finance of South Carolina, Inc. Southern Finance of Tennessee, Inc. Southern Management Corporation. Thaxton Investment Corporation. 20071851........................ RJO Investor Corp........ Iowa Grain Company....... Iowa Grain Company.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/09/2007

20071759........................ M J W Ashley............. Everlast Worldwide, Inc.. Everlast Worldwide, Inc. 20071783........................ LS Power Equity Partners, TransAlta Corporation.... TransAlta Corporation. L.P.. 20071784........................ LS Power Equity Partners TransAlta Corporation.... TransAlta Corporation. II, L.P.. 20071785........................ Luminum Energy Partners TransAlta Corporation.... TransAlta Corporation. QP, L.P. 20071820........................ New Mountain Partners Charterhouse Equity

Oakleaf Global Holdings, III, L.P..

Partners III, L.P.

Inc. 20071827........................ JumpTV Inc............... XOS Technologies, Inc.... XOS Technologies, Inc. 20071870........................ Blackstone Capital

DJO Incorporated......... DJO Incorporated. Partners V, L.P.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/10/2007

20071752........................ Littlejohn Fund III, L.P. Hancock Park Capital II, Synchronous Aerospace L.P..

Group. 20071762........................ Maple Hill Holding

Melvin R. Berlin......... Berlin Packaging L.L.C. Company. 20071765........................ TPG Partners V, L.P...... Connell Limited

Wabash Alloys, L.L.C. Partnership. 20071793........................ Carlyle Partners IV

ARINC Incorporated....... ARINC Incorporated. Telecommunications, L.P.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/13/2007

20071778........................ The Finish Line, Inc..... Genesco Inc.............. Genesco Inc. 20071797........................ S.A.C. Capital

Applera Corporation...... Applera Corporation. International, Ltd.. 20071872........................ Istithmar PJSC........... Jones Apparel Group, Inc. Barneys New York, Inc. 20071879........................ TreeHouse Foods, Inc..... E.D. Smith Income Fund... E.D. Smith GP Ltd. E.D. Smith & Sons, Limited. E.D. Smith & Sons, L.P. 20071880........................ Principal Financial

Nationwide Mutual

Morley Financial Group, Inc..

Insurance Company.

Services, Inc. 20071886........................ R.H. Donnelley

Business.com, Inc........ Business.com, Inc. Corporation. 20071887........................ V.F. Corporation......... Lucy Activewear Inc...... Lucy Activewear Inc. 20071888........................ P. Morgan McCague........ BCE, Inc................. BCE, Inc. 20071890........................ The Hearst Family Trust.. GRP II, L.P.............. UGO Networks, Inc. 20071892........................ BlackRock, Inc........... Quellos Holdings, LLC.... Quellos Group, LLC. 20071896........................ Brockway Moran & Partners Steven McLeod............ Pacific Crane Fund III, L.P.

Maintenance Company, Inc.

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20071897........................ Brockway Moran & Partners Joseph Gregorio.......... Pacific Crane Fund III, L.P.

Maintenance Company, Inc. 20071898........................ Red Sky Holdings L.P..... CCS Income Trust......... CCS Inc. 20071901........................ Weston Presidio V, L.P... Summit Energy Services, Summit Energy Services, Inc..

Inc. 20071908........................ ev3 Inc.................. FoxHollow Technologies, FoxHollow Technologies, Inc..

Inc. 20071909........................ Carlyle Partners V MC, Manor Care, Inc.......... Manor Care, Inc. L.P.. 20071911........................ Fidelity National

Fidelity National

Property Insight, LLC. Financial, Inc..

Information Services, Inc. 20071920........................ CHS Private Equity V LP.. American Capital

SAV Holdings Inc. Strategies Ltd..

Swank Audio Visuals. 20071927........................ UST Inc.................. Warren and Barbara

Rainbowday LLC Winiarski.

Stag's Leap Vineyards, L.P. Stag's Leap Wine Cellars. 20071928........................ Vista Equity Partners Misys plc................ Misys Hospital Systems, Fund III, L.P.

Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/14/2007

20071847........................ Mr. Yiitshak Sharon...... Ergon, Inc............... Lion Oil Company.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/15/2007

20071910........................ TA X L.P................. Arnhold and S.

Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc.

Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/16/2007

20071824........................ S.A.C. Capital

WCI Communities, Inc..... WCI Communities, Inc. International, Ltd..

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--08/17/2007

20071337........................ Nuance Communications, VoiceSignal Technologies, VoiceSignal Inc..

Inc..

Technologies, Inc. 20071791........................ Apax Europe V--A.L.P..... David Martin and Nancy 1329169 Alberta Ltd. Knowlton. 20071926........................ Market Dining Holding, McDonald's Corporation... Boston Market LLC..

Corporation. 20071975........................ Steven P. Jobs........... Apple Inc................ Apple 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. 07-4150 Filed 8-23-07; 8:45 am]

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