Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: October 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 191)]

[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 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--09/04/2007

20071659............. Volt

Warburg Pincus LSSi Corp. Information Private Equity Sciences, Inc. VIII, L.P. 20071918............. D.E. Shaw

Investment Investment Composite

Technology Technology International Group, Inc. Group, Inc. Fund.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/05/2007

20071963............. SKW Stahl- Platinum Equity Eysler Holding Metallurgie Capital

Corporation. Holding AG. Partners, L.P. 20072008............. Castlerigg Pioneer Natural Pioneer Natural Global Select Resources

Resources Fund Limited. Company.

Company. 20072037............. MetLife, Inc... SafeGuard

SafeGuard Health

Health Enterprises, Enterprises, Inc.

Inc. 20072045............. Rosboro, LLC... Sierra Pacific Sierra Pacific Holding

Holding Company.

Company. 20072047............. Koninklijke KPN iBasis, Inc.... iBasis, Inc. N.V. 20072049............. Li & Fung

Haim Dabah..... P.A. Group LLC; Limited.

Regatta (U.S.A.) LLC.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/06/2007

20071960............. Allen-Vanguard Med-Eng Systems Med-Eng Corporation. Inc.

Subsystems Inc. 20072056............. Meriwest Credit Golden Bay Golden Bay Union.

Federal Credit Federal Credit Union.

Union.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/07/2007

20071269............. NOVA Chemicals NEWCO LLC...... NEWCO LLC. Corporation.

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20072057............. Hypo Real

Depfa Bank plc. Depfa Bank plc. Estate Holding AG.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/10/2007

20071277............. James Ratcliffe NEWCO LLC...... NEWCO LLC. 20071981............. Hewlett-Packard Neoware, Inc... Neoware, Inc. Company. 20072044............. The Talisker Oak Hill

American Skiing Partnership. Capital

Company Resort Partners, L.P. Properties, Inc.; ASC Utah, Inc. 20072058............. Infinity World City Center City Center Development Holdings LLC. Holdings LLC. Corp. 20072066............. HealthSpring, Benjamin Leon, Leon Medical Inc.

Jr. and Silvia Centers Health Leon.

Plans, Inc. 20072068............. Jefferies

NovaStar

NovaStar Capital

Financial, Inc. Financial, Partners IV

Inc. L.P. 20072069............. Massachusetts NovaStar

NovaStar Mutual Life Financial, Inc. Financial, Insurance

Inc. Company. 20072071............. Harbinger

Bally Total Bally Total Capital

Fitness

Fitness Partners

Holding

Holding Special

Corporation. Corporation. Situations Offshore Fund. 20072073............. Ecolab Inc..... Microtek

Microtek Medical

Medical Holdings, Inc. Holdings, Inc. 20072081............. Anheuser-Busch Eagle Brands, Eagle Brands, Companies, Inc. Inc.

Inc. 20072084............. ConocoPhillips. American

CSW Sweeny GP Electric Power II, Inc.; Company, Inc. Sweeny Cogeneration Limited Partnership. 20072085............. ConocoPhillips. General

CSW Sweeny GP Electric

II, Inc.; Company.

Sweeny Cogeneration Limited Partnership. 20072086............. John B.

ev3 Inc........ ev3 Inc. Simpson, PhD, M.D. 20072090............. Buckeye

Lodi Holdings, Lodi Gas Partners, L.P. L.L.C.

Storage, L.L.C. 20072092............. Tricap Partners Partners

Longview Fibre II L.P.

Limited.

Paper & Packaging, Inc. 20072094............. Monkwood Luxco MidOcean

Palace SARL.

Partners II, Entertainment LP.

Holdings, Inc. 20072108............. Medtronic, Inc. Kyphon, Inc.... Kyphon, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/11/2007

20072107............. Knight Holdco David Stone.... Marine Barge LLC.

Company, LLC; Marine Terminals Bulk Storage, LLC; Marine Terminals, Inc.; Marine Terminals of Alabama, Inc.; Marine Terminals of Arkansas, Inc.; Marine Terminals of North Carolina, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/12/2007

20072013............. Symyx

Reed Elsevier MDL Information Technologies, PLC.

Systems, Inc. Inc. 20072014............. Symyx

Reed Elsevier MDL Information Technologies, NV.

Systems, Inc. Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/13/2007

20072052............. Royal Bank of Visa Inc....... Visa Inc. Canada. 20072067............. ENMCOR Group, First Reserve FR X Ohmstede Inc.

Fund X, L.P. Acquisitions Co. 20072082............. NCL Investment Star Cruises NCL Corporation Ltd.

Limited.

Ltd. 20072083............. AIF VI NCL AIV, Star Cruises NCL Corporation L.P.

Limited.

Ltd. 20072089............. Darden

RARE

RARE Restaurants, Hospitality Hospitality Inc.

International, International, Inc.

Inc. 20072095............. Dewey

LeBouf, Lamb, LeBouf, Lamb, Ballantine LLP. Greene &

Greene & MacRae LLP. MacRae LLP. 20072096............. LeBouf, Lamb, Dewey

Dewey Greene &

Ballantine LLP. Ballantine MacRae LLP.

LLP. 20072099............. Primus Capital Healthcare Healthcare Fund V Limited Management Management Partnership. Systems, Inc. Systems, Inc. ESOT. 20072102............. Marsh &

Frontenac VIII TrialGraphix McLennan

Limited

Holdings, Inc. Companies, Inc. Partnership. 20072112............. Audax Private Summit Ventures Help/Systems Equity Fund VI-A, L.P. Holdings, Inc. II, L.P. 20072119............. Koninklijke KPN Getronics N.V.. Getronics N.V. N.V.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/14/2007

20070532............. Kyphon Inc..... Disc-O-Tech Discotech Medical

Orthopedic Technologies Technologies Ltd.

Inc. 20072110............. Compass Group Ira S. Levy.... Propoco, Inc. PLC. 20072113............. MGI PHARMA, INC AkaRx, Inc..... AkaRx, Inc. 20072115............. Richard L. Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Duchossois. Incorporated. Incorporated. 20072116............. Maxim

Vitesse

Vitesse Integrated Semiconductor Semiconductor Products Inc. Corporation. Corporation. 20072120............. Firstsource RoundTable MedAssist Solutions

Healthcare Holding, Inc. Limited.

Partners, L.P. 20072127............. MPC Corporation Gateway, Inc... Gateway Companies, Inc. 20072135............. Cognos

Applix, Inc.... Applix, Inc. Incorporated.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/17/2007

20072050............. TPF II, L.P.... ArcLight Energy Lincoln Partners Fund Generating II, L.P.

Facility, LLC; Lincoln Peaking Power, LLC.; Power Energy Partners LLC.

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20072051............. TPF II, L.P.... DTE Energy Lincoln Company.

Generating Facility, LLC; Lincoln Peaking Power, LLC; Power Energy Partners, LLC. 20072070............. American

Dominion

Dresden Energy, Electric Power Resources, Inc. LLC. Company, Inc. 20072142............. Siemens

Dade Behring Dade Behring Aktiengesellsc Holdings, Inc. Holdings, Inc. haft.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/18/2007

20072061............. 3M Company..... Lewis S. Cohen. New Horizon Technologies Inc.; Venture Tape Corp.; Venture Tape Europe Corp. 20072087............. Berkshire

Burlington Burlington Hathaway Inc. Northern Santa Northern Santa Fe Corporation. Fe Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/19/2007

20072039............. Transocean Inc. GlobalSanteFe GlobalSanteFe Corporation. Corporation. 20072075............. Legg Mason Exide

Exide Investment Technologies. Technologies. Trust, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/20/2007

20071973............. HAPC, Inc...... I-Flow

InfuSystem, Corporation. Inc. 20072103............. American Dental Sentinel

Metropolitan Partners, Inc. Capital

Dental Partners III, Holdings, Inc. L.P. 20072143............. Positive

Village

Village Investments Roadshow

Roadshow Pty Ltd.

Entertainment Entertainment Group (BVI) Group (BVI) Limited.

Limited.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/21/2007

20072144............. Clarity

Village

Village Partners, LP. Roadshow

Roadshow Entertainment Entertainment Group (BVI) Group (BVI) Limited.

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 20590, (202) 326-3100.

By Direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark Secretary.

[FR Doc. 07-4889 Filed 10-2-07; 8:45 am]

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