07-373. 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—01/03/2007
20061489	Allied Waste Industries, Inc	Waste Services, Inc	Cactus Waste Systems, LLC, Waste Services of Arizona, Inc.
20070494	Forest Laboratories, Inc	Cerexa, Inc	Cerexa, Inc.
20070496	Carlyle Partners IV, L.P	ElkCorp	ElkCorp.
20070498	Odyssey Investment Partners Fund III, L.P	DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P	WQP Holdings, Inc.
20070501	CPG International Holdings LP	Pro-Cell, LLC	Pro-Cell, LLC.
20070502	Natixis	Hansberger Group, Inc	Hansberger Group, Inc.
20070503	Torchmark Corporation	Barry Wolf	Direct Marketing Advertising Distributors.
20070515	West Fraser Timber Company Ltd	International Paper Company	International Paper Company.
20070517	Seagate Technology	EVault, Inc	eVault Canada, Inc.
20070528	Trevor Lloyd	Sirsi Holdings Corp	Sirsi Holdings Corp.
20070535	Penn National Gaming, Inc	R.D. Hubbard	Ruidoso Downs Racing, Inc., Zia Partners, LLC.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/04/2007
20070451	Sonic Healthcare Limited	American Esoteric Laboratories, Inc	American Esoteric Laboratories, Inc.
20070497	Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson	Redback Networks, Inc	Redback Networks, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/05/2007
20070420	Trian Partners, L.P	H.J. Heinz Company	H.J. Heinz Company.
20070499	WLR Recovery Fund III, L.P	Lear Corporation	Lear Corporation.
20070510	RR Acquisition Holding LLC	RailAmerica, Inc	RailAmerica, Inc.
20070513	Schmolz + Bickenbach KG	A. Finkl & Sons Co	A. Finkl & Sons Co.
20070519	Vestar AIV Holdings A. L.P	Wilton Re Holdings Limited	Wilton Re Holdings Limited.
20070526	The Hain Celestial Group, Inc	North Castle Partners III, L.P	Avalon Holding Corporation.
20070534	Trident III, L.P	Wilton Re Holdings Limited	Wilton Re Holdings Limited.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/08/2007
20070520	V.F. Corporation	Faust E. Capobianco III	Majestic Athletic, Ltd., Majestic Graphics, Ltd., Majestics Athletic International, Ltd., Maria Rose Fashions, Inc.
20070524	Weston Presidio V, L.P	Harvest Partners IV, L.P	HP Evenflo Holdings, Inc.
20070527	Beecken Petty O'Keefe QP Fund II, L.P	Reichert, Inc	Reichert, Inc.
20070537	Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc	Duke Energy Corporation	Duke Energy Indiana.
20070538	ASML Holding N.V	Brion Technologies, Inc	Brion Technologies, Inc.
20070550	Johnson & Johnson	Conor MedSystems, Inc	Conor MedSystems, Inc.
20070553	Hewlett-Packard Company	Bitfone Corporation	Bitfone Corporation.
20070558	Express Energy Services Holding LP	Mike Byrd	BAHD LLC, BAH Leasing, Ltd., Brazos Oilfield Services, Ltd., Byrd R&S Oilfield Services, L.P., D&D Tong, Ltd., Laydown, Ltd., MBCC, Ltd., Mike Byrd Casing Crews, Ltd., North Trail Oilfield Services, Ltd.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/09/2007
20070481	The Stanley Works	GTCR Fund VII, L.P	SecurityCo Solutions, Inc.
20070495	Schering-Plough Corporation	Valeant Pharmaceuticals International	Valeant Research & Development.
20070508	J.W. Childs Equity Partners III, L.P	Sun Capital Partners II, L.P	Mattress Holding Corp.
20070521	MDI Holdings, LLC	MacDermid, Incorporated	MacDermid, Incorporated.
20070556	Giovanni Agnelli e.C.S.a.p.az	Mitsubishi Estate Company, Ltd	Cushman & Wakefield Holdings, Inc., Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
20070560	Publicis Groupe S.A	Digitas Inc	Digitas, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/10/2007
20070505	Chemtura Corporation	Alex Kaufman	Kaufman Holdings Corporation.
20070542	American Capital Strategies, Ltd	ONCAP L.P	Western Inventoy Service Holdings Ltd.
20070551	American European Group, Inc	Merchants Group, Inc	Merchants Group, Inc.
20070554	Avista Capital Partners, LP	Thomas L. Phillips	Phillips Investment Resources, LLC.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/11/2007
20070544	Marquette Transportation Company, Inc	Raymond A. Eckstein, Jr	Eckstein Marine Service, L.L.C.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/12/2007
20070533	Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Capital Partners II, L.P	Wilton Re Holdings Limited	Wilton Re Holdings Limited.
20070549	Graeme Hart	SIG Holding Ltd	SIG Holding Ltd.
20070567	Arlington Capital Partners II, L.P	Kevin McMurtry	Advanced Health Media, Inc.
20070573	Avista Capital Partners, L.P	The McClatchy Company	Alternate Delivery Extra Distribution Company, Metro Marketing Associates, Inc., The Star Tribune Company.
20070575	Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Partners III (Cayman) L.P	Caisse de depot de placement du Quebec	Alter Moneta Corporation.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/16/2007
20070492	Perot Systems Corporation	Frank F. Islam	QSS Group, Inc.
20070581	Alliance Data System Corporation	Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners V, L.P	DoubleClick, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/17/2007
20070487	DSI International Sarl	Sentinel Capital Partners III, L.P	Fasloc Holdings, Inc.
20070583	Level 3 Communications, Inc	Savvis, Inc	Mount Shasta Acquisition LLC.
20070595	Apollo Investment Fund VI, L.P	Realogy Corporation	Realogy Corporation.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/18/2007
20070018	Hospira, Inc	Mayne Pharma Limited	Mayne Pharma Limited.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/19/2007
20070568	Euronet Worldwide, Inc	Fred Kunik	Continental Exchange Solutions, Inc., Global Exchange Services, Inc., RIA de la Hispaniola, C. Por A., RIA Envia Financial Services GmbH, RIA Envia France, SARL, RIA Envia, Inc., RIA Financial Services AG, RIA Financial Services Australia Party Ltd., RIA Financial Services Limited, RIA Financial Services Puerto Rico, RIA France SAS, RIA Italia SRL, RIA Telecommunicaciones S.A., RIA Telecommunications of Canada, RIA Telecom of New York, Inc., RIA Telecom, S.L. Unipersonal.
20070570	Euronet Worldwide, Inc	Irving Barr	Continental Exchange Solutions, Inc., Global Exchange Services, Inc., RIA de la Hispaniola, C. Por A., RIA Envia Financial Services GmbH, RIA Envia France, SARL, RIA Envia, Inc., RIA Financial Services AG, RIA Financial Services Australia Party Ltd., RIA Financial Services Limited, RIA Financial Services Puerto Rico, RIA France SAS, RIA Italia SRL, RIA Telecommunicaciones S.A., RIA Telecommunications of Canada, RIA Telecom of New York, Inc., RIA Telecom, S.L. Unipersonal.
20070572	Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company	Scottish Re Group Limited	Scottish Re Group 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, [phone].

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.