05-21812. 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—10/03/2005
20050527	DaVita Inc	Gambro AB	Gambro Healthcare, Inc.
20051592	Harrah's Entertainment, Inc	Ralph Engelstad and Betty Engelstad, Family Trust UTA 3/6/01	Imperial Palace, LLC.
20051630	Parthenon Investors II, L.P	Medical Consultants, Inc	Medical Consultants, Inc.
20051659	CRH plc	Legg Mason Capital Partners, LP	Jolly Gardener Products, Inc.
20051662	Eye 1 S.a.r.l.	Thales SA	Avimo Europe Limited, Avimo North America Inc., Thales Electro-Optics Pte Limited, Thales Optics Limited.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/04/2005
20051587	Ventiv Health, Inc.	R. Blane Walter	inChord Communications, Inc.
20051610	Medimmune, Inc	Cellective Therapeutics, Inc	Cellective Therapeutics, Inc.
20051627	Koninkliijke Philips Electronics N.V	LumiLeds Lighting International B.V	LumiLeds Lighting International B.V.
20051668	GTCR Fund VIII, L.P	James Levoy Sorenson	Sorenson Communications, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/07/2005
20051641	Kirk Kerkorian	General Motors Corporation	General Motors Corporation
20051655	J.C. Flowers I, L.P.	Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.	Crump Group, Inc.
20051674	Nelnet, Inc	The Education Financing Foundation of California	Chela Education Financing, Inc.
20051677	Open Solutions Inc	The BISYS Group, Inc	BIS LP Inc.
20051681	Berkshire Hathaway Inc	Walter Scott, Jr	MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company.
20051695	AECOM Technology Corporation	EDAW, Inc	EDAW, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/12/2005
20051656	American Capital Strategies, Ltd	Vicki Rainsberger and Family	Value Plastics, Inc., VANM LLP.
20051671	Wexford Partners VI, L.P	Thomas Drilling Company	Thomas Drilling Company.
20051672	TPG Partners IV. L.P	Certegy Inc	Certegy Inc.
20051676	Fidelity National Financial, Inc	Certegy Inc	Certegy Inc.
20051678	Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund V, L.P	Certegy Inc	Certegy Inc.
20051685	MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P	Javelina Company	Javelina Company
20051693	Norsk Hydro ASA	Spinnaker Exploration Company	Spinnaker Exploration Company.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/13/2005
20050939	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Macromedia Inc.	Macromedia Inc.
20051664	Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.	Regional Recycling LLC	939 Fortress Investments, LLC, Fortress Apartments, LLC, Metal Asset Acquisition, LLC, Regional Recycling LLC.
20051675	Walgreen Co.	William M. Hait	Schraft's A Specialty Pharmacy, LLC.
20051688	General Electric Company	Manulife Financial Corporation	Cathlamet Timber Company, LLC, Rainier Mineral Company, LLC, Rainier Timber Company, LLC.
20051692	Compania de Cemento Argos, S.A	Piazza Acquisition Corp	Piazza Acquisition Corp.
20051694	Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund V, L.P	Aon Corporation	J.H. Blade & Co., Inc., Sherwood Insurance Services, Sherwood Insurance Services of Washington, Inc., The Swett & Crawford Group, Inc.
20051696	Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.	OGE Energy Corp	Enogex Arkansas Pipeline Corporation.
20051700	Infinite Energy, Inc	ECONnergy Energy Company, Inc	ECONnergy Energy Company, Inc.
20060003	Nelnet, Inc	Greater Texas Foundation	LoanSTAR Funding Group, Inc., LoanSTAR Systems, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/14/2005
20051683	WF Holdings, Inc	Carlyle Partners III, L.P	The Relizon Company.
20051691	Triad Hospitals, Inc	Clarksville Health System, G.P	Clarksville Health System, G.P.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/17/2005
20051665	HSBC Holdings plc	Marathon Fund Limited Partnership III	Claire-Sprayway, Inc.
20051679	Israel Corporation Limited	Solutia Inc	Astaris LLC.
20051680	Israel Corporation Limited	FMC Corporation	Astaris LLC.
20060001	Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc	AXA S.A	The Advest Group, Inc.
20060006	The Garfield Weston Charitable Foundation	Protient, Inc	Protient, Inc.
20060007	Cougar Holdings, Inc	CCC Information Services Group Inc	CCC Information Services Group Inc.
20060031	Value Act Capital Master Fund L.P	Per-Se Technologies, Inc	Per-Se Technologies, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/18/2005
20050900	Cal Dive International Inc	Stolt Offshore S.A	Stolt Offshore S.A.
20060015	Olympus Growth Fund IV, L.P	Bain Capital Fund IV, L.P	Professional Service Industries Holdings, Inc.
20060016	Johnson Electric Holdings Limited	SAIA-Burgess Electronics Holding AG	SAIA-Burgess Electronics Holding AG.
20060017	Hewlett-Packard Company	ApplQ, Inc	ApplQ, Inc.
20060025	Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer L.P	GTCR Fund VII, L.P	ARG Holdings, Inc.
20060040	Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. II, L.P	Brinker International, Inc	Brinker Corner Bakery II, LLC, Brinker Corner Bakery I, LLC, Brinker Corner Bakery, L.P., Maggiano's/Corner Bakery Holding, Maggiano's/Corner Bakery, L.P.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/19/2005
20051661	TCV V, L.P	Penson Worldwide, Inc	Penson Worldwide, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/20/2005
20051371	Cooper Cameron Corporation	DEG Acquisitions, LLC	Dresser, Inc.
20051634	KCP Income Fund	Satish Shah	APG, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/21/2005
20051007	First Data Corporation	Great Hill Equity Partners II, L.P	GMT Group, Inc.
20060002	Chicken Acquisition Corp	American Securities Partners II, L.P	EPL Holdings, Inc.
20060033	Wind Point Partners V, L.P	Kestrel Acquisition Corp	Kestrel Acquisition Corp.
20060036	NEWStar Waste Holdings Corp	B III Capital Partners, L.P	North East Waste Services, Inc.
20060038	Arend Oetker	Madison Dearborn Capital Partners, L.P	Milnot Holding Corporation.
20060041	Perry Partners, L.P	Sears Holdings Corporation	Sears Holdings Corporation.
20060042	Perry Partners International, Inc	Sears Holdings Corporation	Sears Holdings Corporation.
20060045	E*TRADE Financial Corporation	JPMorgan Chase & Co	J.P. Morgan Invest, LLC.
20060047	Blackstone ECC Communications Partners L.P	Jeffrey H. Smulyan	Emmis Television Broadcasting L.P., Emmis Television License, LLC, SJL of Kansas Corp.
20060050	Fenway Partners Capital Fund II, L.P	SK Equity Fund, L.P	Targus Group International, Inc.
20060051	Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. II, L.P	SAFE Boats Delaware LLC	SAFE Boats Delaware LLC.
20060053	Check Point Software Technologies Ltd	Sourcefire, Inc	Sourcefire, 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. [phone].

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.