04-27851. 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—11/15/2004
20050145	Albert Frere	Rosemore, Inc	Crown Central Petroleum Corporation
20050152	Leonard Riggio	Barnes & Noble, Inc	Barnes & Noble, Inc.
20050158	Seaport Capital Partners, II, L.P	Robert and Kathleen Titsch	National Training Institute, Ltd.; Taurus Publishing Inc.; Virgo Publishing, Inc.
20050168	MBNA Corporation	AmSouth Bancorporation	AmSouth Bank.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—11/16/2004
20050146	Baton Holdco I L.L.C	H. Wayne Huizenga	Boca Resorts, Inc.
20050160	Cruise Luxco 1 S.a.r.l	EQT II	Thule AB
20050161	Mitsui & Co., Ltd	Cornerstone Nutritional Labs, L.C	Cornerstone Nutritional Labs, L.C.
20050163	American Capital Strategies, Ltd	Lafayette Investment Parallel Fund, L.P	Hospitality Mints LLC
Transactions Granted Early Termination—11/18/2004
20050157	Odyssey Investment Partners Fund, L.P	Ronald V. Valenta	Portosan Company, L.L.C.; Redwood Sanitary Services, Inc.
20050164	Thomas Weisel Capital Partners, L.P	Glenn W. Johnson III	Aircast Incorporated.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—11/19/2004
20050101	Bayer A.G	Robert Taub	Opperbas Holdings B.V.
20050166	Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund V, L.P	Charlesbank Equity Fund V, Limited Partnership	Regency Gas Services LLC
Transactions Granted Early Termination—11/22/2004
20050175	Wilh. Werhahn KG	Mr. Dal LaMagna	Tweezerman Corporation
20050178	Schering-Plough Corporation	ViroPharma Incorporated	ViroPharma Incorporated.
20050179	Bayer AG	Roche Holding Ltd	Bayer-Roche LLC
20050181	Onex Partners LP	Brockway Moran & Partners, Inc	BMP/CEI Holdings, Inc.
20050182	Genstar Capital Partners III, L.P	Colfax Corporation	Colfax Corporation.
20050186	Les Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) S.C.A	The Chalone Wine Group, Ltd	The Chalone Wine Group, Ltd.
20050188	Platinum Equity Capital Partners, L.P	General Electric Company	GE IT Solutions, Inc.
20050206	Media/Communications Partners III Limited Partnership	Roy Mayers	Merrimack M&R Realty LLC; Options Publishing, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—11/23/2004
20050187	Questor Partners Fund II, L.P	Polar Corporation	Polar Corporation.
20050190	First Horizon National Corporation	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc	Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, L.P.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—11/24/2004
20041154	Kenneth R. Thomson	Information Holdings Inc	Information Holdings Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—11/26/2004
20050212	Regis Corporation	Hair Club Group Inc	Hair Club Group Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—11/29/2004
20050211	Mr. Francisco Riberas Pampliega	MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners L.P	Oxford Automotive Alabama, Inc.; Oxford Automotive, Inc.
20050219	BP p.l.c	Salvay S.A	BP Solvay Olefins, L.P.; BP Solvay Polyethylene North America
Transactions Granted Early Termination—11/30/2004
20050192	Cajun Holding Company	AFC Enterprises, Inc	AFC Enterprises, Inc.
20050201	Asia Opportunity Fund, L.P	Futuris Corporation Ltd	Air International (US) Inc.
20050207	AMERIGROUP Corporation	Careplus, LLC	Careplus, LLC.
20050214	Thayer Equity Investors V, L.P	Wind Point Partners III, L.P	Qualitor, Inc.
20050217	Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) IV, L.P	Glass Holdings Limited	Gerrresheimer Beteiligungs GmbH
20050223	Richard B. Handler	Jefferies Group, Inc	Jefferies Group, Inc.
20050224	Legg Mason, Inc	Deutsche Bank AG	Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc.
20050230	Jones Apparel Group, Inc	Barneys New York, Inc	Barneys New York, Inc.
20050235	Enbridge Inc	Royal Dutch Petroleum Company	Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline, LLC; Shell Gas Gathering, LLC.
20050236	Francisco Partners, L.P	WRQ, Inc	WRQ, Inc.
20050237	Olympus Growth Fund IV, L.P	K. Brent McGruder	K-Mac Enterprises, Inc.
20050241	GATX Corporation	General Motors Corporation	Locomotive Leasing Partners, LLC.
20050254	ALLTEL Corporation	ALLTEL Corporation	Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah MSA Limited Partnership.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—12/02/2004
20050148	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Carlyle Partners III, L.P	Sippican Holdings Inc.
20050205	Time Warner Inc	Gateway, Inc	Gateway, Inc.
20050220	Novo Nordisk Foundation	Aradigm Corporation	Aradigm Corporation.
20050240	Celerity Holding Company, Inc	Kinetics Holdings, LLC	Celerity Group, Inc.; FTS Systems, Inc.; Kinetic Chempure Systems, Inc.
20050243	GTRC Fund VII, L.P	NewQuest LLC	GulfQuest, L.P.; HealthSpring Management, Inc.; HealthSpring of Alabama, Inc.; HealthSpring of Illinois I, Inc.; HealthSpring USA, LLC; HouQuest, LLC; New Quest Management of Alabama, LLC; NewQuest Management of Illinois, LLC; Signature Health Alliance, Inc.; Texas HealthSpring I, LLC; TexQuest, LLC.
20050247	Firmenich International SA	Noville, Inc	Noville, Inc.
20050258	Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation	Vestar Capital Partners III, L.P	Cluett Peabody & Co., Inc.; Cluett Peabody Resources Corporation
Transactions Granted Early Termination—12/03/2004
20050216	Omnicare, Inc	Clinimetrics Research Associates, Inc	Clinimetrics Research Associates, Inc.
20050231	Alberto-Culver Company	John Tobias	Innovations Successful Salon Services, Inc.
20050232	Alberto-Culver Company	Samuel Licursi	Innovations Successful Salon Services, Inc.
20050233	Rentech, Inc	Royster-Clark Group, Inc	Royster-Clark Group, Inc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative; or Renee Hallman, Case Management Assistant, 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.