01-13556. [No title available]

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—04/30/2001
20011690	Tyco International Ltd	Com-Net Critical Communications, Inc	Com-Net Critical Communications, Inc.
20011707	Avnet, Inc	Kent Electronics Corporation	Kent Electronics Corporation.
20011723	Gerald W. Schwartz	Avaya Inc.	Avaya Inc.
20011731	Leap Wireless International, Inc	American Wireless License Group, LLC	American Wireless License Group, LLC.
20011734	Novell, Inc	Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc	Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc.
20011738	Constellation Brands, Inc	Ravenswood Winery, Inc	Ravenswood Winery, Inc.
20011741	Pope & Talbot, Inc	Norske Skogindustrier ASA	Norske Skog Canada Mackenzie Pulp Limited
20011742	Koninklijke Ahold nv	Mutual Distributors, Inc	Mutual Distributors, Inc.
20011748	Temple-Inland Inc	Chesapeake Corporation	Capitol Packaging Company. Chesapeake Packaging Co.
20011749	Mr. Yizhak Sharon	The Williams Companies, Inc	Mapco Express, Inc.
20011753	GlaxoSmithKline plc	Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company	3M Innovative Properties Company
20011754	Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund V, L.P	Vlasic Foods International Inc	VF Brands, Inc., Aligar, Inc., Cargal, Inc. Vlasic Foods Canada, Inc., Vlasic Int'l Brands, Inc. Vlasic Foods Distribution Company, Vlasic Standards Inc.
20011756	MBNA Corporation	Desert Schools Federal Credit Union	Desert Schools Federal Credit Union.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/03/2001
20011729	Assa Abloy AB	United Dominion Industries Limited	United Dominion Industries Limited.
20011755	Crown Finance Foundation	Global TeleSystems, Inc	Global Telecom, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/08/2001
20011764	Boyd Gaming Corporation	Shawn Scott	Delta Downs Racing Association, Inc. Delta Downs, Incorporated, Winner's Circle #1 of Madison, LLC.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/09/2001
20011735	Johnson & Johnson	Alza Corporation	Alza Corporation.
20011762	SES Global S.A	General Electric Company	GE Subsidiary, Inc., GE Capital Global Satellites, Inc.
20011768	Benfield Greig Group plc	E.W. Blanch Holdings, Inc	E.W. Blanch Holdings, Inc.

For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay or Parcellena P. Fielding, Contact Representatives, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Washington, D.C. 20580, [phone].

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.