02-1477. Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
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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.Start Printed Page 2887
Start Further InfoTransaction No. Acquiring person Acquired person Acquired entities Transactions Granted Early Termination—12/10/2001 20020130 Emerson Electric Co MKS Instruments, Inc MKS instruments, Inc. 20020131 MKS Instruments, Inc Emerson Electric Co ENI Technology, Inc. 20020137 Kerr-McGee Corporation Kinder Morgan, Inc Kinder Morgan Power Company. 20020141 Enbridge Inc Williams Companies, Inc Goebel Gathering Company, L.L.C. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation. WFS Gathering Company, L.L.C., WFS-Liquids Company. 20020144 Kaneb Pipe Line Partners, LP Statia Terminals Group N.V Statia Technology, Inc., Statia Marine, Inc. Statia Terminals International N.V. 20020178 Fortress Investment Fund LLC AMRESCO, INC. (Debtor-in-Possession) AMRESCO Commercial Finance, Inc. AMRESCO Independence Funding, Inc. 20020181 Motorola, Inc Vincent R. Borelli Synchronous, Inc. 20020183 General Motors Corporation Isuzu Motors Limited IMAC Funding Corporation I. 20020193 Voest-Alpine AG Polynorm N.V Polynorm N.V. 20020198 Nextel Communications, Inc Chadmoore Wireless Group, Inc Chadmoore Wireless Group, Inc. 20020203 Health Management Associates, Inc Clarent Hospital Corporation Lancaster Hospital Corporation. Paracelsus Fentress County Medical Center, Inc. Paracelsus Mesquite Hospital, Inc. Paracelsus Santa Rosa Medical Center, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—12/11/2001 20020154 GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P Global Crossing Ltd IPC Information Systems, Inc. 20020156 GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P NEWCO (a joint venture) NEWCO. 20020167 LaQuinta Corporation LaQuinta Properties, Inc LaQuinta Properties, Inc. 20020192 CAE Inc General Electric Company SimuFlite Training International, Inc. 20020199 ConAgra Foods, Inc Nestle' S.A Nestle USA, Inc. 20020205 AutoNation, Inc Richard B. Cogswell, Jr Fox Valley Imports, Inc. Laurel Audi, LLC. Laurel Automotive Group of Tinley Park, LLC. Laurel Motors, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—12/13/2001 20020170 AMETEK, Inc PerkinElmer, Inc PerkinElmer Instruments, Inc. 20020207 Immunex Corporation American Home Products Corporation Greenwich Holdings Inc. , Transactions Granted Early Termination—12/14/2001 20012216 International Game Technology Anchor Gaming Anchor Gaming. 20020169 Progress Energy, Inc Powergen plc Powergen plc. 20020194 Nortrax, Inc Nortrax Inc Nortrax II, Inc. 20020195 Nortrax Inc Nortrax II, Inc Nortrax Inc. 20020208 Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company FRN of Greater Salt Lake City, LLC. 20020210 Mohawk Industries, Inc Dal-Tile International Inc Dal-Tile International Inc. 20020211 Atlantic Equity Partners III, L.P Ranpak Corp Ranpak Corp. Transactions Granted Early Termination—12/17/2001 20020177 AOL Time Warner Inc WGBH Educational Foundation WGBH Educational Foundation. 20020212 CRH plc Nuckolls Concrete Services, Inc Nuckolls Concrete Services, Inc. 20020215 Mellon Financial Corporation PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP Unifi Network LLC. 20020219 Cal Dive International, Inc Canyon Offshore, Inc Canyon Offshore, Inc. 20020220 CRH plc Cemex, S.A. de C.V Cemex, Inc. 20020222 Tyco International Ltd Wellspring Capital Partners II, L.P Paragon Trade Brands, Inc. 20020232 National Equipment Services, Inc Brambles Industries Limited Brambles Equipment Services, Inc. Brambles Equipment Services, Inc., (Canada) , Transactions Granted Early Termination—12/18/2001 20020172 B & C Privatstiftung Bayerische Hypo - und Vereinsbank AB Peter Frank GmbH. 20020175 Gencorp Inc GenCorp Inc Aerojet Fine Chemicals LLC. 20020201 UNIPAC Service Corporation EFS, Inc EFS, Inc. 20020221 Digimarc Corporation Polaroid Corporation Polaroid Corporation ID Systems, Inc. 20020223 Limestone Electron Trust El Paso Corporation El Paso Golden Power, L.L.C. 20020230 The PMI Group, Inc Fairbanks Capital Holding Corp Fairbanks Capital Holding Corp. 20020243 National Dairy Holdings, LP Suiza Foods Corporation Suiza Foods Corporation. Start Printed Page 2888 Transactions Granted Early Termination—12/19/2001 20020165 CHB Capital Partners II, LP Law Companies Group, Inc Law Companies Group, Inc. 20020188 OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc Gilead Sciences, Inc Gilead Sciences, Inc. 20020209 President and Fellows of Harvard College CCC Information Services Group, Inc CCC Information Services Group, Inc. , Transactions Granted Early Termination—12/20/2001 20012438 Smith Investment Company Ocelot Oil Corp State Industries, Inc. 20020217 EdperPartners Limited Lambert Bedard Great Northern Paper, Inc. 20020218 EdperPartners Limited Joseph Kass Great Northern Paper, Inc., a Delaware Corporation. 20020231 Sandvik AB Walter AG Walter AG. 20020239 Tyco International Ltd FCC Equipment Financing, Inc FCC Equipment Financing, Inc. , Transactions Granted Early Termination—12/21/2001 20012475 Mr. Georg F. W. Schaeffler FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schafer AG FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schafer AG 20020062 Reliant Energy, Incorporated Orion Power Holdings, Inc Orion Power Holdings, Inc. 20020107 Neopost S.A. Ascom Holding AG Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems Inc. 20020189 Newmont Mining Corporation Normandy Mining Limited ACN 009 295 765 Normandy Mining Limited ACN 009 295 765 20020224 The Right Start, Inc Royal Vendex KBB N.V. F.A.O. Schwartz. Quality Fulfillment Services, Inc. 20020235 NetBank, Inc Resource Bancshares Mortgage Group, Inc Resource Bancshares Mortgage Group, Inc. 20020237 Tyco International Ltd Code, Hennessy & Simmons, III, L.P CIIT Holdings, Inc. 20020238 El Paso Corporation El Paso Corporation Photon Investors, L.L.C. 20020240 J.P. Morgan Chase & Co III Associates System & Services Technologies, Inc. 20020241 Plexus Corp MCMS, Inc MCMS Customer Services, Inc. MCMS International, Inc. 20020244 Three Cities Fund III, L.P ABC-NACO Inc ABC-NACO Inc. 20020246 ABRY Partners IV. L.P Monitronics International, Inc Monitronics International, Inc. 20020249 CDV Trust Marks & Spencer p.l.c Brooks Brothers, Inc. 20020250 Stella Vermogensverwaltungs GmbH Honewell International Inc Honewell Commercial Vehicle Systems Company. 20020251 JDS Uniphase Corporation International Business Machines Corporation International Business Machines Corporation. 20020253 Cumulus Media Inc Frank D. Osborn Aurora Communications, LLC Aurora Management, Inc. 20020254 Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc MFN Financial Corporation MFN Financial Corporation. 20020255 Terex Corporation Schaeff Holding GmbH & Co. KG BHS Baumaschinen Handels. Fuchs-Bagger Gmbh& Co. KG. Fuchs-Bagger Verwaltungs GmbH. Karl Schaeff GmbH & Co. Nippon Schafu Kabuskiki Kaisha. Portatz Baumaschinen GmbH & Co. Potratz GmbH. Schaeff & Co. (UK). Schaeff Biegetechnik Besitz GmbH & Co. Schaeff Biegetechnik GmbH. Schaeff Ersatzteile-Service GmbH & Co. KG. Schaeff Ersatztiele. Schaeff France SARL. Schaeff Gesellschaft. Schaeff GmbH. Schaeff Grundbesitz GbR. Schaeff Holding GmbH & Co. KG. Schaeff Holding Verwaltungs-GmbH. Schaeff Komponenten Beteilligungs. Schaeff Komponenten GmbH & Co. Schaeff Limited. Schaeff Machinery (Shanghai) Co. Schaeff Service Limited. 20020259 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia. Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia. For Further Information Contact:
Sandra M. Peay or Chandra L. Kennedy, Contact Representatives, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Officer, Bureau of Competition, Room Start Printed Page 2889303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.
Start SignatureBy Directions of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-1477 Filed 1-18-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M
Document Information
- Published:
- 01/22/2002
- Department:
- Federal Trade Commission
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 02-1477
- Pages:
- 2886-2889 (4 pages)
- PDF File:
- 02-1477.pdf