07-2073. 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.
Trans No. Acquiring Acquired Entities TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/26/2007 20070800 Tesoro Corporation John J. Moller Palisades Gas and Wash, Inc., USA Gasoline Corporation, USA Petroleum Corporation, USA San Diego LLC. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/27/2007 20070802 Tesoro Corporation Royal Dutch Shell pic Equilon Enterprises LLC dba Shell Oil Products USA. 20070983 Campbell Timber Fund II, L.P Menasha Forest Products Corporation Menasha Forest Products Corporation. 20070988 Trivest Fund III, L.P Michael D. Horvitz Twin-Star International, Inc. Start Printed Page 21015 20070989 Trivest Fund III, L.P Mark Asofsky Twin-Star International, Inc. 20070992 L'Oreal S.A Douglas J. Von Allmen Beauty Alliance, L.L.C. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/28/2007 20070915 Apollo Investment Fund VI, L.P Mr. Jean-Charles Naouri Casino USA, Inc., Smart & Final Inc. 20070927 Catterton Partners Comfort Holding, L.P Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Crest-Foam Corp., LEGGETT, L&P Financial Services Co., L&P Property Management Company. 20070938 Deere & Company LESCO, Inc LESCO, Inc. 20070959 JPMorgan Chase & Co ArvinMeritor, Inc ArvinMeritor Argentina S.A., ArvinMeritor Emissions Technologies Kft., ArvinMeritor Emissions Technologies SA (Proprietary) Limited, ArvinMeritor Emissions Technologies Spartansburg, Inc., ArvinMeritor ET B.V., ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems (Chongqing) Co., Ltd., ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems Parts (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems (Yantai) Co., Ltd., Arvin Meritor Thailand, LLC, Arvin Veritor Emissions Technologies GmbH, Zeuna Starker Produzione Italia S.p.A. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/29/2007 20070905 KCPC Holdings, Inc Central Parking Corporation Central Parking Corporation. 20070924 Trian Partners, L.P Tiffany & Co Tiffany & Co. 20070925 Trian Star Trust Tiffany & Co Tiffany & Co. 20070934 Alon Israel Oil Company, Ltd Skinny's Inc Skinny's Inc. 20070978 Brazos Equity Fund II, L.P Amy Anderson Zicarelli Ennis Paint, Inc. 20070979 Brazos Equity Fund II, L.P John Anderson Ennis Paint, Inc. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/30/2007 20070880 Garda World Security Corporation Robert G. Irvin ATI Systems International, Inc. 20070937 Walgreen Co Familymeds Group, Inc Arrow Prescription Leasing Corp. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—04/02/2007 20070874 Odyssey Investment Partners Fund III, LP Diamond Castle Parners IV, L.P NES Tank, L.P. 20070964 CCG Investment Fund, L.P Brian R. Kahn and Lauren Kahn, as Tenants by the Entirety Veritek Manufacturing Services, LLC 20070985 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson TANDBERG Television ASA TANDBERG Television ASA. 20070993 Francisco Partners II, L.P FX Solutions LLC FX Solutions LLC. 20070994 Castlerigg International Limited Madison Dearborn Capital Patners IV, L.P US Power Generating Company. 20070999 Vector Stealth Holdings II, L.L.C SafeNet, Inc SafeNet, Inc. 20071000 Gibraltar Industries, Inc The Employee Ownership Holding Company, Inc The Employee Ownership Holding Company, Inc. 20071001 Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P The Topps Company, Inc The Topps Company, Inc. 20071004 Lake Capital Partners II LP Cornerstone Equity Investors IV, L.P Vestor Investment Holdings, Inc. 20071006 Rethmann AG & Co. KG SHV Holdings N.V Euro-Scrap Alliance B.V., SHV Recycling Germany GmbH, TSR Recycling Holding GmbH, TSR Recycling Verwaltung GmbH. 20071010 Pitney Bowes Inc. Maplinfo Corporation Maplinfo Corporation. 20071011 Fenway Partners Capital Fund III, L.P Rick An World Super Services, Inc. 20071013 FIF III Liberty Holdings LLC Helen K. Copley Revocable Trust Copley Ohio Newspapers, Inc., The Peoria Journal Star, Inc. 20071016 OCM Prinicipal Opportunities Fund IV, L.P KKR 1996 GP LLC Alliance Imaging, Inc. 20071019 Statoil ASA Norsk Hydro ASA Norsk Hydro ASA. 20071022 KKR 2006 Fund L.P Dollar General Corporation Dollar General Corporation. 20071023 The Investment Dar Company K.S.C Ford Motor Company Aston Martin Lagonda Group Limited. 20071027 Summit Partners Private Equity VII-A, L.P.P Willis Stein & Partners, L.P National Veterinary Associates Holdings, Inc. 20071033 Cortec Group Fund IV, L.P The Hygenic Acquisition Co The Hygenic Acquisition Co. Start Printed Page 21016 20071036 Eisai Co., Ltd Morphotek, Inc Morphotek, Inc. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—04/04/2007 20070901 M & F Worldwide Corp John H. Harland Company John H. Harland Company. 20071017 JetDirect Aviation LLC Sentient Jet, Inc Sentient Jet, Inc. 20071025 NC VI Limited Brightpoint, Inc Brightpoint, Inc. 20071041 Olam International Limited Queensland Cotton Holdings Limited Queensland Cotton Holdings Limited. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—04/05/2007 20070987 Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd PDL BioPharma, Inc PDL BioPharma, Inc. 20071008 Global Partners LP ExxonMobil Corporation ExxonMobil Corporation. 20071021 The Marcus Corporation Cinema Entertainment Corporation Cinema Entertainment Corporation. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—04/06/2007 20070290 Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V Rinker Group Limited Rinker Group Limited. 20071018 Cisco Systems, Inc WebEx Communications, Inc WebEx Communications, Inc. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—04/09/2007 20071049 David and Gail Liniger Stephen A. Haselton C&H Productions, Inc., RE/MAX of California & Hawaii Inc. 20071050 David and Gail Liniger Sidney K. Syvertson C&H Productions, Inc. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—04/10/2007 20070996 Jean-Claude Labrune Dendrite International, Inc Dendrite International, Inc. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—04/11/2007 20070958 Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX LP CB Holdings, Inc CB Holdings, Inc. 20071026 FairPoint Communications, Inc Northern New England Spinco Inc Northern New England Spinco Inc. 20071032 Edwards UKCo 1 Limited Linde AG BOC Edwards Brasil Limitada, BOC Edwards Chemical Management Europe Limited, BOC Edwards GmbH, BOC Edwards HTC Limited, BOC Edwards, Inc., BOC Edwards Japan Limited, BOC Edwards Services s.r.o., BOC Edwards S.p.A., BOC Edwards, s.r.o., BOC Edwards Vacuum Engineering (Shanghai) Company Limited, BOC (Europe) Holdings Limited, BOC Technologies Sdn Bhd, BOC Technologies Singapore Pte Limited, BOC Trading (Shanghai Company Limited, Edwards High Vacuum International Limited, Edwards India Private Limited, Edwards Israel Vaccum Limited, Edwards SAS, Edwards Technologies Limited, Hibon International SA, Societe de Mecanique Magnetique SA, Songwon Edwards Limited. 20071035 Francisco Partners II, L.P Aeroflex Incorporated Aeroflex Incorporated. 20071038 Apollo Investment Fund VI, L.P Claire's Stores, Inc Claire's Stores, Inc. 20071046 City National Corporation Lydian Trust Company Newco, LLC. 20071048 Dayton-Cox Trust A Discovery Holding Company Newco. 20071051 JPMorgan Chase & Co Vertrue Incorporated Vertrue Incorporated. 20071053 Best Buy Co., Inc Speakeasy, Inc Speakeasy, Inc. 20071054 JLL Partners Fund V, L.P Melrose PLC Linread Limited, Melrose US 3 LLC, Technical Airborne Components Limited. 20071057 Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P PHH Corporation Atrium Insurance Corporation, Bishop's Gate Residential Mortgage Trust, Haddonfield Holding Corporation, PHH Broker Partner Corporation, PHH Mortgage Corporation, Speedy Title and Appraisal Review Services LLC. 20071059 Mitsui & Co., Ltd Steel Technologies Inc Steel Technologies Inc. 20071060 Odewald & Compagnie GmbH & Co IWKA Aktiengesellschaft IWKA Packaging Vewaltungs GmbH. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—04/12/2007 20070737 General Electric Company Smiths Group plc Smiths Aerospace Group Ltd. Start Printed Page 21017 20071009 Microsoft Corporation Tellme Networks, Inc Tellme Networks, Inc. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—04/13/2007 20070449 Actavis Group hf Alan P. Cohen Abrika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 20070980 Pentair, Inc Porous Media Corporation Porous Media Corporation. 20070981 Pentair, Inc Porous Media Ltd Porous Media Ltd. 20071005 Umicore S.A./N.V Neptune Neptune. 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, (202) 326-3100.
Start SignatureBy Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 07-2073 Filed 4-26-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-07-M
Document Information
- Published:
- 04/27/2007
- Department:
- Federal Trade Commission
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 07-2073
- Pages:
- 21014-21017 (4 pages)
- PDF File:
- 07-2073.pdf