07-4150. 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 #	ACQUIRING	ACQUIRED	ENTITIES
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—07/23/2007
20071756	Green Equity Investors, V, L.P.	The Container Store, Inc.	The Container Store, Inc.
20071760	Frozen, LLC	Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.	Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATIONS—07/24/2007
20071434	Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX, L.P	Marshall & Ilsley Corporation	Metavante Holdings Company.
20071650	E-Ton Solar Tech Co., Ltd.	George Fiegl	Adema Technologies, Inc.
20071703	Permira IV L.P.2	Valentino Fashion Group S.p.A.	Valentino Fashion Group S.p.A.
20071710	Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Offshore Fund	Motient Corporation	Motient Corporation.
20071713	SCR-Sibelco N.V.	Peak Lime, Inc.	Peak Lime, Inc.
20071723	Metalmark Capital Partners, L.P.	Behrman Capital III L.P.	Hunter Defense Technologies, Inc.
20071740	Avista Capital Partners, L.P.	Citigroup Inc.	IWCO Direct Holdings Inc.
20071750	Allied Capital Corporation	David Kiger	Worldwide Express Holdings, LLC.
20071761	Blue Point Capital Partners II, L.P.	Morgan 2001 Revocable Trust	WDC Exploration & Wells.
20071767	ValueClick, Inc.	Mezi Media, Inc.	Mezi Media, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—07/25/2007
20071708	Diamond Castle Partners IV, L.P.	Managed Purchasing LLC	Chicago Healthcare Corp. Managed Purchasing LLC.
20071712	Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	C&D Technologies, Inc.	C&D Dynamo Corporation. C&D Technologies (CPS) LLC. C&D Technologies de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Datel Holding Corporation. Dynamo Acquisition Corporation. NCL Holdings Limited.
20071739	Tanfield Group plc	Allen T. Havlin	Snorkel Holdings LLC.
20071757	Linn Energy, LLC	Dominion Resources, Inc.	DEPI Subco. DEPI Survivor LP. Dominion Exploration MidContinent, Inc. Dominion Gas Marketing, Inc DOTEPI Subco. DOTEPI Survivor LP.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—07/26/2007
20071702	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	NF Acquisition Corporation	NF Acquisition Corporation.
20071716	United Technologies Corporation	John W. Ward	Edward B. Ward & Company.
20071724	Fidelity National Information Services, Inc	eFunds Corporation	eFunds Corporation.
20071741	L'Oreal S.A.	Maly's of California, Inc.	Maly's of Utah, LLC.
20071746	Serafina Holdings Limited	Intelsat Holdings, Ltd.	Intelsat Holdings, Ltd.
20071774	Apax Europe VI-A, L.P.	ALM Media Group Holdings, Inc.	ALM Media Group Holdings, Inc.
20071781	F&H Acquisition Corp.	Champps Entertainment, Inc.	Champps Entertainment, Inc.
20071787	Sterling Group Partners II, L.P.	Intergrated Service Company LLC	Integrated Service Company LLC.
20071790	Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P	Countryside Power Income	Countryside Power Income Fund.
20071794	Coventry Health Care, Inc.	Dr. Steven M. Scott and Rebecca J. Scott	Florida Health Plan Administrators, LLC.
20071795	Pearls Invest S.a.r.l.	AlpInvest Partners Direct Investments 2003 cv	Taminco N.V.
20071796	Intel Corporation	Nancy Knowlton and David Martin	SMART Technologies Inc.
20071833	Ulysses Luxembourg S.a.r.l.	Univar N.V.	Univar N.V.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—07/27/2007
20071737	Promontoria Europe Investments VI LDC	Toro US Newco Corp.	Toro US Newco Corp.
20071751	General Atlantic Partners (Bermuda), L.P	Promontoria Europe Investments VI LDC	Promontoria Europe Investments XI LDC.
20071779	SunGard Capital Corp	VeriCenter, Inc.	VeriCenter, Inc.
20071818	Citigroup, Inc.	Big Red, Inc.	Big Red, Inc.
20071819	American Express Company	Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	AMEX Assurance Company.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—07/30/2007
20071653	Lincolnshire Equity Fund III, L.P.	Mr. Roger Chapman	Nile Chapman Construction, Inc. RN Industries, Inc. RN Industries Trucking, Inc. Timberline Machinery.
20071773	CyberSource Corporation	Authorize.Net Holdings, Inc.	Authorize.Net Holdings, Inc.
20071817	Con-way Inc.	Transportation Resources, Inc.	Transportation Resources, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—07/31/2007
20071788	United Group Limited	Steven C. Kletjian	UNICCO Service Company.
20071803	BH Hotels Holdco LLC	Hilton Hotels Corporation	Hilton Hotels Corporation.
20071808	MidOcean Partners III, L.P.	Bushnell Inc.	Bushnell Inc.
20071829	Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.	Nabors Industries, Ltd.	Nabors Industries Ltd.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—08/01/2007
20071772	Thomas Cressey Fund VIII, LP	SKM Equity Fund III, L.P.	Advanced Homecare Holdings, Inc.
20071782	Citizens Communications Company	ABRY Partners IV, L.P.	Evans Telephone Holdings Inc.
20071822	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc	Picis, Inc.	Picis, Inc.
20071823	Picis, Inc.	Francisco Partners, L.P.	Lynx Medical Systems Holding Corp.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—08/03/2007
20071488	Spohn Cement GmbH	Hanson PLC	Hanson PLC.
20071727	Gilbert Global Equity Partners, L.P	Crown Holdings, Inc.	CO2LD, LLC. Crown Biofuels, LLC. Crown Iron Works Company. Europa Crown Management Ltd. Wuhan Crown Friendship.
20071830	JH Investment Partners, L.P.	Cortec Group Fund III, L.P.	High Response Holdings, Inc.
20071831	Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc	North Pittsburgh Systems, Inc.	North Pittsburgh Systems, Inc.
20071840	VeraSun Energy Corporation	ASAlliance Biofuels, LLC	ASA OPCO Holding, LLC.
20071845	Warner Music Group, Corp.	Barry Diller	Front Line Management Group, Inc.
20071846	Warner Music Group, Corp.	Liberty Media Corporation	Front Line Management Group, Inc.
20071849	Energizer Holdings, Inc	Playtex Products, Inc.	Playtex Products, Inc.
20071875	Maple Tree Holdings, L.P.	Cecil Y. Ray Jr.	The Rigg Group, Inc.
20071876	Rosa Anna Magno Garavoglia	Sammy Roy Hagar	Cabo Wabo, LLC. Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada de Capital Variable.
20071877	V.F. Corporation	Seven For All Mankind, LLC	Seven For All Mankind, LLC.
20071878	Unicorn Investment Bank B.S.C. (c)	Todd D and Eleanor T. Yun	Victron Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—08/06/2007
20071800	Accenture Ltd.	Michael L. George	George Group Consulting Services, L.P. George Group Incorporated.
20071869	Manpower Inc.	The Greenwood Group, Inc.	The Greenwood Group, Inc.
20071885	Dry Creek Corporation	Fortune Brands	Bean Wine Estates, Inc. Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. Peak Wines International, Inc. William Hill Napa, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—08/07/2007
20071786	Citigroup Inc.	Automated Trading Desk, Inc.	Automated Trading Desk, Inc.
20071805	Google Inc.	Postini, Inc.	Postini, Inc.
20071859	Allied Capital Corporation	Ferndale Pharma Group, Inc.	Ferndale Pharma Group, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—08/08/2007
20071754	Educational Testing Service	2003 TIL Settlement	Prometric Holdings LLC
20071776	Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P.	Zodiac S.A.	Debes und Wunder GmbH. Marine Holding US Corp. Zodiac European Pools France SAS. Zodiac Group Australia. Zodiac Hurricane Tech Canada. Zodiac International S.A. Zodiac Kern GmbH.
20071821	Court Square Capital Partners II, L.P	Platinum Equity Capital Partners, L.P	CHR Holding Corporation.
20071839	Palladium Equity Partners III, L.P	The Thaxton Group, Inc.	Allied Business Systems, LLC Covington Credit, Inc. Covington Credit of Alabama, Inc. Covington Credit of Georgia, Inc. Covington Credit of Texas, Inc. Quick Credit Corporation. Southern Finance of South Carolina, Inc. Southern Finance of Tennessee, Inc. Southern Management Corporation. Thaxton Investment Corporation.
20071851	RJO Investor Corp.	Iowa Grain Company	Iowa Grain Company.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—08/09/2007
20071759	M J W Ashley	Everlast Worldwide, Inc.	Everlast Worldwide, Inc.
20071783	LS Power Equity Partners, L.P.	TransAlta Corporation	TransAlta Corporation.
20071784	LS Power Equity Partners II, L.P.	TransAlta Corporation	TransAlta Corporation.
20071785	Luminum Energy Partners QP, L.P	TransAlta Corporation	TransAlta Corporation.
20071820	New Mountain Partners III, L.P.	Charterhouse Equity Partners III, L.P	Oakleaf Global Holdings, Inc.
20071827	JumpTV Inc.	XOS Technologies, Inc.	XOS Technologies, Inc.
20071870	Blackstone Capital Partners V, L.P	DJO Incorporated	DJO Incorporated.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—08/10/2007
20071752	Littlejohn Fund III, L.P.	Hancock Park Capital II, L.P.	Synchronous Aerospace Group.
20071762	Maple Hill Holding Company	Melvin R. Berlin	Berlin Packaging L.L.C.
20071765	TPG Partners V, L.P.	Connell Limited Partnership	Wabash Alloys, L.L.C.
20071793	Carlyle Partners IV Telecommunications, L.P	ARINC Incorporated	ARINC Incorporated.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—08/13/2007
20071778	The Finish Line, Inc.	Genesco Inc.	Genesco Inc.
20071797	S.A.C. Capital International, Ltd.	Applera Corporation	Applera Corporation.
20071872	Istithmar PJSC	Jones Apparel Group, Inc.	Barneys New York, Inc.
20071879	TreeHouse Foods, Inc.	E.D. Smith Income Fund	E.D. Smith GP Ltd. E.D. Smith & Sons, Limited. E.D. Smith & Sons, L.P.
20071880	Principal Financial Group, Inc.	Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company	Morley Financial Services, Inc.
20071886	R.H. Donnelley Corporation	Business.com, Inc.	Business.com, Inc.
20071887	V.F. Corporation	Lucy Activewear Inc.	Lucy Activewear Inc.
20071888	P. Morgan McCague	BCE, Inc	BCE, Inc.
20071890	The Hearst Family Trust	GRP II, L.P.	UGO Networks, Inc.
20071892	BlackRock, Inc.	Quellos Holdings, LLC	Quellos Group, LLC.
20071896	Brockway Moran & Partners Fund III, L.P	Steven McLeod	Pacific Crane Maintenance Company, Inc.
20071897	Brockway Moran & Partners Fund III, L.P	Joseph Gregorio	Pacific Crane Maintenance Company, Inc.
20071898	Red Sky Holdings L.P.	CCS Income Trust	CCS Inc.
20071901	Weston Presidio V, L.P.	Summit Energy Services, Inc.	Summit Energy Services, Inc.
20071908	ev3 Inc	FoxHollow Technologies, Inc.	FoxHollow Technologies, Inc.
20071909	Carlyle Partners V MC, L.P.	Manor Care, Inc.	Manor Care, Inc.
20071911	Fidelity National Financial, Inc.	Fidelity National Information Services, Inc	Property Insight, LLC.
20071920	CHS Private Equity V LP	American Capital Strategies Ltd.	SAV Holdings Inc. Swank Audio Visuals.
20071927	UST Inc.	Warren and Barbara Winiarski	Rainbowday LLC Stag's Leap Vineyards, L.P. Stag's Leap Wine Cellars.
20071928	Vista Equity Partners Fund III, L.P	Misys plc	Misys Hospital Systems, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—08/14/2007
20071847	Mr. Yiitshak Sharon	Ergon, Inc.	Lion Oil Company.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—08/15/2007
20071910	TA X L.P	Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc	Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—08/16/2007
20071824	S.A.C. Capital International, Ltd.	WCI Communities, Inc.	WCI Communities, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—08/17/2007
20071337	Nuance Communications, Inc.	VoiceSignal Technologies, Inc.	VoiceSignal Technologies, Inc.
20071791	Apax Europe V—A.L.P.	David Martin and Nancy Knowlton	1329169 Alberta Ltd.
20071926	Market Dining Holding, LLC.	McDonald's Corporation	Boston Market Corporation.
20071975	Steven P. Jobs	Apple Inc.	Apple 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.