# Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A00-12125 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** May 15, 2000 - **Citation:** 65 FR 30991 ## Text FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 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—03/27/2000 20002112 Calsonic Corporation Kansei Corporation Kansei Corporation. 20002118 AECOM Technology Corporation Vivendi S.A Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. 20002163 Grotech Partners, IV, L.P Pathnet Telecommunications, Inc Pathnet Telecommunications, Inc. 20002246 Northwestern Corporation Lucent Technologies Inc Lucent Technologies Inc. 20002254 Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P Richard T. Aab US LEC Corp. 20002279 Fred Hassan Monsanto Company Monsanto Company. 20002281 Internet Capital Group, Inc Breakaway Solutions, Inc Breakaway Solutions, Inc. 20002284 Quantum Industrial Holdings Ltd Integra Life Sciences Holdings Corporation Integra Life Sciences Holdings Corporation. 20002295 Time Warner Inc The Welk Group, Inc Heartland Music, LP. 20002304 North Castle Partners II, L.P Elizabeth Arden Salon-Holdings, Inc Elizabeth Arden Salon-Holdings, Inc. 20002308 UICI HealthAxis, Inc HealthAxis, Inc. 20002311 GTCR Fund VII, L.P MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company MidAmerican Security Company. 20002315 Wind River Systems, Inc Embedded Support Tools Corporation Embedded Support Tools Corporation. 20002325 Canon Inc Energy Conversion Devices, Inc Emergy Conversion Devices, Inc. 20002328 The Reader's Digest Association, Inc World's Finest Chocolate, Inc World's Finest Chocolate, Inc. 20002333 The Bank of New York Company, Inc Societe Generale SG Cowen Securities Corporation. 20002336 William Blair Capital Partners VI, L.P Pawnee Rotational Molding Partners VI, L.P Borse Industries, L.P. Fremont Plastics Products, Inc. Wedco Moulded Products Company. 20002337 Fyffes plc C.I. Union de Bananeros de Uraba, S.A. Turbana Corporation. 20002346 Odwalla, Inc Bain Capital Fund VI, L.P Samantha Investors, LLC. 20002347 Bain Capital Fund VI, L.P Odwalla, Inc Odwalla, Inc. 20002351 Penn National Gaming, Inc Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc Casino Magic Corp., Boomtown, Inc. 20002354 United Rentals, Inc National Equipment Services, Inc Safety Lights Sales and Leasing, Inc. of Texas. 20002355 National Equipment Services, Inc United Rentals (North America), Inc NES Texoma Acquisition Corp. 20002357 Stuart P. Olsten Adecco SA Adecco SA. 20002369 Vincent L. Martin Calender Holdings, Inc Calender Holdings, Inc. 20002392 Westbrand, Inc. Robert W. Amis, Jr Advance Acceptance Corporation. 20002393 TPG Partners II, L.P The Cherry Corporation Cherry Semiconductor Corporation. 20002399 Castle Harlan Partners III, L.P Financiere Saint Luc Financiere Saint Luc. 20002402 C-MAC Industries Inc Charterhouse Equity Partners II, L.P A-Plus Manufacturing Corp. 20002403 Berkshire Fund IV, Limited Partnership Marconi plc GEC International Limited. Maatschappij Van Berkel's Patent BV. 20002413 Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Ruaner Fund V, L.P Douglas T. Mergenthaler Kwikee Products Company, Inc. 20002414 Lowes Corporation Continental National Corporation Continental National Corporation. 20002416 Richard A. Bernstein Miller Buckeye Biscuit Company Miller Buckeye Biscuit Company. 20002419 Swifty Serve, LLC Martin Resource Management Corporation, a Texas corporation Midstream Fuel Service, Inc., an Alabama corporation. 20002440 Elan Corporation plc The Liposome Company, Inc The Liposome Company, Inc. 20002441 Safeguard Scientifics, Inc MS Farm International, L.P AgWeb.Com. 20002444 Motorola, Inc C-Port Corporation C-Port Corporation. 20002454 Stonington Capital Appreciation 1994 Fund, L.P Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V. 20002455 Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V Stonington Capital Appreciation 1994 Fund, L.P Dictaphone Corporation. Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/28/2000 20002155 Pro Mach Holdings, L.L.C Jack G. Swope Rennco, Inc. 20002156 Pro Mach Holdings, L.L.C Stanley J. Swope Rennco, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/29/2000 20001439 Thomas W. Bedell Separate Share Trust Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc Century Divestiture Co. 20002256 Calpine Corporation Duke Energy Corporation Duke Energy Hidalgo Holding, Inc. 20002264 Country Mutual Insurance Company Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Company Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Company. 20002301 AT&T Corp ICG Communications, Inc ICG Communications, Inc. 20002302 HMTF Bridge Partners, L.P ICG Communications, Inc ICG Communications, Inc. 20002303 HMTF Equity Fund IV (1999), L.P ICG Communications, Inc ICG Communications, Inc. 20002307 HealthAxis, Inc HealthAxis.com, Inc HealthAxis.com, Inc. 20002329 C.H. Boehringer Sohn Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Pharmacia & Upjohn Company. 20002349 Chase Manhattan Corporation (The) Viatel, Inc Viatel, Inc. 20002350 Durr Aktiengesellschaft Harald Quandt Beteiliguangen GmbH & Co Carl Schenck AG. 20002373 Harvest Partners III, L.P Kevin D. Kalagher The Finlay Brothers Company. 20002445 LifeMinders.com, Inc University Corporation for Atmospheric Research WITI Corporation. 20002470 E*Trade Group, Inc Card Capture Services, Inc Card Capture Services, Inc. 20002472 Nemetschek Aktiengesellshaft Richard Diehl Diel Grapshsopt, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/30/2000 20001342 Duke Energy Corporation Phillips Petroleum Company Phillips Gas Company. 20001351 Duke Energy Corporation Conoco Inc Conoco Inc. 20001353 Duke Energy Corporation George P. Mitchell Mitchell Gas Services, L.P. 20001354 George P. Mitchell Duke Energy Corporation Duke Energy Field Services, Inc. 20001892 Computer Associates International, Inc Sterling Software, Inc Sterling Software, Inc. 20002167 Winsloew Furniture, Inc Wabash Valley Manufacturing, Inc Wabash Valley Manufacturing, Inc. 20002263 Christopher Redlich, Jr Michael J. Browning MGM Co., Inc. MGM Transportation Services, Inc. O'Toole Transportation Works, Inc. XMGM Co., Inc. XMGM of California, Inc. XMGM of Florida, Inc. 20002285 Century Aluminum Company Xstrata AG Xstrata Aluminum Corporation. 20002339 Unicom Corporation Thomas F. Nelson Metropolitan Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/31/2000 20002210 Pittsburgh Tube Company J.H. Roberts Industries, Inc J.H. Roberts Industries, Inc. 20002320 Bank of Montreal Pittsburgh Tube Company Pittsburgh Tube Company. 20002433 Ensign Resources Service Group Inc Gary Drilling Company Gary Drilling Company. Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/03/2000 20002251 Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation St. Laurent Paperboard Inc St. Laurent Paperboard Inc. 20002272 M. & G. Finanziaria Industriale S.p.A N. V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij Crystal Polymer Ltd. Pecten Group S.A. de C.V. Shell Oil Company. Shell Polyesters LLC. SIPET S.p.A. 20002316 Windward Capital Partners II, L.P Mobile Storage Group, Inc Mobile Storage Group, Inc. 20002323 UbiquiTel Holdings, Inc Sprint Corporation Sprint Corporation. 20002348 Fosters Brewing Group Limited Klein Foods, Inc Windsor Vineyards. 20002356 Pequot Private Equity Fund II, L.P Netlab L.L.C Online Retail Partners, Inc. 20002364 Wei Yen ATI Technologies, Inc ATI Technologies, Inc. 20002368 BTG, Inc TV Guide, Inc SSDS, Inc. 20002371 SOFTBANK Corp Naviant, Inc Naviant, Inc. 20002372 Naviant, Inc SOFTBANK Corp SOFTBANK Capital Advisors Fund LP. 20002375 Citigroup Inc Reliance Group Holdings, Inc Reliance Insurance Company. 20002387 Quintus Corporation Mustang.com, Inc Mustang.com, Inc. 20002411 Diamond Products Company The Gillette Company The Gillette Company. 20002452 Robotic Technology Systems PLC Bailey P. Robinson, III and Laura Sue Robinson, (spouses) Wright Industries, Inc. 20002471 Aarque GPC, Inc John M. Fayad Alkar Steel Corporation. 20002508 The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc Caribiner International, Inc Caribiner International, Inc. Transactons Granted Early Termination—04/04/2000 20002376 CMGI, Inc uBid, Inc uBid, Inc. 20002381 Software.com, Inc At Mobile.com, Inc At Mobile.com, Inc. 20002383 Windward Capital Partners II, L.P Richard Samuels Water Country Corporation & Bellwood Assoc., L.P. 20002384 Windward Capital Partners II, L.P Joseph O'Donnell Water Country Corporation & Bellwood Assoc., L.P. 20002385 Hanover Compressor Company Applied Process Solutions, Incorporated Applied Process Solutions, Incorporated. 20002386 Russell Corporation Toxey D. Haas Hass Outdoors, Inc. 20002389 John J. Fauth TSI Incorporated TSI Incorporated. 20002394 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital Partners IV, L.P Texas Utilities Company d/b/a TXU Corp TXU Processing Company. 20002395 Berkshire Fund V, Limited Partnership Thomas A. Ellison TVI, Inc. 20002397 DTE Energy Company Covol Technologies, Inc Mountaineer Fuel, LLC. Synfuel Investments, Inc. 20002407 Pathology consultants of America, Inc Questor Partners Fund, L.P PathSOURCE, Inc. 20002408 Questor Partners Fund, L.P Pathology Consultants of America, Inc Pathology Consultants of America, Inc. 20002412 Gateway, Inc OfficeMax, Inc OfficeMax, Inc. 20002418 Peter J. Callahan Gerald Durnell and Kaye Durnell (spouses) Pizza Expo, Inc. ProTech Publishing and Communications, Inc. 20002422 Bain Capital Fund VI, L.P Trustee of the Harold Brode Revocable Living Trust Broder Bros., Co. 20002423 Tyco International Ltd Westlock Controls Corporation Westlock Controls Corporation, a Delaware corporation. 20002424 AT&T Corp Alloy Online, Inc Alloy Online, Inc. 20002425 Ford Motor Company Budget Group, Inc Warren Wooten Ford, Inc., Paul West Ford, Inc. 20002426 Equant N.V NEWCO NEWCO. 20002427 Reuters Group PLC NEWCO NEWCO. 20002428 Exact Holding N.V Macola Technologies, Inc Macola Technologies, Inc. 20002430 CRH plc Northern Ohio Paving Company Northern Ohio Paving Company. 20002432 Solectron Corporation Zhone Technologies, Inc Premisys Communications, Inc. 20002434 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co TNT Post Group N.V Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services. 20002436 David E. Harvey Connectivity Technologies, Inc Connectivity Products Incorporated. 20002439 Telapex, Inc ALLTEL Corporation ALLTEL Communications, Inc. 20002442 Nera ASA World Access, Inc Cellular Infrastructure Supply, Inc. WA Telcom Products Co., Inc. 20002443 Siemens AG ENTEX Associates, L.P ENTEX Information Services, Inc. 20002447 William H. Joyce The Dow Chemical Company The Dow Chemical Company. 20002449 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co The News Corporation Limited Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services. 20002483 United Technologies Corporation E.C. Hunt Thermo-Industries, Inc. 20002601 Bayer AG ALZA Corporation ALZA Corporation. Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/05/2000 20002446 BP Amoco p.l.c Burmah Castrol p.l.c Burmah Castrol p.l.c. 20002517 VS&A Communications Partners III, L.P Data Transmission Network Corporation Data Transmission Network Corporation. Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/06/2000 20002367 Warburg, Pincus, Equity Partners, L.P Hilltopper Holding Corp Hilltopper Holding Corp. 20002391 Richard D. Rehm, M.D MedicaLogic, Inc MedicaLogic, Inc. 20002453 Cumulus Media, Inc William White McDonald Family GST Exempt Perpetual Trust McDonald Media Group, Inc. 20002456 The Hain Food Group, Inc Celestial Seasonings, Inc Celestial Seasonings, Inc. 20002457 World Access, Inc Communication TeleSystems International d/b/a WORLDxCHANGE Communication TeleSystems International d/b/a WORLDxCHANGE. 20002458 Iceberg Transport, S.A World Access, Inc World Access, Inc. 20002459 Roger Abbott World Access, Inc World Access, Inc. 20002462 UAL Corporation Air Canada Air Canada. 20002463 Sonepar, S.A Capital Lighting & Supply, Inc Capital Lighting & Supply, Inc. 20002464 Uni-Marts, Inc Frank R. and Adeline Orloski Orloski Service Station, Inc. 20002466 VA Linux Systems, Inc Andover.Net, Inc Andover.Net., Inc. 20002467 The Clayton & Dubilier Private Equity Fund IV L.P The Drescher Corporation The Drescher Corporation. 20002474 Allianz Aktiengellschaft Sol Edelstein World Access, Inc. 20002475 TPG Partners Ill, L.P Quantum Bridge Communications, Inc Quantum Bridge Communications, Inc. 20002481 Montana Power Company Qwest Communications International Inc TeleDistance Holdings, Inc. 20002485 CRH plc Thomas H. Maddux, III American Stone-Mix, Inc. 20002486 Arena Capital Investment Fund, L.P UniDial Holdings, Inc UniDial Holdings, Inc. 20002495 Chase Manhattan Corporation, (The) Gabriel Communications, Inc Gabriel Communications, Inc. 20002505 Mohr, Davidow Ventures IV, L.P Netcentives, Inc Netcentives, Inc. 20002509 Communications Ventures III, L.P Flashcom, Inc Flashcom, Inc. 20002511 Mayfield IX Flashcom, Inc Flashcom, Inc. 20002513 Pfingsten Executive Fund, L.P Katherine C. Kennedy Four Wheel Drive Hardware, Inc. 20002515 HNC Software, Inc The Frank Gates Companies, Inc Celerity Technologies, Inc. 20002518 Thames Water Plc E'town Corporation E'town Corporation. 20002528 Lee R. Anderson, Sr Gregg R. Huennekens Alliance Fire Protection, Inc. United States Fire Protection/Illinois, Inc. United States Fire Protection/Wisconsin, Inc. 20002532 American Securities Partners II, L.P Metapoint Partners Fund-Ill, L.P Vutek, Inc. 20002539 ELIFIN, S.A Carl-F. Bardusch Bardusch Corporation. 20002540 Securtiy Capital U.S. Realty Equity Office Properties Trust Allegheny Tower Limited Partnership. Boston Harbor Garage, L.L.C. Forbes/Allies Limited Partnership. Indianapolis Convention Ctr. Parking Ltd. Partnership. 20002541 Thomas T. Gores Philip C. Denzer Process Software Corporation. 20002546 General Electric Company Trade Out.com, Inc Trade Out.com, Inc. 20002547 Horizon Capital Partners IA Limited Partnership ED&F Man Group plc PERT Laboratories, Inc. Seabrook Enterprises, Inc. 20002555 NBTY, Inc Rexall Sundown, Inc Rexall Sundown, Inc. 20002566 Tribune Company The Times Mirror Company The Times Mirror Company. 20002400 U.S. Bancorp John F. Allen Oliver-Allen Corporation, Inc. 20002506 Nashua Corporation Andrew B. Albert Rittenhouse Paper Company. Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/10/2000 20002243 Cummins Engine Company, Inc Ben J. Strafuss Cummins Mid-South, Inc. 20002390 John H. Dayani, PhD MedicaLogic, Inc MedicaLogic, Inc. 20002437 Matrix Partners IV, L.P OnDisplay, Inc OnDisplay, Inc. 20002473 Charles E. Hurwitz Plymouth Tube Company Plymouth Tube Company. 20002510 Behrmman Capital II, L.P Flashcom, Inc Flashcom, Inc. 20002521 Medical Manager Corporation Medical Mutual of Ohio Medical Mutual of Ohio. 20002524 URM Stores, Inc Rosauers Employee Stock Ownership Trust Rosauers Supermarkets, Inc. 20002550 CGW Southeast Partners III, L.P Printmasters, Inc Printmasters, Inc. 20002551 David Bing Lear Corporation Lear Corporation. 20002552 Radio One, Inc William G. Mays IBL L.L.C. 20002556 Z-Tel Technologies, Inc Touch 1, Inc Touch 1, Inc. 20002562 Avnet, Inc Savior Technology Group, Inc Savior Technology Group, Inc. 20002563 Arbella Mutual Insurance Company Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners III, L.P The Covenant Group, Inc. 20002565 24/7 Media, Inc Exactis.com, Inc Exactis.com, Inc. 20002569 Softbank Technology Ventures V, L.P TeraBeam Corporation TeraBeam Corporation. 20002570 Corman Foundation, Inc Z-Tel Technologies, Inc Z-Tel Technologies, Inc. 20002630 Marmon Holdings, Inc Hampshire Equity Partners II, L.P Streater, Inc. 20002647 Royal Bank of Canada Prism Financial Corporation Prism Financial Corporation. 20002679 John F. Allen U.S. Bancorp U.S. Bancorp. 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, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100. By Direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. 00-12125 Filed 5-12-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A00-12125. Public record. Not legal advice.