# 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%3A07-4619 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** September 19, 2007 - **Citation:** 72 FR 53581 ## 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 # Acquiring Acquired Entities Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/20/2007 20071881 Mr. Ronny Pecik Springwater MWZ Holdings S.a.r.l. MWZ Beteiligungs-GmbH. 20071882 Mag. Georg Stumpf Springwater MWZ Holdings S.a.r.l. MWZ Beteiligungs-GmbH. 20071921 Hewlett-Packard Company Opsware Inc Opsware Inc. 20071934 Intel Corporation EMC Corporation VMware, Inc. 20071941 Chrestview Partners, L.P Ronald I. Dozeretz, M.D FHC Health Systems, Inc. 20071945 Cisco Systems, Inc EMC Corporation VMware, Inc. 20071947 Gordon W. Ommen US BioEnergy Corporation US BioEnergy Corporation. 20071957 EMC Corporation BusinessEdge Solutions Inc BusinessEdge Solutions Inc. 20071961 Concur Technologies, Inc Jupiter Partners L.P H-G Holdings, Inc. 20071974 HBK Fund, L.P Blackstone ECC Communications Partners, L.P Montecito Television License Corp. of Topeka, Montecito Television License Corp. of Wichita, SJL of Kansas Corp., Topeka Television Corp. 20071976 Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX, L.P Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 20071986 Sector Performance Fund, LP Joseph D. Kestenbaum Unitek USA, LLC. 20071994 Anil Ambani Yipes Holdings, Inc Yipes Holdings, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/21/2007 20071931 Waste Connections, Inc Dominick DiVello BroadAcre Landfill, Inc., U.S. Waste Industries, Inc. 20071932 Waste Connections, Inc Victor DiVello BroadAcre Landfill, Inc., U.S. Waste Industries, Inc. 20071968 Wolseley plc Davidson Pipe Company Inc Davidson Pipe Company Inc. 20071972 F5 Networks, Inc Acopia Networks, Inc Acopia Networks, Inc. 20071980 Bank of America Corporation ABN AMRO Holdings N.V ABN AMRO North America Holding Company. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/22/2007 20071346 Rockwood Holdings, Inc Elementis plc Elementis Holdings Ltd. 20071939 Harold L. Rosbottom, Jr W. Barry Milner Exploreco Energy, Inc., Exploreco Pipe LLC. 20071940 Harold L. Rosbottom, Jr Don K. Milner Exploreco Energy, Inc., Exploreco Pipe LLC. 20071942 HTS Stiftung Austria Metall Aktiengesellschaft Austria Metall Aktiengesellschaft. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/23/2007 20071853 Carl C. Icahn Biogen Idec Inc Biogen Idec Inc. 20071854 Ichan Partners Master Fund LP Biogen Idec Inc Biogen Idec Inc. 20071855 Icahn Partners Master Fund II L.P Biogen Idec Inc Biogen Idec Inc. 20071856 Icahn Partners L.P Biogen Idec Inc Biogen Idec Inc. 20071936 BBA Aviation PLC Landow Aviation Limited Partnership Landow Aviation Limited Partnership. 20071943 Citigroup Inc Ameriquest Capital Corporation ACC Capital Holdings Corporation, AMC Mortgage Services, Inc., Ameriquest Mortgage Company, Argent Mortgage Company LLC. 20071969 IHOP Corp Applebee's International, Inc Applebee's International, Inc. 20071970 Ristretto Holdings SCA Williams Scotsman International, Inc Williams Scotsman International, Inc. 20071981 ZM Private Equity Fund I, L.P EAC Holdings, L.L.C Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/24/2007 20071804 Cenveo, Inc Ira B. Kristel Commercial Envelope Manufacturing Co., Inc. 20071848 Mr. Leonardo Del Vecchio Jim H. Jannard Oakley Inc. 20071891 GS Global Infrastructure Partners I, L.P Trust of Fred R. Smith and Ouida M. Smith FRS Capital Corp. 20071904 Time Warner Inc Tacoda, Inc Tacoda, Inc. 20071935 Veolia Environnement S.A Allied Waste Industries, Inc Allied Services, LLC, Allied Waste Transportation, Inc., Awin Leasing, Inc., BFI Waste Services, LLC, Blue Ridge Landfill General Partnership, E Leasing Company, LLC, Golden Waste Disposal, Inc., H. Leasing Company, LLC, Local Sanitation of Rowen County, L.L.C., Packerton Land Company, L.L.C., Wayne County Landfill IL, Inc. 20071937 Richard L. Duobossois DHP Acquisition Corp DESA Europe B.V., DESA Heating, LLC, DESA Industries of Canada, Inc., DESA LLC, DESA, LLC, DESA Speacialty, LLC, DESA (UK) Limited, Heath Company Limited, HIG-DHP Barbados, Ltd. 20071952 MMI Investments, L.P The Brink's Company The Brink's Company. 20071957 Castlerigg International Limited Plains Exploration & Production Company Plains Exploration & Production Company. 20071965 Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Oliver Rubber Company. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/27/2007 20071641 Ceradyne, Inc EaglePicher Corporation EaglePicher Boron, LLC. 20071873 Great Plains Energy Incorporated Aquila, Inc Aquila, Inc. 20071919 Black Hills Corporation Aquila, Inc Aquila, Inc. 20071951 Pella Corporation EFCO Corporation EFCO Corporation. 20071984 AT&T Inc Deutsche Telekom AG AT&T Mobility LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc. 20071985 Deutsche Telekom AG AT&T Inc AT&T Mobility LLC. 20071989 RoundTable HealthCare Partners II, L.P Michael C. Bieker MarketLab, Inc. 20071991 Bain Capital Fund IX, L.P American Standard Companies Inc American Standard Philippines L.L.C., American Standard B&K Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., American Standard B&K (Thailand) Public Company Limited, American Standard Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., American Standard Foreign Trading Limited, American Standard Korea, Inc., American Standard Philippines II L.L.C., American Standard (U.K.) Co., A-S Thai Holdings Ltd., CAPP Holdings Limited, Ceramic Sanitaryware Pte. Ltd., Edwards Logistics Limited, Egyptian American Industrial Plastics Co., S.A.E., Ideal Standard Beteiligungus-GmbH, Ideal Standard Bulgaria AD, Ideal Standard do Brasil Industia e Comercio, Ideal Standard Equipamentos Sanitarios LDA., Ideal Standard Financial Services SPRL, Ideal Standard GmbH, Ideal Standard Group, S. de R.L. de C.V., Ideal Standard Holding Italia S.r.l., Ideal Standard Industries France SAS, Ideal Standard Polska Sp. Z.o.o., Ideal Standard Porcher (U.K.) Limited, Ideal Standard S.A.I., Ideal Standard Scandinavia A/S, Ideal Standard S.L.U., Ideal Standard s.r.o, Ideal Standard (Thailand) Ltd., Ideal Standard Verwaltungs GmbH, Ideal Standard-Vidima AD, Jado Iberia-Produtos Metalurgicos, S.A., PT American Standard Indonesia, SAU Corp., SCI Saint Didier, Sorosa, Venborgh Holding B.V., Wabco Standard French Holdings SAS, Wabco Wedneday Ltd. 20071996 Perot Systems Corporation J.J. Wild Holdings, Inc J.J. Wild Holdings, Inc. 20071997 Security Benefit Mutual Holding Company 2003 Dynamic Irrevocable Trust Rydex Holdings, Inc. 20071998 Security Benefit Mutual Holding Company The Skip Viragh Foundation, Inc Investment Capital Technologies, LLC. 20072000 The Bear Stearns Companies Inc Deb Shops, Inc Deb Shops, Inc. 20072001 Schneider Electric SA Davis McDonald Pelco. 20072002 International Business Machines Corporation Princeton Softech, Inc Princeton Softech, Inc. 20072003 Sageview Capital Master, L.P Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. 20072004 General Electric Company NRDC Equity Partners Fund III, LLC Lord & Taylor LLC. 20072005 Andrew Intrater Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P White Energy, Inc. 20072006 TCV VI, L.P TradingScreen Inc TradingScreen Inc. 20072007 Merck & Co., Inc ev3 Inc ev3 Inc. 20072010 Swedish Match AB Cigars International Holding Company, Inc Cigars International Holding Company, Inc. 20072017 Leandro P. Rizzuto Allegro Mfg. Inc Allegro Mfg. Inc. 20072020 GSI Commerce, Inc J. Michael Cline Accretive Commerce, Inc. 20072021 Azim H. Premji Infocrossing, Inc Infocrossing, Inc. 20072023 Koch Industries, Inc Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/28/2007 20071993 Highland Crusader Fund II, Ltd PDL BioPharma, Inc PDL BioPharma, Inc. 20072016 News Corporation Dow Jones & Company, Inc Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/29/2007 20071983 Sageview Capital Master, L.P WENDEL Investissement WENDEL Investissement. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/30/2007 20071913 Star Atlantic Waste Holdings, L.P American International Group, Inc ADStar Waste Holdings Corp. Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/31/2007 20071916 MFG HOLDINGS SA DSI International Sarl DSI Holdings GmbH. 20071944 Ram Holdings Company, LLC United Rentals, Inc United Rentals, Inc 20071964 Amedisys, Inc IntegriCare, Inc IntegriCare, Inc. 20071978 Hejoassu Administracao S.A The Brian Mahoney 2007 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust American Gunite, Inc., American Gunite Management Co., Inc., Champion Truck Leasing, Inc., Prestige Gunite, Inc., Prestige Gunite Management Company, North Carolina, Inc., Prestige Gunite-NC, Inc., Prestige Gunite of Ft. Myers, Inc., Prestige Gunite of Ft. Pierce, Inc., Prestige Gunite of Melbourne, Inc., Prestige Gunite of Ocala, Inc., Prestige Gunite of Orlando, Inc., Prestige Gunite of Ormond Beach, Inc., Prestige Gunite of Pt. Charlotte, Inc., Prestige Gunite of Tampa, Inc., Prestige Gunite of West Palm Beach, Inc., Prestige Gunite Management Company South, Inc., Prestige Mobile Concrete, Inc., Prestige Mobile Concrete of Orlando, Inc. 20071979 Hejoassu Administracao S.A Mr. Beat Kahli K&M Properties of Florida, LLC, K&M Properties of North Carolina, LLC, Prestige AB Block of Ft. Pierce, LLC, Prestige AB Block Plant, LLC, Prestige/AB Management Co., LLC, Prestige AB Management Co. of North Carolina, LLC, Prestige/AB Ready Mix, LLC, Prestige/AB Ready Mix of Alafaya, LLC, Prestige/AB Ready Mix of Davenport, LLC, Prestige/AB Ready Mix of Daytona, LLC, Prestige/AB Ready Mix of Ft. Pierce, LLC, Prestige/AB Ready Mix of Greensboro, LLC, Prestige/AB Ready Mix of Kissimmee, LLC, Prestige/AB Ready Mix of Melbourne, LLC, Prestige/AB Ready Mix of North Carolina, LLC, Prestige/AB Ready Mix of Winston-Salem, LLC. 20071995 Castlerigg International Limited Sybase, Inc Sybase, Inc. 20072011 Strength Capital Partners II, L.P Charles I. Lunsford Smith Mountain Industries, Inc. 20072012 Strength Capital Partners II, L.P Harren Investors, L.P Smith Mountain Industries, Inc. 20072024 Spartech Corporation Mason Wells Leveraged Buyout Fund I, LP Creative Forming, Inc. 20072029 Ulysses L. Bridgeman, Jr Brinker International, Inc Brinker Indiana, Inc., Brinker Ohio, Inc., Brinker Restaurant Corporation, Chili's of Minnesota, Inc. 20072033 DXP Enterprises, Inc Dennis P. Circo Precision Industries, Inc. 20072034 Citrix Systems, Inc XenSource, Inc XenSource, Inc. 20072036 KeyCorp Tuition Management Systems, Inc Tuition Management Systems, Inc. 20072038 Informa plc William Cohen The Haworth Press, Inc. 20072041 RCN Corporation NEON Communications Group, Inc NEON Communications Group, Inc. 20072048 Capital One Financial Corporation Oak Investment Partners X, L.P NetSpend Holdings, 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, (202) 326-3100. By Direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. 07-4619 Filed 9-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-02-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A07-4619. Public record. Not legal advice.