# 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%3AE8-14630 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** July 7, 2008 - **Citation:** 73 FR 38455 ## 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—04/22/2008 20080908 Nufarm Limited Stephens Gro-Pro LLC Gro-Pro, LLC. 20080988 William Davidson Robert Family Holdings, Inc Siegel-Robert, Inc. 20081004 Carlisle Companies Incorporated Carol-Ann O'Mack Carlyle Holdings, Inc. 20081010 Platinum Equity Capital Partners II, L.P Industrial Distribution Group, Inc Industrial Distribution Group, Inc. 20081012 The Procter & Gamble Company Frederic, LLC Frederic, LLC. 20081016 Tata Motors Limited Ford Motor Company Jaguar and Land Rover 20081018 Ospraie Special Opportunities (Offshore) Ltd ConAgra Foods, Inc Freebird II, LLC; Freebird I, LLC. 20081031 The Walt Disney Company The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc Hoop Retail Stores, LLC; Traxi LLC. 20081032 Luxco Citigroup Inc GST AutoLeather, Inc. 20081035 SUEZ Carl S. Cummings, Sr USG GA, LLC. 20081047 EMC Corporation Iomega Corporation Iomega Corporation. Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/23/2008 20081023 Honeywell International Inc Odyssey Investment Partners Fund III, LP Safety Products Holdings, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/25/2008 20081017 Participacoes Morro Vermelho S.A Texas Industries Inc Texas Industries Inc. 20081034 Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer II L.P Remedial Construction Services, L.P Remedial Construction Services, L.P. Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/28/2008 20081000 Honeywell International Inc Peny J. Schmidt Energy Services Group, LLC. 20081041 New York University Polytechnic University Polytechnic University. 20081045 Catholic Health East Cathedral Healthcare System, Inc Cathedral Health Services, Inc.; Columbus Hospital. 20081046 JP Morgan Chase & Co Clipper Windpower Plc Clipper Windpower Plc. 20081054 Richard L. Duchossois Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Capital Partners, L.P Milestone Technologies AV, Inc. 20081058 Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer II, L.P Dr. James R. Leininger Ambulatory Services of America, Inc. 20081061 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 20081065 TZ Holdings, L.P The TriZetto Group, Inc The TriZetto Group, Inc. 20081069 Dayton-Cox Trust A Adify Corporation Adify Corporation. 20081070 J.P. Morgan Chase & Co Markit Group Holdings Limited Markit Group Holdings Limited. 20081073 Bahram Akradi Life Time Fitness, Inc Life Time Fitness, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/29/2008 20081068 Kinetic Concepts, Inc LifeCell Corporation LifeCell Corporation. Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/30/2008 20080700 Philip F. Anschutz ABRY Broadcast Partners III, L.P Consolidated Theatres Holdings, GP. 20081002 ANSYS, Inc Ansoft Corporation Ansoft Corporation. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/01/2008 20081064 Agrium Inc UAP Holding Corp UAP Holding Corp. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/02/2008 20080228 Vallourec SA Grant Prideco, Inc Newco Partnership 2 and 3; Tube-Alloy Corporation. 20080884 Cardinal Health, Inc A. Joseph Brandmeyer Enturia, Inc. 20081007 International Paper Company Weyerhaeuser Company Weyerhaeuser Company. 20081049 General Electric Company Primestar Solar, Inc Primestar Solar, Inc. 20081056 Centrica plc Great Plains Energy Incorporated Strategic Energy, L.L.C. 20081060 Starwood Energy Infrastructure Fund, L.P The Bear Stearns Companies Inc Greenhouse Holdings LLC; Thermo Cogeneration Partnership, L.P. 20081080 Quilvest S.A Estate of Robert H. Hamil, Deceased Laney Directional Drilling Co. 20081081 Carlyle Infrastructure Partners, L.P Lanigan Partners, Ltd ITS Technologies & Logistics, LLC. 20081083 U.S. Bancorp Fulton Financial Corporation Delaware National Bank. 20081084 Morgan Stanley A.B.C. Learning Centres Limited Learning Care Group (US) Inc. 20081092 Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc Danka Business Systems plc Danka Office Imaging Company. 20081097 Gores Capital Partners II, L.P Westwood One, Inc Westwood One, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/05/2008 20081053 Klockner & Co. AG The Taylor Group, Inc Taylor Equipment and Machine Tool Corporation. 20081066 NTR plc Stirling Energy Systems Limited Stirling Energy Systems Limited. 20081090 Visterra Credit Union Credit Union of Southern California Credit Union of Southern California. 20081091 XTO Energy Inc Southwestern Energy Corporation SEECO, Inc. 20081094 KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation MeadWestvaco Corp MeadWestvaco South Carolina, LLC. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/06/2008 20081086 BB&T Corporation Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc UnionBanc Insurance Services, Inc. 20081089 Church & Dwight Co., Inc Donata Holding SE Del Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/07/2008 20081037 Valcon Acquisition Holding (Luxembourg) JAG Research, Inc IAG Research, Inc. 20081039 McKesson Corporation McQueary Bros. Drug Company McQueary Bros. Drug Company. 20081088 LGB Brock, LLC Sterling Capital Partners, L.P Atlantic Industrial Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/08/2008 20081036 Ryder System, Inc James F. Hammel Gator Leasing, Inc. 20081038 Seadrill Limited Pride International Inc Pride International Inc. 20081087 Olympic Investment Partners, L.P Washington Mutual, Inc Washington Mutual, Inc. 20081104 Paine & Partners Capital Fund III AIV, L.P Lisa May American Gold Seafoods, LLC; Cypress Island Seafoods, LLC; Smoki Foods, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/09/2008 20081103 Berkshire Hathaway Inc SUEZ Chehalis Power Generating, LLC. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/12/2008 20081033 J. H. Whitney VI, L.P Richard S. Crawford FNF Construction, Inc. 20081096 Manpower, Inc Mr. & Mrs. Marlin S. Krebs Manpower, Inc./California Peninsula. 20081098 Lovell Minnick Equity Partners II LP Mercer Global Advisors, Inc Mercer Global Advisors, Inc. 20081099 AEA Investors 2006 Fund L.P FdG Capital Partners LLC Implus Footcare, LLC. 20081101 Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd Heritage Underwriting Agency plc Heritage Underwriting Agency plc. 20081105 BP p.l.c NiSource Inc Whiting Clean Energy, Inc. 20081107 William H. Gates III Patriot Coal Corporation Patriot Coal Corporation. 20081111 ArcLight Energy Partners Fund II, L.P Patriot Coal Corporation Patriot Coal Corporation. 20081112 ArcLight Energy Partners Fund I, L.P Patriot Coal Corporation Patriot Coal Corporation. 20081113 Patriot Coal Corporation Magnum Coal Company Magnum Coal Company. 20081115 Corsair NC Co-Invest, L.P National City Corporation National City Corporation. 20081127 Galactic Holdings Ltd Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. 20081128 V.F. Corporation Mo Industries Holdings, Inc Mo Industries Holdings, Inc. 20081134 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd Sanmina-SCI Corporation Sanmina-SCI Australia Pty Ltd.; Sanmina-SCI Hungary Electronics Manufacturing L.L.C.; Sanmina-SCI Systems de Mexico S.A. de C.V.; Sanmina-SCI Systems Services de Mexico S.A. de C.V.; Sanmina-SCI USA Inc.; SCI Technology, Inc. 20081138 Discover Financial Services Citigroup Inc Citigroup Inc Diners Club International Ltd. 20081141 California Coast Credit Union First Future Credit Union First Future Credit Union. 20081144 Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership CURRENT Group, LLC CURRENT Communications of Texas, L.P. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/13/2008 20081123 SunGard Capital Corp Myles L. Strohl Strohl Systems Group, Inc. 20081150 Tygris Commercial Finance Group, Inc DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P U.S. Express Leasing, Inc. 20081151 DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P Tygris Commercial Finance Group, Inc Tygris Commercial Finance Group, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/14/2008 20081043 Nuance Communications, Inc Paul Egerrnan eScription, Inc. 20081044 Nuance Communications, Inc Ben Chigier eScription, Inc. 20081050 Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P Nuance Communications, Inc Nuance Communications, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/16/2008 20081143 XTO Energy Inc Linn Energy, LLC Linn Energy Holdings, LLC; Linn Operating, Inc. 20081153 Goldman Sachs Vintage Fund IV Offshore, L.P Blue Point Capital Partners, L.P Columbus Holdings, Inc.; JFC Holding Corporation; Metal Technology Solutions, Inc.; Zero Corporation. 20081154 Southwest Generation Holding Company, LLC Black Hills Corporation Black Hills Colorado, LLC; Black Hills Fountain Valley II, LLC; Black Hills Fountain Valley, LLC; Black Hills Nevada Operations, LLC; Black Hills Southwest, LLC; Harbor Congeneration Company, LLC; Valencia Power, LLC. 20081155 Leucadia National Corporation Jefferies Group, Inc Jefferies Group, Inc. 20081157 MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners III L.P Haven Eldercare, LLC Haven Eldercare, LLC. 20081161 Eramet SA Holta Invest AS Tinfos AS. 20081163 Aquiline Financial Services Fund L.P William J. Fishlinger WRM America Holding Company, LLC. 20081173 New Omaha Holdings L.P M. Brooks Smith InComm Holdings, Inc. 20081174 M. Brooks Smith New Omaha Holdings L.P First Data Holdings Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/19/2008 20081102 Koninklijke DSM N.V Robert S. Ward The Polymer Technology Group, Inc. 20081133 Unitil Corporation NiSource Inc Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.; Northern Utilities, Inc. 20081145 Dr. Ernst Volgenau Era Systems Corporation Era Systems Corporation. 20081149 Platinum Equity Capital Partners II, L.P Delphi Corporation Delphi Automotive Systems (Holding), Inc.; Delphi Automotive Systems LLC; Delphi Technologies, Inc. 20081156 ArcelorMittal Richard Preservati Extra Energy, Inc.; Imperial Resources, LLC; Mid Vol Coal Sales Prime Processing, Inc.; Ritchie Equipment, Inc.; Twin State Mining, Inc. 20081158 Heartland Payment Systems, Inc Alliance Data Systems Corporation ADS Alliance Data Systems, Inc.; Alliance Data Network Services LLC. 20081159 Pfizer Inc AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. 20081162 C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG Sanderling Venture Partners VI, L.P Actimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 20081184 H.I.G. Capital Partners IV, L.P Croda International Plc Uniqema Americas LLC. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/20/2008 20080428 Kongsberg Gruppen ASA Hydroid Trust Hydroid International, Inc.; Hydroid LLC. 20080927 N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc Lonestar Holding Corp Lonestar Holding Corp. 20080928 Lonestar Holding Corp N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc. 20080935 H. Irving Grousbeck Superholdco Superholdco. 20080936 Providence Equity Partners VI-A L.P Superholdco Superholdco. 20080937 Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe X, L.P Superholdco Superholdco. 20080938 Providence Equity Partners VI L.P Superholdco Superholdco. 20080945 Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-C, L.P Superholdco Superholdco. 20080946 Madison Dearborn Capital Partners V-A, L.P Superholdco Superholdco. 20080947 Kevin M. Taweel Superholdco Superholdco. 20081071 Monkwood Luxco SARL Lake Compounce Limited Partnership Lake Compounce Limited Partnership. 20081072 Monkwood Luxco SARL Kennywood Entertainment, Inc Kennywood Entertainment, Inc. 20081110 ASSA ABLOY AB William V. Gurzenda Rockwood Manufacturing Company, Inc. 20081117 Lockheed Martin Corporation Alexander J. Johnson Trust Eagle Group International, LLC. 20081118 Lockheed Martin Corporation Terrell F. Johnson Trust Eagle Group International, LLC. 20081120 L'Oreal S.A Francois Pinault YSL Beaute Holding S.A.S. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/21/2008 20081076 TransCanada Corporation National Grid plc KeySpan-Ravenswood, LLC; KeySpan-Ravenswood Services Corp. Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/23/2008 20081142 Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation Jeffry P. Hendricks Alaska Ocean Corporation; Alaska Ocean Seafood Limited. 20081185 MedAssets, Inc Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe IX, L.P Accuro Healthcare Solutions, Inc. 20081186 Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe IX, L.P MedAssets, Inc MedAssets, Inc. 20081194 Hewitt Associates Inc Richard and Nora Lewis Disability Management Alternatives, LLC; LCG Holdings, LLC; Nucleus Technologies, LLC PDS, LLC; Workers Transition, LLC. 20081201 QBE Insurance Group Limited David J. and Teresa Disiere Deep South Holding L.P. 20081206 Symantec Corporation SwapDrive, Inc SwapDrive, Inc. 20081210 SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P SemGroup, L.P SemCrude, L.P. 20081214 Triton Fund II L.P CisionAB CisionAB. 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. E8-14630 Filed 7-3-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3AE8-14630. Public record. Not legal advice.