67 FR 155 pgs. 52484-52485 - Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 155Pages: 52484 - 52485
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-20336 Filed 8-9-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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-07/08/2002 | |||
| 20020908 | Southern Wines Spirits of America, Inc | Anthony Terlato | Pacific/Southern Wine Spirits of Illinois, LLC. |
| 20020912 | Philadelphia Suburban Corporation | Pennichuck Corporation | Pennichuck Corporation. |
| 20020918 | Staples, Inc. | FS Equity Partners IV, L.P | Medical Arts Press, Inc. |
| 20020922 | The Southern Company | The New Power Company | The New Power Company. |
| 20020923 | General Electric Company | Ralph Stern | CareCredit LLC |
| 20020927 | J.W. Childs Equity Partners III, L.P | Esselte AB | Esselte AB |
| 20020932 | Richard B. Cohen | Koninklijke Ahold N.V. | Tops Markets, LLC |
| Transactions Granted Early Termination-07/09/2002 | |||
| 20020886 | ATT Broadband Corp. | Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Co | Casco Cable Television Inc. SBC Cable Co. Susquehanna Cable Company. York Cable Television, Inc. |
| 20020894 | Group 1 Automotive, Inc | Michael E. Miller | Miller Automotive Group, Inc. |
| 20020903 | AmerisourceBergen Corporation | Robert L. Fisher | Automed Technologies, Inc. |
| 20020910 | BellSouth Corporation | Republican Technologies Integrated LLC | Republic Technologies Integrated LLC |
| 20020913 | DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P | Seabulk International Inc | Seabulk International Inc. |
| 20020920 | Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P | Proxim Corporation | Proxim Corporation |
| 20020931 | General Electric Company | The Williams Companies, Inc | Williams Gas Processing-Kansas Hugoton Company. |
| Transactions Granted Early Termination-07/10/2002 | |||
| 20020897 | Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P | Enbridge Inc. | Enbridge Midcoast Energy, Inc. |
| 20020909 | Providence Equity Partners IV L.P | Krause Publication, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan | Krause Publication, Inc. |
| Transactions Granted Early Termination-07/11/2002 | |||
| 20020916 | Providence Equity Partners IV L.P | Lewis T. Teffeau | Communications Concepts, Inc., Database Marketing Solutions, Inc. Mail-Gard Concepts, Inc. Marketing Communication Systems of Delaware, Inc. Marketing Communication Systems, Inc. Pacific Communication Concepts, Inc., |
| 20020929 | Bemis Company, Inc | E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company | E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. |
| Transactions Granted Early Termination-07/12/2002 | |||
| 20020317 | Amgen Inc. | Immunex Corporation | Immunex Corporation |
| 20020915 | Sempra Energy | TNP Enterprises, Inc. | Texas Generating Company L.P. Texas-New Mexico Power Company. |
| 20020933 | The St. Paul Companies, Inc. | Old Mutual plc | NWQ Investment Management Co., Inc. |
| 20020940 | Newhouse Broadcasting Corporation | AOL Time Warner Inc. | Time Warner Entertainment Advance/Newhouse Partnership |
| 20020942 | Vestar Capital Partners IV, L.P | Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc | Agrilink Foods, Inc. |
| 20020945 | Francisco Partners, L.P | General Electric Company | GE Information Services, Inc. RMS Electronic Commerce Systems, Inc. |
| 20020947 | Code, Hennessy Simmons IV, L.P. | Atlantic Equity Partners International II L.P. | Otis Spunkmeyer, Inc. |
| 20020950 | AOL Timer Warner, Inc | AOL Time Warner, Inc. | Time Warner Entertainment Advance/Newhouse Partnership. |
| Transactions Granted Early Termination-07/15/2002 | |||
| 20020778 | FPL Group Inc. | BayCorp Holdings, Ltd. | BayCorp Holdings, Ltd. |
| 20020781 | FPL Group, Inc. | Northeast Utilities | Northeast Utilities. |
| 20020782 | FPL Group, Inc. | UIL Holdings Corporation | UIL Holdings Corporation. |
| 20020783 | FPL Group, Inc. | The National Grid Group PLC | The National Grid Group PLC. |
| 20020875 | Pliva d.d. | Sobel N.V. | Sobel Holdings Inc. |
| 20020919 | J.P. Morgan Chase Co | Atlantic Equity Partners International, II, L.P | BPC Holdings Corporation. |
| 20020921 | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | Wisconsin Energy Corp | Wisvest-Connecticut, LLC. |
| Transactions Granted Early Termination-07/17/2002 | |||
| 20020943 | Intuit, Inc. | Eclipse, Inc. | Eclipse, Inc. |
| 20020953 | The News Corporation Limited | The News Corporation Limited | Affiliated Regional Communications, Ltd. ARC Holding, Ltd. Fox Sports Net National Network Holdings, LLC. Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain LLC Liberty/Fox ARC, L.P. Prime Network LLC |
| 20020959 | MDCP IV Global Investments LP | Jefferson Smurfit Group plc | Jefferson Smurfit Group plc. |
| Transactions Granted Early Termination-07/18/2002 | |||
| 20020951 | State Street Corporation | James Kelly | International Fund Services (N.A.), L.L.C. Investment Management Services, Inc. |
| Transactions Granted Early Termination-07/19/2002 | |||
| 20020935 | Daniel Gilbert | Intuit Inc. | Quicken Loans, Inc. Title Source, Inc. |
| 20020954 | ATT Wireless Services, Inc | ATT Wireless Services, Inc | Boise City Cellular Partnership. |
| 20020955 | ATT Wireless Services, Inc | ATT Wireless Services, Inc | Greeley Cellular Telephone Company. |
| 20020957 | EPCOR Utilities, Inc. | Duke Energy Corporation | Frederickson Power L.P. Frederickson Power Management, Inc. |
| 20020963 | Francisco Partners, L.P | Agere Systems Inc | Agere Systems Inc. |
| 20020964 | The Katz Trust | Phar-Mor, Inc. | Phar-Mor, Inc. |
| 20020969 | First Data Corporation | BP p.l.c. | PayPoint Electronic Payment Systems, Inc. |
| 20020973 | Elkem ASA | Sapa AB | Sapa AB. |
| 20020980 | Kelso Investment Associates VI, L.P | Nortek Holding, Inc | Nortek Holding, Inc. |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative, 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. 02-20336 Filed 8-9-02; 8:45 am]
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