Applications Given Early Antitrust Clearance

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act requires under certain circumstances that prospective acquirers of voting securities or assets apply for clearance from regulators. Requests for early termination or clearance are granted when the Federal Trade Commission and the antitrust division of the Department of Justice have determined that they won't take action during the waiting period.

The following is a list of companies or people to which the FTC has granted early clearance of antitrust concerns under the HSR Act:

 
NAME OF ACQUIRING PERSON 
NAME OF ACQUIRED PERSON                              DATE 
NAME OF ACQUIRED ENTITY                           TERMINATED 
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Biogen Idec Inc.                                   Tuesday 
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 
 
Best Buy Co., Inc.                                 Tuesday 
mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. 
mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. 
 
Genstar Capital Partners V, L.P.                   Tuesday 
Reed Elsevier PLC 
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc. 
 
Genstar Capital Partners V, L.P.                   Tuesday 
Reed Elsevier NV 
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc. 
 
Sodexo S.A.                                        Tuesday 
RBI Acquisition Company 
Viridian Systems, LLC 
Roth Bros. Inc. 
 
Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P.              Tuesday 
Endurance International Group Holdings, LLC 
EIG Investors Corp. 
 
Olympus Growth Fund V, L.P.                        Tuesday 
Bank of America Corporation 
NPC Acquisition Holdings, LLC 
 
The Resolute Fund II, L.P.                         Tuesday 
R. Bruce Dye 
Heritage Food Service Equipment, Inc. 
Heritage Service Group Companies 
 
Dr. Phillip Frost                                  Tuesday 
Vector Group Ltd. 
Vector Group Ltd. 
 
Medicis Pharmaceutical Company                     Tuesday 
Graceway Pharma Holding Corp. 
Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC 
Graceway Canada Company 
Graceway Canada Holdings, Inc. 
Graceway International, Inc. 
Chester Valley Holdings, LLC 
Chester Valley Pharmaceuticals, LLC