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0811008 Informal Interpretation
20090118: Blackstone Capital Partners III Merchant Banking Fund L.P.; Republic Services, Inc.
20090113: Trian Partners, L.P.; Wendy's/Arby Group, Inc.
20090112: Trian Star Trust; Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc.
20090104: Golden Gate Capital Opportunity Fund, L.P.; Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Fund I, Ltd.
20090103: Manulife Financial Corporation; Harbinger Independent Power Fund II, LLC
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
20090090: Spectrum Equity Investors IV, L.P.; RiskMetrics Group, Inc.
20081781: Aon Corporation; Benfield Group Limited
Linde AG and The BOC Group PLC., In the Matter of
In August 2006, the FTC approved a final consent order relating to the proposed $14.4 billion acquisition of the BOC Group by Linde requiring Linde to divest Air Separation Units (ASUs), bulk refined helium assets, and other assets in eight localities across the United States. The consent order aims to maintain competition in the markets for liquid oxygen, liquid helium, and bulk refined helium in several U.S. markets.