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Wright, Chapin N. II, individually, and d/b/a See Right Vision and Vision Contact Lenses
20090187: Compass Group PLC; Kimco Facilities Services Corporation
20090180: Windjammer Senior Equity Fund III, L.P.; SPC Partners II, L.P.
Red Sky Holdings LP, and Newpark Resources, Inc., In the Matter of
The Commission issued an administrative complaint to block CCS Corporation’s proposed $85 million acquisition of Newpark Environmental Services. According to the complaint, the proposed transaction was anticompetitive because it would consolidate two of the leading providers of waste disposal services for the offshore oil and natural gas exploration and production industry in the Gulf Coast Region, leading to higher prices and decreased service levels. In response to the complaint, CCS, a subsidiary of Red Sky, threatened to close down its operations in the Gulf Coast should the acquisition not receive the necessary regulatory approvals. The Commission filed for a preliminary injunction, and temporary restraining order in federal court. As a result, the parties abandoned the transaction, and the Commission dismissed its administrative complaint.