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Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, The, Inc., and Pathmark Stores, Inc., In the Matter of
The Commission intervened in the proposed $1.3 billion acquisition of Pathmark Stores by Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea (A&P), alleging the transaction would have reduced competition among grocery stores in the highly concentrated markets of Staten Island and Shirley, Long Island, New York. A&P operates stores under the A&P, A&P Super Foodmart, Food Basics, Food Emporium, Super Fresh, and Waldbaum’s banners. The Commission’s consent order required A&P to divest five supermarkets in Staten Island, and one supermarket in Shirley.
20080460: Unitrin, Inc.; Primesco, Inc.
20080457: The British United Provident Association Limited; Health Dialog Services Corporation
20080454: Gridiron Capital Fund, L.P.; Tom Weickardt
20080453: Gridiron Capital Fund, L.P.; Kim Alfreds
0712012 Informal Interpretation
0712013 Informal Interpretation
0712014 Informal Interpretation
0712016 Informal Interpretation
0801002 Informal Interpretation
FTC Staff Comment Before the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Concerning S.B. 2190 to Permit Collective Bargaining by Health Care Providers
FTC and Department of Justice Comment Before the Supreme Court of Hawaii Concerning Proposed Definition of the Practice of Law
FTC Staff Comment Before the Department of Treasury, Alcohol, and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Concerning Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Labeling and Advertising of Alcohol
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
Kyphon, Inc., Disc-O-Tech Medical Technologies Ltd. et al., In the Matter of
The Commission challenged Kyphon Inc.’s $220 million proposed acquisition of the spinal assets of Disc-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. and Discotech Orthopedic Technologies (collectively Disc-O-Tech) as anticompetitive in the market for minimally invasive vertebral compression fracture treatment products in the U.S. Disc-O-Tech’s Confidence products promised real benefits to patients in treating these painful fractures in a minimally invasive way, and threatened Kyphon’s near-monopoly on treatment options. The Commission’s consent order required that Kyphon divest all assets, intellectual property and development rights related to the Confidence brand to an FTC-approved buyer