Trading card manufacturer Upper Deck Co. LLC late Tuesday said
it would refile regulatory information with the Federal Trade Commission in
connection with its proposed $425 million acquisition of the Topps Co. on July
19. Carlsbad, Calif.-based Upper Deck originally filed its Hart-Scott-Rodino
notification on July 2, but it said in a statement that the refiling was
prompted in part by the July 4 holiday and “additional factors outside of its
control.” The waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act will now expire
on Aug. 3. Upper Deck has retained CIBC World Markets Corp. as financial
adviser and Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine & Regenstreif LLP as legal counsel,
and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP as special counsel in
connection with antitrust matters. —David Shabelman
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