SYDNEY--6 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest ACQUISITION COMPLETE... SEATTLE: Attachmate Corporation has announced that theacquisition of NetIQ Corporation is complete. Based on thenumber of shares of NetIQ common stock and common stock optionsoutstanding on April 27, 2006, the transaction is valued atapproximately US$495 million. http://www.attachmate.com SIDLEY AUSTIN... CHICAGO and NEW YORK: Sidley Austin LLP has named 37 newpartners in four U.S. offices, London and Hong Kong, effectiveas of July 1, 2006 and bringing the number of partners at thefirm to 575. PEABODY ENERGY... ST. LOUIS: Peabody Energy announced that it has signed amerger implementation agreement to acquire Excel Coal Limited.Under the terms of the agreement, Peabody will pay A$8.50 pershare in cash for all outstanding shares, representing a totalacquisition price of approximately US$1.34 billion plus assumeddebt of approximately US$190 million. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060705/CGW049 http://www.peabodyenergy.com CAPTAIN CANNAVARO... DUISBURG: With characteristic good timing, Italy captainFabio Cannavaro will make his 100th appearance for his countryin Sunday's World Cup final. LIPPI HAPPY... DORTMUND: Italy coach Marcello Lippi was a sleepy but happyman after Italy sealed their place in the World Cup final witha stunning extra-time win over tournament hosts Germany onTuesday. ROBBEN APPROACH... LONDON: English champion Chelsea has asked FIFA toinvestigate Real Madrid for making an alleged illegal approachto sign Dutch winger Arjen Robben. SIDLEY AUSTIN... HONG KONG: International law firm Sidley Austin has advisedthe acquiror management team in financing the successful "goingprivate" transaction involving Asia Aluminum Holdings Limitedthrough which the controlling shareholder and management ofAsia Aluminum acquired 100 per cent of its capital stock anddelisted Asia Aluminum from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. PEPSICO ANNOUNCEMENT... PURCHASE, N.Y.: PepsiCo announced that Thomas R. Greco, 48,has been named President - PepsiCo Sales, succeeding Al Carey,who was named President and CEO of the company's Frito-LayNorth America division on June 26. http://www.pepsico.com WATER FOUNDATION... WIMBLEDON: In London, the sports and entertainment celebrityspotlight shone on a new worldwide organization dedicated toensuring that every human community has access to clean,sanitary water. A host of international tennis icons gatheredat Wimbledon to introduce the Global Water Foundation, recentlyfounded by two-time Australian Open Champion and defendingWimbledon Senior Doubles Champion Johan Kriek. http://www.globalwaterfoundation.org FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTNR securities issues amounting to a total of US$25million on July 17, 2006 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com NUVERA INSTALLS... MILAN and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: Nuvera Fuel Cells, Uhdenora SpA,and Caffaro SrL announced the successful start up of Nuvera'sForza fuel cell power module in an installation designed byUhdenora. The system, which is fully integrated into Caffaro'schlorate production plant located in Brescia (Italy),represents the world's first commercial, large-scale fuel cellinstallation in the chlorine and chlorate industry. http://www.nuvera.com GLOBELEQ PURCHASES... HOUSTON: Globeleq, the emerging markets power company, hasannounced the completion of the purchase of power assets inPakistan and Bangladesh from El Paso Corporation. The purchaseof additional assets in South and Southeast Asia is expected toclose later in 2006. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040611/DAF004LOGO http://www.globeleq.com INVENTOR RECOGNIZED... SANTA CLARA, Calif.: Marvell, the leader in storage,communications and consumer silicon solutions, has announcedthat Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Chairman, President and CEO of MarvellTechnology Group, has been selected as the Inventor of the Yearby the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060705/SFW029 http://www.marvell.com http://www.svipla.com GIBSON GUITAR... NASHVILLE, Tenn.: Gibson Guitar Corp., a leader in the musicproducts industry has acquired Deutsche Wurlitzer from NelsonGroup Overseas, part of the Nelson Group of Companies based inSydney, Australia. QUARTERLY DIVIDEND... HAMILTON: W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. announced that it hasdeclared a regular quarterly dividend of US$0.30 per commonshare. The dividend is payable on 28 July 2006 to shareholdersof record as of 14 July 2006. http://www.wpstewart.com ATMEL ACHIEVES... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Atmel Corporation, a global leader in thedevelopment and fabrication of advanced semiconductorsolutions, announced that an e-passport implementation based onthe AT90SC12872RCFT contact / contactless securemicrocontroller, has achieved between one to two secondsrecognition cycle in an e-passport reader test. http://www.atmel.com http://www.atmel.com/products/SecureAVR (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)