SYDNEY--18 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest BUCYRUS ACQUIRES... SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin: Bucyrus International, Inc.announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquireDBT GmbH, a subsidiary of RAG Coal International. DBT is basedin Lunen, Germany. http://www.Bucyrus.com/invest-conf.htm www.bucyrus.com ACQUISITION ANNOUNCED... SYDNEY: Supply Chain Consulting, a leading provider of SAPservices and solutions, has announced the acquisition ofViewlocity, a global supply chain software provider, for anundisclosed value. www.supply-chain.com.au www.viewlocity.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae is issuing 3-year benchmark notes,with a pricing date of December 15, 2006, a settlement date ofDecember 19, 2006 and a maturity date of December 15, 2009. Theissue size is US$3 billion. www.fanniemae.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$375million on December 27, 2006 at a redemption price equal to 100per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. Fannie Mae will also redeeem US$150 million MTNsecurities issues on December 26, 2006. www.fanniemae.com TAVANT TECHNOLOGIES... BANGALORE, India and SANTA CLARA, California: TavantTechnologies, a specialized IT solutions provider, hasannounced the appointment of industry veteran Hassan Rashid asHead, Mortgage & Financial Services. Based in Santa Clara,Rashid will lead Tavant's Mortgage and Financial Servicespractice to drive market share and profitable growth forTavant. www.tavant.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)