Hexagon to spin off ALI and SGI into NewCo in early 2026

Hexagon to spin off ALI and SGI into NewCo in early 2026

Hexagon to spin off ALI and SGI into NewCo in early 2026 Earnings season is almost over, and there’s a lot to catch up on, but news just came into the inbox that Hexagon has decided that it will, indeed, spin off its ALI business. What is that, you ask, and what...
Catching up: AspenTech+Emerson, 3D printing, Geomagic

Catching up: AspenTech+Emerson, 3D printing, Geomagic

Catching up: AspenTech+Emerson, 3D printing, Geomagic I’ve been neck-deep in earnings news lately —need to find the time to post longer recaps of PLMish ones— and the general sentiment isn’t too upbeat. Nothing horrible, but a lot of spending sounds like...
Hexagon to spin off ALI and SGI into NewCo in early 2026

Super Quick: Sandvik snaps up 3 more CAM resellers

Super Quick: Sandvik snaps up 3 more CAM resellers Sandvik just announced that it has acquired ShopWare, MCAM Northwest and the CAD/CAM solutions business line of OptiPro Systems. All three are US-based Mastercam resellers and bring to five the total of resellers...
Hexagon to spin off ALI and SGI into NewCo in early 2026

Emerson to buy rest of AspenTech

Emerson to buy rest of AspenTech Surprising … well, no one … Emerson announced today that it will acquire all outstanding shares of AspenTech for $265.00 per share in an all-cash offer. Emerson already owns roughly 57% of shares, so this will be quite a large cash...
Many newsy bits on a Thursday: deals and earnings, oh my!

Many newsy bits on a Thursday: deals and earnings, oh my!

Many newsy bits on a Thursday: deals and earnings, oh my! What did I see this morning? We’re not even at the end of January, and it already feels like a very long year … something like that. You too? We’ll get through it together! While the wider world...
Wishing you and yours …

Wishing you and yours …

… a holiday season as calm as an afternoon when all meetings are canceled. Thank you for your emails, comments, briefings, and questions. It was an honor to work with you in 2024 — let’s do it again in 2025! Above is the beautiful Belgian city of Bruges....
Hexagon to spin off ALI and SGI into NewCo in early 2026

It’s official: Siemens buys Altair for $10 billion

It’s official: Siemens buys Altair for $10 billion From Siemens: Siemens strengthens leadership in industrial software and AI with acquisition of Altair Engineering … Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Altair Engineering Inc., a leading provider of...