So, Tariffs. What does that mean for our PLMish universe?
So, Tariffs. What does that mean for our PLMish universe? When I was a kid, the US imposed tariffs on Japanese cars. Why? Because high gas prices led consumers to want smaller, more efficient cars, and American automakers only produced gas-guzzlers. To make domestic...
PTC acquires IncQuery Group for ALM business
PTC acquires IncQuery Group for ALM business PTC also announced an acquisition today, one that appears more of a tuck-in than a new-industry-maker: It has acquired IncQuery Group, which offers application lifecycle management (ALM) and systems engineering products and...
Siemens makes $5 billion life sciences R&D acquisition
Siemens makes $5 billion life sciences R&D acquisition Never boring. The ink is barely dry on the paperwork that finally closed the Altair deal, and today, Siemens announced that it will acquire Dotmatics, a leader in life sciences R&D software, for $5.1...
Siemens + Altair = done deal
Siemens + Altair = done deal Finally! This morning, Siemens announced that it completed the acquisition of Altair Engineering for an enterprise value of $10 billion. Siemens’ CEO Roland Busch said, “We welcome the Altair community of customers, partners...
Accelerating Action at Altair’s Future.Industry 2025
Altair recently invited me to be on a panel at its Future.Industry 2025 event, focusing on how women in technology can align with this year’s theme for International Women’s Day. Go here to see the panel session’s recording and to check out the rest...
Apparently no new divestitures in Synopsys+Ansys
Synopsys just issued a press release about the UK’s tacit approval of its intention to acquire Ansys. It’s brief, and simply says We are pleased that the CMA has formally cleared the transaction in Phase 1 subject to previously announced divestitures. We...
UK regulator approves Synopsys+Ansys
UK regulator approves Synopsys+Ansys Super quick while we wait for more details: Reuters just reported that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority won’t seek further review of Synopsys’ proposed acquisition of Ansys, in effect approving the deal....
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...
