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...
Emerson offers $240/share in cash to buy up rest of AspenTech
Emerson offers $240/share in cash to buy up rest of AspenTech The PLMish news flow is just insane right now –still trying to get to a longer post about Siemens acquiring Altair– and now this: Last night, AspenTech announced what I’d call middling...
Bentley acquires Cesium to iTwin 3D GIS workflows
Bentley acquires Cesium to iTwin 3D GIS workflows I am still trying to get caught up on earnings digests, but this just jumped to the head of the queue: Bentley Systems just announced that it had acquired Cesium, makers of a very cool platform for creating (and using)...
Autodesk’s FQ1 overshadowed by accounting – but it was actually really good
Autodesk’s FQ1 overshadowed by accounting – but it was actually really good Before we get into it: I titled my last blog about Autodesk’s earnings “Nothing to see here” — meaning, literally, nothing to see here, since Autodesk said its accounting review...
Nemetschek to acquire GoCanvas for over USD700 million
Nemetschek to acquire GoCanvas for over USD700 million Deal news is flowing fast right now … Today, the Nemetschek Group announced that it will acquire the shares of GoCanvas Holdings, a US-based company that makes field worker collaboration solutions — so, on a...
Catchup: Bentley gets a new CEO, Francisco acquires Jama, JDM buys Penta and STRUXI, Stratasys snaps up Arevo’s IP, Synopsys+Ansys still a go
Catchup: Bentley gets a new CEO, Francisco acquires Jama, JDM buys Penta and STRUXI, Stratasys snaps up Arevo’s IP, Synopsys+Ansys still a go Happy Spring! While you’ve been out gathering daffodils (not us – we had snow last weekend here in New...
Nemetschek’s view: AEC is doing OK, thank you very much
Nemetschek’s view: AEC is doing OK, thank you very much Remember how the VAR results I wrote about yesterday showed some weakness in AEC? Like many things, that may be the case, but not for everyone. The Nemetschek Group just announced preliminary results for 2023...
Autodesk moves into proptech with AEC deals
Autodesk moves into proptech with AEC deals Autodesk announced last night that it will acquire partner company Payapps for an undisclosed amount. Payapps (aka GCPay in North America) makes a cloud-based solution that automates the payment process between general...
