Synopsys to sell optical assets to Keysight (maybe)
Synopsys to sell optical assets to Keysight (maybe) Last night, Synopsys announced that it has agreed to sell its Optical Solutions Group (OSG) to Keysight Technologies. You may recall that Synopsys is in the process of seeking approval to acquire Ansys and that...
nTop secures investment from NVIDIA’s NVentures
nTop secures investment from NVIDIA’s NVentures (Yes, many Ns, but that’s actually correct spelling and capitalization.) nTop, fka nTopology, just announced that it has received an unspecified investment from NVIDIA’s venture capital arm, NVentures....
So much news: acquisitions, divestitures, non-deals and an appreciation
So much news: acquisitions, divestitures, non-deals and an appreciation Last week, I was in the Cotswolds in England. It was gorgeous; I’ll tell you more about it some other time — but, oh my goodness, the PLMish world kept going! Yes, there’s lots of earnings news,...
Cadence to buy BETA CAE for $1.24 billion
Cadence to buy BETA CAE for $1.24 billion Wow. Cadence just announced that it is buying all of the shares of BETA CAE Systems for –hold on– $1.24 billion in a cash (60%) and Cadence common stock (40%) deal. That’s a lot of money (IMHO, even for a...
Keysight+ESI = so far, so good
Keysight+ESI = so far, so good We’re deep into earnings season and getting a sense of where things stand. Most PLMish companies seem cautious about the near term, with more optimism about the second half of calendar 2024. I’ll try to do a recap soon, but today, I want...
“Synopsys to Acquire Ansys, Creating a Leader in Silicon to Systems Design Solutions”
“Synopsys to Acquire Ansys, Creating a Leader in Silicon to Systems Design Solutions” Well … now we know. Synopsys announced that it plans to acquire Ansys. Deal details below, but look at their headline (press release here), pasted as the title of...
Another week, another CAE acquisition – this time ZWSOFT + PHOENICS
Another week, another CAE acquisition – this time ZWSOFT + PHOENICS I admit, I did not see this one coming: ZWSOFT announced (here) that it had acquired Concentration, Heat and Momentum Limited (CHAM), maker of the PHOENICS CFD solution. You likely know ZWSOFT....
Altair acquires OmniQuest, maker of Genesis
Altair acquires OmniQuest, maker of Genesis Just across the newswire (here), Altair announced that it has acquired OmniQuest, a company you may know by its former name, Vanderplaats R&D, maker of the Genesis structural analysis and optimization solution. Altair...
