Nov 24, 2021 | Hot Topics
The last word? PTC+Rockwell=BFFs for … ever? After yesterday’s kerfuffle about an S-3 filing (where I interpreted intentions incorrectly here and tried to fix it all here), PTC and Rockwell came out with a statement that reads, in part … Rockwell has...
Nov 23, 2021 | Hot Topics
More on Rockwell/PTC — there actually may be nothing to see here This morning, I saw the notification of PTC’s filing of an S-3, an intention to facilitate the sale of shares owned by a third party — in this case, Rockwell. The blog I wrote (here)...
Nov 23, 2021 | Hot Topics
Rockwell is selling some? of its $1 billion stake in PTC UPDATE: I am told that the SEC filing is notifying of an intention to sell up to all of the shares Rockwell owns — it’s not notifying us of sold shares. Am trying to learn the nuances and will add...
Nov 22, 2021 | Hot Topics
Investments aplenty: AutoForm to change hands, nTop gets funding A couple of things I didn’t have time to write about last week, both investments in PLMish companies. And, stunningly, we’re talking about billions of dollars changing hands — and this...
Nov 17, 2021 | Hot Topics
Quickie: Bentley adds to utility offering, acquires Power Line Systems Bentley Systems last night announced that it will acquire Power Line Systems, maker of tools for the design of overhead electric power transmission lines and towers, for $700 million in cash or a...
Oct 13, 2021 | Hot Topics
6 on a Wednesday: Bentley buys more rail asset management, Hexagon completes Infor EAM deal, Velo3D trading as VLD, Dassault Systèmes partners with Synopsys, more on Emerson+AspenTech and SAP pre-announces A quick roundup of just a bit of the recent PLMish news:...
Oct 11, 2021 | Hot Topics
Last week, there was much speculation that Emerson Electric and AspenTech were in merger talks–that was real, and a deal has been reached. The headline is “Emerson to Accelerate Software Strategy to Capitalize on High Growth Industry Verticals and...
Sep 14, 2021 | Hot Topics
Bentley adds to mining offering with Minalytix acquisition Bentley just announced that its Seequent business has acquired Minalytix, a Canadian company that makes the MX Deposit suite of products. Minalytix was already partly owned by Seequent, though the press...
Aug 31, 2021 | Hot Topics
Ansys adds Zemax optical imaging system simulation to its portfolio Ansys has announced that it will acquire Zemax, maker of high-performance optical imaging system simulation solutions. The terms of the deal were not announced, but it is expected to close in the...
