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,...
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... 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... Sandvik to acquire Cimquest, the CAM & 3DP reseller
Sandvik to acquire Cimquest, the CAM & 3DP reseller We interrupt space and earnings news to tell you about another acquisition: Sandvik has announced that it will acquire Cimquest, the largest Mastercam reseller. (Remember that Sandvik acquired CNC Software, the...
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... Altium to be bought by Japanese chipmaker Renesas for nearly $US 6Billion
Altium to be bought by Japanese chipmaker Renesas for nearly $US 6Billion From the “I did not see this coming” file, news just broke that Renesas Electronics will acquire Altium for AUS$9.1 billion (roughly $5.91 billion) in an all-cash...
4 on a Monday: SAP and Sandvik report results, GT acquires, more on Synopsys+Ansys
4 on a Monday: SAP and Sandvik report results, GT acquires, more on Synopsys+Ansys PLMish and PLM-adjacent earnings ramp up this week, with PTC, Hexagon, Dassault Systèmes, and others announcing, but we’ve already some news. SAP, the enterprise software biggie,... 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... 
