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...
“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 ESI update: new CEO, Olfa Zorgati, to manage rest of acquisition
Another ESI update: new CEO, Olfa Zorgati, to manage rest of acquisition Remember how I wrote yesterday that it seemed nothing would happen in Keysight Technology’s acquisition of ESI Group since it was now in the hands of regulators? I couldn’t have been...
Quick update: Acquisition of ESI is one step closer
Quick update: Acquisition of ESI is one step closer On Friday, ESI Group and Keysight Technologies announced that Keysight has now acquired a controlling stake in ESI, and that Keysight plans to file with French regulators to acquire the rest. As of Friday, Keysight...
