Ansys

Filing: Synopsys plans to lay off ~10% of its staff, or ~2,000 employees, after completing its $35B acquisition of engineering design firm Ansys earlier in 2025

Synopsys (SNPS.O) will lay off about 10% or roughly 2,000 employees, as the chip-design software maker looks …

China approves Synopsys' $35B acquisition of simulation software company Ansys, after the US lifted restrictions on chip design software sales to China

China's market regulator has conditionally approved the acquisition of simulation software company Ansys (ANSS.O) by U.S. software firm Synopsys' …

Sources: China delays approval of Synopsys' Ansys deal as the US moved in late May to ban chip design software sales by US firms, including Synopsys, to China

Financial Times :

There is increasing uncertainty about China approving Synopsys' $35B Ansys acquisition, amid the escalating tariff fight between the US and China

Bloomberg :

The EU approves Synopsys' $35B Ansys acquisition, after the companies offered to divest parts of their businesses; US and China approvals are still pending

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch :

Sources: the EU will conditionally approve US chip design software company Synopsys' $35B Ansys acquisition, the largest tech deal since Broadcom bought VMware

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters :

Sources: the EU will conditionally approve US chip design software company Synopsys' $35B Ansys acquisition, the largest tech deal since Broadcom bought VMware

U.S. chip design software company Synopsys (SNPS.O) is set to win conditional EU antitrust approval for its $35 billion buy of Ansys …

The UK CMA says its phase one probe found that chip designer Synopsys' $35B acquisition of 3D software maker Ansys could reduce innovation and increase prices

The UK CMA opens a phase one merger probe into chip designer Synopsys' $35B takeover of 3D design software maker Ansys due to competition concerns

Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg :

Chip design software maker Synopsys plans to acquire engineering simulation and 3D design software maker Ansys in a ~$35B cash-and-stock deal

Chip design software maker Synopsys (SNPS.O) said on Tuesday it would buy Ansys (ANSS.O) in a $35 billion cash-and-stock deal …