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title: "Synopsys Proposes Divesting Units, Including Ansys PowerArtist, For $35 Billion EU Deal Approval"
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description: "Synopsys Inc. plans to divest its Ansys unit and Optical Solutions Group to secure EU approval for a billion acquisition of Ansys. Feedback from rivals and customers is due by December 16. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2025. Synopsys has not proposed behavioral remedies for its business practices, and the UK’s antitrust watchdog has launched an inquiry into the acquisition. Recent scrutiny of mergers by Big Tech has intensified, with the EU reviewing Nvidia's AI deal and the FTC examining investments by major tech firms."
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# Synopsys Proposes Divesting Units, Including Ansys PowerArtist, For $35 Billion EU Deal Approval

**Synopsys Inc.** SNPS, an American electronic design automation company, is preparing to divest an **Ansys Inc.** ANSS unit, along with one of its own, to secure EU approval for its $35 billion acquisition, according to sources cited by Reuters. Ansys specializes in software development for autonomous vehicle sensor simulations, including lidar, radar, and camera design.

The European Commission is awaiting feedback from rivals and customers on Synopsys’ proposal.

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Responses are due by Dec.16.

Synopsys agreed to sell its optical design tool maker, Optical Solutions Group, to design and emulation company **Keysight Technologies Inc** KEYS.

It has now also offered to divest Ansys PowerArtist, including its research, development, distribution, licensing, selling, and marketing. PowerArtist is a tool for analyzing and reducing power to enable power-efficient design.

Synopsys expects the Ansys deal to close in the first half of 2025, Reuters reports.

Synopsys did not offer any behavioral remedies for its business practices, implying no regulatory objection regarding interoperability and product bundling.

In January 2024, Synopsys agreed to acquire Ansys for $35 billion through $19 billion in cash and $16 billion in debt.

In May, Synopsys forged a deal to sell its Software Integrity Group business to Clearlake Capital Group and Francisco Partners for about $2.1 billion.

In October, the UK’s antitrust watchdog launched an inquiry into the Synopsys-Ansys deal, citing antitrust concerns.

Synopsys held $4.05 billion in cash and equivalents as of Oct. 31, 2024. It expects first-quarter revenue of $1.435 billion-$1.465 billion, below the consensus estimates of $1.643 billion, and adjusted EPS of$2.77-$2.82 below the forecast of $3.53.

Recent mergers, acquisitions, and investments by Big Tech giants have attracted global antitrust scrutiny. The EU is reviewing **Nvidia Corp**‘s Run:ai deal over possible stifling of competition in the AI space.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is examining investments by Big Tech giants, including**Microsoft Corp**,**Amazon.com Inc** andGoogle parent **Alphabet Inc** into AI startups.

**Price Actions:** ANSS stock closed higher by 1.27% at $344.00 at Wednesday. SNPS closed higher by 1.33%.

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