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Cadence Mergers & Acquisitions

Cadence M&A Summary

Cadence has acquired 54 companies, including 11 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Cadence’s largest acquisition to date was in 2025, when it acquired Hexagon - Design & Engineering Business for $3.0B. Cadence has acquired in 10 different US states, and 9 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (67%) and semiconductors (21%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity56
    • M&A Buy Activity54
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 9
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10

Cadence

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

2655 Seely Avenue, Building 5,
San Jose, California 95134
United States,
(408) 943-1234
www.cadence.com

All (56) Buy (54) Sell (2)
Date Target Value
$mlns 		Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-09-04 Hexagon - Design & Engineering Business · Business Services
Stockholm, Sweden

Hexagon's Design & Engineering Business provides engineering simulation and analysis solutions.

Revenue (mlns) 280 EUR
3,043
9.6x REVENUE 		Add-on Acquisition

Cadence

Hexagon


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