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Synopsys Acquires QuantumWise A/S

On September 18, 2017, Synopsys acquired software company QuantumWise A/S

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Synopsys’ 39th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Synopsys’ 1st transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-09-18
Target QuantumWise A/S
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Synopsys
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

QuantumWise A/S

Copenhagen, Denmark
QuantumWise A/S is a developer of software tools for atomic-scale modeling of materials, with more than 400 commercial and academic customers worldwide. The QuantumWise tools simulate the properties of materials based on fundamental quantum mechanical theories to improve product performance across many applications, including semiconductors and electronics.

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Synopsys

Sunnyvale, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Software
Employees20,000
Revenue 6.1B USD (2024)
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Entrance to Synopsys' corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Entrance to Synopsys' corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California.

Synopsys is a global software company providing electronic design automation tools, semiconductor intellectual-property blocks, and verification & simulation solutions that help engineers design, test, and build integrated circuits, systems-on-chip, and complex electronics. Synopsys was founded in 1986 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 71
Sector: Software M&A 39 of 49
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 49 of 64
Country: Denmark M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 3
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2017-01-10 Forcheck BV

Leiden, Netherlands

Forcheck BV is a developer of static analysis software tool for detecting coding defects and anomalies in Fortran applications.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-02 Black Duck Software

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Black Duck Software is a provider of automated solutions for securing and managing open source software, eliminating the pain related to security vulnerabilities, open source license compliance and operational risk. Black Duck Software was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

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