M&A Deal Summary

ANSYS Acquires Fluent

On February 15, 2006, ANSYS acquired software company Fluent for 300M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ANSYS’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is ANSYS’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ANSYS’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is ANSYS’s 1st transaction in New Hampshire.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-02-15
Target Fluent
Sector Software
Buyer(s) ANSYS
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 300M USD

Target

Fluent

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Fluent is a provider of engineering simulation software technologies and consulting services. Fluent's software is used for simulation, visualization, and analysis of fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, flow-induced noise and chemical reactions utilizing computational fluid dynamics.

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Buyer

ANSYS

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1970
Sector Software
Employees5,600
Revenue 2.1B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

ANSYS is a designer and producer of computer-aided engineering software. Its products are used worldwide in developing design solutions for the aerospace, automotive, biomechanics, consumer, electrical/electronics, machinery and power industries. ANSYS was incorporated in 1970 and is based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 29
Sector (Software) 1 of 25
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 29
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 21
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 8
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-31 Ansoft

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Ansoft Corp. is a developer of high performance EDA software.

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