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Cadence Acquires Secure-IC

On January 21, 2025, Cadence acquired information technology company Secure-IC from Naxicap Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cadence’s 3rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Cadence’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-01-21
Target Secure-IC
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Cadence
Sellers(s) Naxicap Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Secure-IC

Cesson-Sevigne, France
Secure-IC is a provider of end-to-end cybersecurity solutions for embedded systems and connected objects. Secure-IC was founded in 2010 and is based in Cesson-Sevigne, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cadence

San Jose, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Software
Employees11,200
Revenue 4.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Cadence Design Systems' corporate headquarters in San Jose, California.
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Cadence develops system design enablement solutions that customers use to design whole electronics systems, increasingly small and complex integrated circuits, and electronic devices. Cadence's solutions are designed to help customers reduce the time to bring an electronics system, IC or electronic device to market and to reduce their design, development and manufacturing costs. Cadence's product offerings include electronic design automation, software, emulation and prototyping hardware, system interconnect and analysis and categories of intellectual property referred to as verification IP and design IP. Cadence was founded in 1987 and is based in San Jose, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 53
Sector (Information Technology) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 48 of 48
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2025) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-05-16 Muneda

Unterhaching, Germany

MunEDA provides EDA technology for analysis and optimization of yield and performance of analog, mixed-signal and digital designs. Muneda was formed in 2002 and is based in Unterhaching, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-04 Cadence - Process Proximity Compensation Product Line

San Jose, California, United States

Cadence's Process Proximity Compensation Product Line is an optical proximity correction (“OPC”) suite of tools.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Naxicap Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 6.7B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Naxicap Partners is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments in small to medium-sized businesses in France, the Benelux, Spain, and Germany. Naxicap invests in a variety of sectors including business services, technology, healthcare, food, real estate, and consumer products. Naxicap Partners was established in 2005 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 63 of 63
Sector (Information Technology) 6 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 15 of 15
Country (France) 61 of 61
Year (2025) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-05-16 ITAL Express

Châlons-en-Champagne, France

ITAL Express is a distance-selling specialist in spare parts for trucking, tractors, and utility vehicles. ITAL Express is one of the independent parts distribution players in France dedicated to the clientele of garages, mechanics, agents, dealers, carriers, corporate and public authorities. ITAL Express was founded in 1975 and is based in Châlons-en-Champagne, France.

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