M&A Deal Summary

Keysight Technologies Acquires ESI Group

On June 28, 2023, Keysight Technologies acquired software company ESI Group for 913M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Keysight Technologies’ 4th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Keysight Technologies’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Keysight Technologies’ 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-06-28
Target ESI Group
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Keysight Technologies
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 913M EUR

Target

ESI Group

Rungis, France
ESI Group is a virtual manufacturing, performance, seat, vibro-acoustics, virtual environment, virtual integration platform, and virtual reality solutions. The Group provides customized solutions anchored on predictive physics modeling and virtual prototyping expertise to allow industries to make the right decisions at the right time while managing their complexity. ESI Group was founded in 1973 and is based in Rungis, France.

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Buyer

Keysight Technologies

Santa Rosa, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1939
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees15,400
Revenue 5.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Keysight facility in Santa Clara, California.
Keysight facility in Santa Clara, California.

Keysight Technologies is a measurement company that provides electronic design and test solutions to the communications and electronics industries. Keysight provides electronic measurement instruments and systems and related software, software design tools, and related services that are used in the design, development, manufacture, installation, deployment, and operation of electronic equipment. Related services include start-up assistance, instrument productivity, application services, and instrument calibration and repair. Keysight Technologies was formed in 1939 and is based in Santa Rosa, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 11
Sector (Software) 4 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 9
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-23 Cliosoft

Fremont, California, United States

Cliosoft is a developer of system-on-chip (SoC) design data and enterprise IP management solutions for analog, mixed-signal, RF, and digital designs. The company's SOS Design Collaboration Platform is built to handle the complex requirements of SoC design flows. The SOS platform provides a sophisticated multi-site development environment that enables global team collaboration and efficient management of design data from concept through tape-out, along with an enterprise IP management and design reuse solution. Cliosoft was formed in 1997 and is based in Fremont, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-19 Synopsy - Optical Solutions Group

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Synopsys' Optical Solutions Group develops optical design tools.

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