M&A Deal Summary

Synopsys Acquires EPIC Design Technology

On February 28, 1997, Synopsys acquired software company EPIC Design Technology

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Synopsys’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Synopsys’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Synopsys’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1997-02-28
Target EPIC Design Technology
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Synopsys
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

EPIC Design Technology

Sunnyvale, California, United States
EPIC Design Technology, Inc., a simulation and analysis tools to help designers manage the timing, power characteristics and reliability.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Synopsys

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Software
Employees20,000
Revenue 6.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
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 1 of 71
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 49
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 64
State: California M&A 1 of 31
Country: United States M&A 1 of 45
Year: 1997 M&A 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Marlboro, Massachusetts, United States

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