EU approves Synopsys' $35 billion Ansys deal under conditions


FILE PHOTO The headquarters of Synopsys Inc. in Sunnyvale California U.S. October 23 2024. REUTERSStephen NellisFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Synopsys Inc., in Sunnyvale, California, U.S., October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Stephen Nellis/File Photo

(Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday said it had approved under conditions the takeover by chip design software maker Synopsys of software company Ansys, a $35 billion cash-and-stock deal announced in January last year.

The deal would see Synopsys snap up the maker of software used in creating products from airplanes to tennis rackets of players like Novak Djokovic.

To relieve competition concerns resulting from the deal, the commission said both companies have agreed to divest Synopsys' optics and photonics software and Ansys' PowerArtist software.

(Reporting by Bart Meijer)

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