Siemens to acquire Mentor Graphics for $4.5 billion

Siemens announced an agreement to acquire EDA software leader Mentor Graphics in a $4.5 billion cash transaction, positioning Siemens as a provider of an integrated digital platform for mechatronics product engineering.

“This acquisition decisively extends Siemens’ leading Digital Enterprise Software portfolio with Mentor’s well established electronics IC and systems design, simulation and manufacturing solutions.”engineering.com

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• engineering.comMentor Graphics acquisition positions Siemens to become ...Leslie LangnauNov 14, 2016
• digitalengineering247.comSiemens Steps Up Industry 4.0 Vision With Mentor Graphics Acquisition - Digital Engineering 24/7Beth StackpoleDec 6, 2016

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