# Carlyle agrees to acquire AutoForm from Astorg

U.S. buyout fund Carlyle announced on November 17, 2021, that it has agreed to acquire Swiss industrial software firm AutoForm AG from private equity firm Astorg for an undisclosed amount.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-11-17
- Where: Switzerland, Switzerland
- Value: $2.00B
- Status: announced
- Products: engineering software for sheet metal forming simulation
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Carlyle Group](https://endata.com/companies/458.md) (acquirer)
- [Astorg](https://endata.com/companies/3555.md) (partner)
- [AutoForm](https://endata.com/companies/59060.md) (target)
- [AutoForm Engineering GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/59068.md) (target)

## Sources

- [euronews.com](https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/11/17/astorg-autoform-carlyle), 2021-11-17: "Carlyle said on Wednesday it had agreed to acquire Swiss industrial software firm AutoForm AG from private equity firm Astorg for an undisclosed amount."
- [livemint.com](https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/carlyle-to-buy-switzerland-s-autoform-engineering-in-2-billion-deal-11637151894927.html), 2021-11-17: "U.S. private-equity firm Carlyle Group Inc. Wednesday struck a $2 billion deal to acquire AutoForm Engineering GmbH, a Switzerland-based industrial software provider."

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