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ANSYS - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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ANSYS M&A Summary

ANSYS has acquired 29 companies of its own, including 10 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

ANSYS’s largest acquisition to date was in 2010, when it acquired Ansoft for $832M. ANSYS has acquired in 12 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (87%) and test/measurement equipment (7%).

ANSYS Ownership

Who owns ANSYS?

ANSYS is owned by Synopsys. It was acquired on January 16, 2024.

ANSYS Business Overview

Where is ANSYS headquartered?

ANSYS is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

What is ANSYS’s revenue?

ANSYS disclosed revenue of 2,066M USD for 2022 and 1,907M USD for 2021.

How many employees does ANSYS have?

ANSYS has 5,600 employees.

What sector is ANSYS in?

ANSYS is a software company.

When was ANSYS founded?

ANSYS was founded in 1970.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity30
    • M&A Buy Activity29
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 2

ANSYS

ANSYS, Inc.

2600 ANSYS Drive,
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317
United States,
(844) 462-6797
www.ansys.com

ANSYS is a designer and producer of computer-aided engineering software. Its products are used worldwide in developing design solutions for the aerospace, automotive, biomechanics, consumer, electrical/electronics, machinery and power industries. ANSYS was incorporated in 1970 and is based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 21 2 3 1 2 - 29
vol $3.9B $3.9B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - - 1 1
  30

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Ansys - PowerArtist Business 2025-01-06 - Divestiture
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
The Humanetics Group 2024-01-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Plymouth, Michigan · www.stholdingsinc.com
Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc. 2024-01-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Plymouth, Michigan · www.humaneticsatd.com
Diakopto, Inc. 2023-05-16 - Add-on Acquisition
San Jose, California · www.diakopto.com
C&R Technologies, Inc. 2022-10-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Boulder, Colorado · www.crtech.com
Motor Design Ltd. 2022-05-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Wrexham, United Kingdom · www.motor-design.com
OnScale, Inc. 2022-04-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Redwood City, California · www.onscale.com
Zemax LLC 2021-08-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Kirkland, Washington · www.zemax.com
Phoenix Integration, Inc. 2021-05-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Blacksburg, Virginia · www.phoenix-int.com
Analytical Graphics, Inc. 2020-10-26 700M USD Add-on Acquisition
Exton, Pennsylvania · www.agi.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 25 (86%) 3.9B (100%) 1 (100%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 2 (7%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (3%) - - -
Semiconductors 1 (3%) - - -
Total 29 $3.9B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 21 3.8B 1 -
  California 6 1.1B - -
  Pennsylvania 3 2.4B 1 -
  Michigan 2 - - -
  Massachusetts 2 85M - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
  New Hampshire 1 300M - -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
Canada 2 - - -
  Quebec 1 - - -
  British Columbia 1 - - -
France 2 47M - -
Germany 2 - - -
United Kingdom 2 - - -
Domestic 21 (72%) 3.8B (99%) 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 8 (28%) 47M (1%) - -
Total 29 $3.9B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
BofA Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Goodwin Procter
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 6 $3.7B
< $100M 2 $132M
TOTAL $3.9B
Largest Ansoft, LLC
$832M (2010-03-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
10%
3 (10%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Software

Revenue

2,066   9% 2022
1,907   14% 2021
1,681   11% 2020
1,516   18% 2019
1,294   19% 2018
1,095   11% 2017
988   5% 2016
943   1% 2015
936   9% 2014
861   8% 2013
798   2012
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Employees

5,600

Established

1970

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