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Product category: Design and Development Software
News Release from: Cadence Design Systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 29 April 2002

Cadence to acquire Simplex Solutions

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Cadence Design Systems has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Simplex Solutions.

Cadence Design Systems has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Simplex Solutions Under the terms of the agreement, Cadence will acquire Simplex in a tax-free, stock-for-stock merger with an equity value of approximately $300 million, or $18 per share of Simplex common stock, at the time of announcement

The acquisition is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2002.

"Our strategy is to bring the best technology to market for 0.13-micron-and-below design", said Ray Bingham, president and CEO of Cadence Design Systems.

"We have been building the solutions for the next generation of IC design for more than a year now.