The JFTC Reviewed the Proposed Acquisition of ANSYS, Inc. by SYNOPSYS, INC. (March 13, 2025)

    Receiving notifications regarding the proposed acquisition of ANSYS, Inc. (“ANSYS” headquartered in the U.S.) by SYNOPSYS, INC. (“SYNOPSYS” headquartered in the U.S.; and ANSYS and SYNOPSYS are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Parties”) (hereinafter referred to as the “Transaction”), the Japan Fair Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “JFTC”) reviewed the Transaction and reached the conclusion that the Transaction is unlikely to result in substantially restraining competition in any particular fields of trade. Accordingly, the JFTC has notified the Parties that the JFTC will not issue a cease and desist order.

    As a result of the review, based on the premise that the Parties would implement their proposed remedies, the JFTC concluded that it could not establish that the Transaction would substantially restrain competition in any particular fields of trade (Please refer to the Attachment for overview of the JFTC’s review results.).

    The Transaction was/has been also reviewed by overseas competition authorities and the JFTC conducted the review while exchanging information with the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority and the European Commission.

* This announcement is a tentative translation. Please refer to the original text written in Japanese.