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E.U. Approves Synopsys and Ansys Merger

The European Commission on Jan. 10 conditionally approved the $35 billion acquisition of simulation software company Ansys by chip design software provider Synopsys. It represents the biggest tech deal since Broadcom acquired VMware for $69 billion in 2023. The approval is subject to Synopsys divesting its optics and photonics software arm and Ansys selling its PowerArtist tool, which is used…