NAND Insider Newsletter: March 30 2025

Newsletter

Every week NAND Research puts out a newsletter for our industry customers taking a look at what’s driving the week, and what happened last week that caught our attention. Below is a excerpt from this week’s, March 30, 2025.

Research Note: Siemens Acquires Altair Engineering

Deal

Siemens AG recently announced the acquisition of Altair Engineering, a leading provider of industrial simulation and HPC software, for an enterprise value of approximately $10 billion.

This is Siemens’ largest acquisition to date and expands the company’s industrial software portfolio with core technologies in mechanical and electromagnetic simulation, data science, AI, and HPC.

Quick Take: Siemens To Acquire Altair Engineering

Deal

Siemens AG recently announced its intended acquisition of Altair Engineering, a global leader in computational science, simulation, and AI software, for $10 billion at a share price of $113, a 19% premium over Altair’s closing price on October 21, 2024.

The acquisition aligns with Siemens’ strategy to strengthen its position in industrial software and deepen its portfolio in AI-powered design and simulation capabilities.