Cadence Acquires Future Facilities

Cadence Acquires Hexagon's Design & Engineering Business

February 26, 2026

Software

Cadence Design Systems completed the acquisition of Hexagon AB's Design & Engineering (D&E) business for approximately €2.7 billion in cash and Cadence common stock. Hexagon received ~3.2 million Cadence shares (about 30% of consideration) with the remainder in cash; the D&E business contributed roughly €265 million of revenue in 2024 and the sale is expected to produce a ~€1.4 billion gain for Hexagon. The deal expands Cadence's capabilities in physical AI, multiphysics and system-level design and analysis.

Nscale Acquires Future-tech

December 15, 2025

Engineering Services

Nscale has acquired Future-tech, a European data‑centre engineering consultancy of roughly 60 employees, to strengthen its AI infrastructure design, project delivery and operations capabilities across Europe and North America. The deal brings Future-tech’s specialist engineering, design and management team into Nscale as the company scales execution of AI‑ready data centres globally.

Cadence Design Systems Acquires Integrand Software, Inc.

February 13, 2020

Software

Cadence Design Systems has acquired Integrand Software, Inc. to integrate Integrand's EMX Method of Moments electromagnetic solver into Cadence's Virtuoso, Sigrity, Clarity and AWR offerings, strengthening Cadence's 5G RF communications capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Cadence Design Systems Acquires Pointwise

April 15, 2021

Software

Cadence Design Systems has acquired Pointwise, a specialist in mesh generation for computational fluid dynamics (CFD), to expand its system analysis and high-fidelity simulation offerings. The acquisition augments Cadence's CFD portfolio—alongside the earlier NUMECA deal—by adding mesh generation and pre-processing capabilities critical for aerospace and other engineering applications; terms were not disclosed.

Cadence Design Systems Acquires OpenEye Scientific

July 25, 2022

Software

Cadence Design Systems announced the acquisition of OpenEye Scientific Software for approximately $500 million, extending Cadence's computational software expertise into molecular modeling and simulation for life sciences. OpenEye's cloud-native Orion SaaS platform and scientific toolkits—used by 19 of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies—will be combined with Cadence's algorithmic, solver and large-data management capabilities to accelerate computational drug discovery; the deal is expected to contribute about $40 million in fiscal 2023.

Adaptas Solutions Acquires Cadence Fluidics

December 7, 2020

Medical Devices

Adaptas Solutions, a portfolio company of Ampersand Capital Partners, has acquired Cadence Fluidics to broaden its product family of fluidic modules and custom valve solutions for life-science OEM instrument manufacturers. Cadence's manufacturing will be transitioned into Adaptas' 90,000 sq. ft. Palmer, Massachusetts campus; financial terms were not disclosed.