• The $3.18 billion acquisition of Hexagon’s design and engineering business is now complete. • You’re reading Engineering Paper, and here’s the latest design and simulation software news. • Cadence hascompleted its acquisitionof Hexagon’s design and engineering business. • The deal wasannounced in September 2025with a purchase price of approximately €2.7 billion ($3.18 billion). • The main target of the acquisition was MSC Software, a simulation company that Hexagonacquired in 2017 for $834 million. • MSC’s flagship solutions include the FEA solver Nastran and multibody dynamics software Adams, both of which will help Cadence in its goal to deliver an end-to-end multiphysics portfolio.

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  • Cadence has finalized its $3.18 billion purchase of Hexagon’s design and engineering unit, completing the deal announced in September 2025. The acquisition brings MSC Software into Cadence’s portfolio, adding flagship simulation tools such as the FEA solver Nastran and multibody dynamics software Adams. Hexagon’s unit also included other assets-AMendate, Romax, CADLM, and CAEfatigue-expanding Cadence’s end‑to‑end multiphysics capabilities. CEO Anirudh Devgan said the integration will enable customers to accelerate development in autonomous systems, robotics, and transportation through combined computational and AI‑driven design expertise.

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