CMA investigates $35b chip deal

Could upset global competition

Tom Allen
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CMA investigates $35b chip deal

The Competition and Markets authority has launched an early-stage inquiry into Synopsys' plan to buy software developer Ansys.

Synopsys, which has a market cap of $79.8 billion, supplies tools and services to the semiconductor design and manufacturing industry. Ansys, worth about $27.4 billion, creates simulation software ...

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