Cadence to Acquire Denali

27th May 2010

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Cadence Design Systems and Denali Software, Inc., a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and intellectual property (IP), today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Cadence will acquire Denali for $315 million in cash. Denali is expected to have approximately $45 million in cash at closing. In alignment with its EDA360 strategy, this transaction expands Cadence’s solution portfolio to deliver efficient and cost-effective system component modeling and IP integration. The transaction was unanimously approved by the Cadence and Denali Boards of Directors.

“Denali’s strengths in Memory Models, Design IP, and Verification IP accelerate the execution of Cadence’s recently announced EDA360 vision, creating new opportunities for the company,” said Lip-Bu Tan, president and chief executive officer of Cadence. “We are excited to welcome Denali’s talented employees and look forward to delivering the value inherent in this combination.”

“Bringing our two companies together provides a path for future growth, as well as expanded opportunities for our customers and employees,” said Sanjay Srivastava, president and chief executive officer of Denali. “Cadence is a leader in global electronic design and is the right match for Denali and its employees. I am personally excited to be a part of the Cadence team and to help realize the EDA360 vision.”

EDA360 centers on three components: (1) System Realization - the development of a complete hardware/software platform with all of the capabilities needed to begin applications development and deployment; (2) SoC Realization - the development of a single system on chip (SoC), including silicon IP and “bare-metal” software; and (3) Silicon Realization - everything required to get a design into silicon, including the creation and integration of large digital, analog, and mixed-signal IP blocks.