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Synopsys-Ansys merger gets conditional clearance in South Korea

( March 20, 2025, 03:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Synopsys’ proposed acquisition of Ansys has been conditionally approved by the Korea Fair Trade Commission. The KFTC ordered the companies to divest Ansys’ register-transfer-level, or RTL. power-consumption analysis software business and Synopsys’ optics and photonics software businesses to address anticompetitive concerns in the markets. These remedies align with those imposed by other regulators, including those in Japan and the UK. The KFTC believes that these divestments will maintain competition in the software sector and prevent harm to the companies’ key clients in South Korea such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.  The statement, in Korean, is attached....

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