By Anirban Sen and Milana Vinn
(Reuters) -Synopsys Inc, a maker of software used in chip design, has submitted an offer to acquire Ansys Inc, an engineering software vendor with a market value of $30 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Synopsys is one of the companies that has been in talks with Ansys about a potential deal, the sources said. Ansys has also attracted other suitors, and there is no certainty that Synopsys’ bid will prevail, the sources added.
The offers that Ansys has attracted value it at well over $400 per share, and a deal could be announced in the coming weeks if the talks do not fall apart, the sources said.
The sources requested anonymity as the discussions are confidential. Ansys and Synopsys did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Bloomberg News earlier reported on Thursday Ansys was exploring a sale, without naming any suitor.
Synopsys shares were trading up 18% at $357.20 in afternoon trading in New York on Friday. Synopsys shares dropped 6% to $526.96.
Ansys is a maker of simulation software, which is typically used to forecast how it can be applied across different industries in the real world.
Synopsys, which has a market value of $85 billion, supplies software that engineers use to design and test chip circuits.
(Reporting by Anirban Sen and Milana Vinn in New YorkEditing by Greg Roumeliotis)
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