Landing a $35 Billion Tech Deal in the Middle of Trade Turbulence
Synopsys CFO Shelagh Glaser recounts some last-minute drama around the deal for Ansys. Plus, a one-on-one with the finance chief of Colombia’s biggest lender.
Synopsys had good reasons for pursuing a tie-up with Ansys, but management knew there might be complications. Photo credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Welcome to CFO Briefing, a newsletter devoted to corporate finance and what leaders need to know. This week, I speak to Synopsys CFO Shelagh Glaser about how the software provider navigated the drawn-out approval process for its $35 billion acquisition of Ansys. I also connect with the finance chief of Colombia’s biggest bank.
But first, here’s some other news that caught my eye: