Technology Enables Customers to Bring Smart, Connected Products to Market Faster
NEEDHAM, Mass. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — June 16, 2014 — PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Atego, a developer of model-based systems and software engineering applications based in Cheltenham, UK, for approximately $50 million in cash. Subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to be completed in PTC’s fiscal Q4 2014.
The acquisition enhances PTC’s portfolio of product lifecycle management (PLM) and application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions, and strengthens PTC’s commitment to supporting its customers’ systems engineering initiatives with powerful modeling capabilities.
Atego’s market-leading Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) solution connects requirements engineering, architecture modeling, physical product definition, and system verification functions. In doing so, it drives efficiencies and process standardization, allowing distributed teams to collaboratively build digital models of complex systems, while managing system variability and enabling reuse. These capabilities are increasingly important in a world of smart, connected products in which manufacturers must concurrently develop systems that consist of sophisticated mechanical, electrical, and software components.
Most of the cost associated with any product occurs early in the development process. As such, good decisions made early – while architecting ideas – are critically important. With digital models, manufacturers can ascertain product viability and predict product performance early in the development process, thereby reducing project time and decreasing project costs.
“This is an acquisition that makes perfect sense for PTC,” stated Peter Bilello, president of CIMdata. “Products are no longer simply mechanical systems. And model-based systems engineering supports collaboration across multiple disciplines (mechanical, electrical, software, and controls) and other enterprise functions (manufacturing, purchasing, finance, service, and project management). CIMdata believes that MBSE will become the pervasive paradigm for product development, supporting and promoting a systems thinking mindset.”
“Today, the competitive landscape is characterized by complexity, and manufacturers must employ a holistic approach when designing smart, connected products,” stated Brian Shepherd, EVP Enterprise Segments, PTC. “For customers in our focused markets, there is increasing importance for multifunctional teams to work in concert while modeling the interdependencies of mechanical, electrical, and software engineering components. The acquisition of Atego extends our existing ALM and PLM technologies, and directly supports customers’ needs to integrate multiple systems engineering disciplines.”
Over the past 12 months, Atego achieved approximately $20 million in revenue. Based on the expected closing of the acquisition, PTC expects to realize approximately $5 million in revenue from the Atego business in fiscal Q4 2014. For fiscal year 2014, the acquisition is expected to be neutral to PTC's non-GAAP EPS.
Additional Resources
- Atego (web site)
- More information about the acquisition (web site)
- PTC Live Newsroom
About PTC
PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) enables manufacturers to achieve sustained product and service advantage. PTC's technology solutions help customers transform the way they create, operate, and service products for a smart, connected world. Founded in 1985, PTC employs approximately 6,000 professionals serving more than 28,000 businesses in rapidly-evolving, globally-distributed manufacturing industries worldwide. Get more information at www.PTC.com.
Forward Looking Statements and Risks
Statements in this press release about the expected timing and completion of the acquisition, combination of the solutions, including any features or functionality, and future financial expectations are forward-looking statements and actual results may differ materially as a result of delays in and/or failure of satisfaction of closing conditions, changes or delays in the integration of the solutions, customers may not purchase the solutions when or at the rates we expect and expenses may be higher than we expect.
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