M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Emerson completes combination with AspenTech, owns 55% of new industrial software leader
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
- Emerson contributed $6.014B cash and its OSI Inc. and Geological Simulation Software businesses to new AspenTech.
- AspenTech shareholders received 0.42 shares of new AspenTech common stock plus $87.69 cash per share.
- New AspenTech begins trading on NASDAQ under ticker AZPN on May 17, 2022; Emerson owns 55% fully diluted.
- Transaction expected to generate significant revenue and cost synergies, expanding Emerson's software portfolio.
- New AspenTech CEO Antonio Pietri cites comprehensive software portfolio and stronger balance sheet for growth.