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SYNOPSYS INC — fact timeline

Source-grounded facts extracted from SYNOPSYS INC's SEC 8-K filings across all families, newest first. Each cites a verbatim SEC excerpt.

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Jesse Cohn was appointed as Director at SYNOPSYS INC.

“There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Cohn and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Cohn was appointed as a director”
Restructurings & Charges

SYNOPSYS INC announced a restructuring with charges of $300 million to $350 million (approximately 10% of Synopsys' workforce).

“following the completion of its acquisition of ANSYS, Inc. Synopsys currently estimates that it will recognize pre-tax charges to its GAAP financial results ranging from $300 million to $350 million consisting of severance and other one-time termination benefits, and other costs such as certain site closures as part of its global site strategy. Synopsys”
Debt Financings

SYNOPSYS INC incurred term loan of $4.3 billion.

“On July 17, 2025, Synopsys borrowed the full $4.3 billion available under the Term Loan Credit Agreement to fund a portion of the Cash Consideration, to pay transaction fees and expenses related to the Merger, such as the incurrence of indebtedness by Synopsys or one of its subsidiaries, the use of proceeds as described in the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the payment of related fees, premiums and expenses, and to repay Ansys’ outstanding indebtedness.”
M&A Transactions

SYNOPSYS INC completed an acquisition involving ANSYS, Inc. (closed 2025-07-17).

“On July 17, 2025, Synopsys completed its acquisition of Ansys pursuant to the Merger Agreement.”

Facts are extracted by an LLM and gated to those whose source quote is present verbatim in the filing text. Coverage is best-effort while backfill and monitoring mature; this is not yet a full-market index. See methodology.