Subsequent Events

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Subsequent Events

20. Subsequent Events

On August 1, 2011, Autodesk acquired Instructables Corporation (“Instructables”) for approximately $32.0 million. Instructables was a privately held web-based company specializing in user-created and uploaded instructions for do-it-yourself projects, which other users can comment on and rate for quality. Instructables will be integrated into Autodesk’s PSEB segment.

On August 24, 2011, Autodesk entered into a purchase agreement with TurboSquid Corporation to acquire certain technology related assets for $26.0 million and in addition entered into related commercial arrangements.