Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

On May 4, 2023, Cadence acquired all of the outstanding equity of Pulsic, Ltd. (“Pulsic”), a longtime provider of production-proven technology for floor-planning, placement, and routing of custom ICs. The addition of Pulsic’s technologies and experienced team supports Cadence’s Intelligent System Design strategy and strengthens Cadence’s Custom IC Design and Simulation technology portfolio. The aggregate cash consideration for Cadence’s acquisition of Pulsic, net of cash acquired of $3.8 million, was $56.1 million. Subject to service and other conditions, Cadence expects to recognize expense for consideration paid to certain former Pulsic shareholders, now employed by Cadence, through the second quarter of fiscal 2025.

The total purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with Cadence’s acquisition of Pulsic based on their respective estimated fair values on the acquisition date as follows:


	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Current assets	$	4,369
Goodwill	47,448
Acquired intangibles	12,400
Other long-term assets	89
Total assets acquired	64,306
Current liabilities	1,553
Long-term liabilities	2,885
Total liabilities assumed	4,438
Total purchase consideration	$	59,868

The recorded goodwill is attributed to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, including the acquired assembled workforce, and will not be deductible for tax purposes.

Definite-lived intangible assets acquired with Cadence’s acquisition of Pulsic were as follows:


	Fair Value		Weighted Average Amortization Period
	(In thousands)		(in years)
Existing technology	$	8,000	6.2 years
Agreements and relationships	4,100		8.0 years
Tradenames, trademarks and patents	300		6.0 years
Total acquired intangibles with definite lives	$	12,400	6.8 years

Pro Forma Financial Information

Cadence has not presented pro forma financial information for the business acquired during the second quarter of fiscal 2023 because the results of operations for this business are not material to Cadence’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Acquisition-Related Transaction Costs

Transaction costs associated with acquisitions, which consist of professional fees and administrative costs, are expensed as incurred and are included in general and administrative expense in Cadence’s condensed consolidated income statement. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, transaction costs associated with acquisitions were $3.1 million and $6.0 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended July 2, 2022, transaction costs associated with acquisitions were $6.3 million and $6.5 million, respectively.