Report: Dassault Systèmes in talks to buy ArisGlobal
- Location
- Vélizy-Villacoublay / USA · 🇫🇷 France / USA
- Sector
- IT / Software
- Organisations
- Dassault Systèmes ↔ ArisGlobal (Portfolio von Nordic Capital)
- Transaction
- Acquisition talks
- Volume
- approx. US$2bn (reported)
- Status
- announced
Reported (first by the Financial Times, 16 July): Dassault Systèmes is in talks to buy US pharmacovigilance and clinical-trial software specialist ArisGlobal (~$200m revenue, ~1,300 employees) from Nordic Capital for about US$2bn. It would be the company's second-largest acquisition after Medidata (2019, $5.8bn); a deal is not certain. UPDATE (23 July 2026): Confirmed — Dassault Systèmes and ArisGlobal signed a definitive acquisition agreement (US$1.8bn plus up to US$200m earn-out); see the separate entry dated 23 July.
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