Autodesk announce intention to acquire Robobat Group

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., November 15, 2007 — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced its intent to acquire Robobat, a privately held company based in Grenoble, France that specializes in analysis, design, and steel and concrete detailing software for the structural engineering industry for approximately $42.5  million in USD cash subject to a working capital adjustment. The addition of Robobat technology to the Autodesk portfolio supports the company’s vision for building information modeling (BIM) and will enable Autodesk to develop structural analysis and detailing solutions that leverage the information at the heart of BIM from design to fabrication...

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