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Dassault Systèmes agreed to acquire ArisGlobal for $1.8 billion in cash, creating the life sciences industry's first unified AI intelligence platform spanning drug discovery through patient outcomes.
The French software maker will pay an additional $200 million tied to multi-year AI-related revenue milestones, bringing the total potential deal value to $2 billion, the company said Thursday. The acquisition of ArisGlobal, an AI-native enterprise compliance platform owned by Nordic Capital, covers regulatory, safety, quality and medical affairs software used by pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
"This acquisition uniquely positions Dassault Systèmes to deliver clinical-grade AI at scale, allowing the life sciences industry to deliver better health outcomes to patients at an accelerated pace," the company said in a statement.
The deal is Dassault's second-largest after its $5.8 billion takeover of Medidata Solutions in 2019, extending its push into life sciences software as growth in its traditional automotive and industrial manufacturing markets slows. Dassault reported first-quarter revenue of 1.51 billion euros ($1.77 billion), in line with estimates, as a prolonged slowdown in the global auto industry weighed on results.
ArisGlobal brings a mission-critical platform that serves as a single source of truth for life sciences compliance, combining real-world patient insights with Dassault's existing expertise in research and development, clinical development and manufacturing. The combined platform connects molecule research through clinical trials to real-world outcomes, leveraging Dassault's 3D UNIV+RSES virtual twin environment.
The transaction is expected to close in the coming months, subject to regulatory approvals. Dassault said the deal aligns with its industrial AI roadmap and positions the company to capture a larger share of the life sciences software market, where compliance and safety systems represent high-margin, recurring revenue streams with long customer retention cycles.
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