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A cash offer for the US industrial software group
Schneider Electric and PTC announced a definitive acquisition agreement on October 5. Schneider would pay $205 in cash for each PTC share, valuing the US company’s equity at approximately $22.6 billion. Including the wider enterprise valuation, the announced figure is $23.7 billion.
The companies put the offer at a 42.3% premium to PTC’s last closing share price. Reuters independently confirmed the terms. The agreement is a proposed acquisition, not a completed transfer of ownership. Both boards have approved it, but PTC shareholder approval and required regulatory clearances remain conditions for closing.
Financing and completion remain ahead
The companies anticipate closing by the third quarter of 2027. Schneider said the funding plan includes approximately €5 billion to €6 billion in new equity and €16 billion to €17 billion in new debt. Those figures describe its planned financing, not evidence that all securities have already been issued.
PTC supplies product-design, engineering and lifecycle-management software. Schneider says the combination would connect that information with its operational and energy systems, strengthening its industrial AI offering. Expected efficiencies and growth benefits are management forecasts, rather than demonstrated results of the combination.
A substantial bet on industrial software
Reuters reported that Schneider shares fell sharply in early Paris trading as investors weighed the deal’s size and the outlook for software amid AI disruption. The acquisition places a major capital commitment behind Schneider’s strategy. Its eventual value will depend on approvals, financing and integration, rather than the announcement alone.
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PTC and Schneider Electric — Definitive acquisition agreement and terms
Primary company announcement; forward-looking statements · 2026-10-05
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Acquisition announcement filed as Exhibit 99.1
Primary filed company disclosure; same announcement · 2026-10-05
Reuters — Schneider Electric to buy US software firm PTC in $22.6 billion deal
Independent reporting · 2026-10-04; updated with October 5 agreement