Software integrity vendor Synopsys announced on Nov. 1 that it is acquiring privately held Black Duck Software for $565 million, in a deal that is expected to close in December 2017.
Black Duck Software develops a software composition analysis platform that is used by organizations to help understand and secure their open-source software development efforts and deployments. The company was founded in 2002 and had raised approximately $75.5 million in venture funding.
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