Private equity firms Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners agreed to acquire Software Integrity Group, an application security testing software provider, from Synopsys, an American electronic design automation company, for $2.1bn. "As security becomes more embedded in DevOps workflows, we believe the demand and importance of application security testing providers will continue to rise. We are ready to leverage Clearlake's O.P.S.® framework to foster operational enhancements, build upon the Software Integrity Group's robust product offering, and fuel new growth as a standalone enterprise," Behdad Eghbali, Clearlake Co-Founder and Managing Partner.