Good morning. Synopsys CEO Sassine Ghazi just did something that’s making jaws drop: He convinced regulators in China and the U.S. to approve the company’s $35 billion acquisition of Ansys that’s set to close today. The reaction from fellow CEOs, he told me: “How did you get one of the most complex deals done in such a complex time?”

Synopsys stock was falling Monday after the chip-design software company received conditional regulatory approval from China to move forward with its $35 billion acquisition of Ansys.The two companies were awaiting clearance from China’s State Administration for Market Regulation,

Key Takeaways Synopsys said it received conditional approval from Chinese regulators for its $35 billion purchase of Ansys. The decision marked the final regulatory hurdle for the deal.The approval had been delayed amid U.