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National Instruments acquisitions, on the record

The businesses National Instruments bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
AWR Corporation (AWR) Word for word“On January 15, 2020, we completed the sale of AWR Corporation ("AWR") for approximately $161 million.” 10-K for 2020	divestiture	On January 15, 2020	approximately $161 million
OptimalPlus Ltd. ("OptimalPlus") Word for word“On July 2, 2020, we completed our acquisition of OptimalPlus.” 10-K for 2020	acquisition	On July 2, 2020	—
office building and property located in Austin, Texas Word for word“During the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, we recognized a gain of $ 26.8 million from the sale of our 136,000 square foot office building and property located at 6504 Bridgepoint Parkway, Austin, Texas.” 10-K for 2020	divestiture	During the twelve months ended December 31, 2019	gain of $ 26.8 million
a software company that specializes in signal processing and high-fidelity simulation software for validation of autonomous vehicles and ADAS Word for word“On April 23, 2021, we completed the acquisition of a software company that specializes in signal processing and high-fidelity simulation software for validation of autonomous vehicles and ADAS for approximately $20 million in total cash consideration, subject to certain post-closing adjustments.” 10-K for 2021	acquisition	On April 23, 2021	approximately $20 million in total cash consideration
NH Research, LLC ("NHR") Word for word“On October 19, 2021, we completed the acquisition of NH Research, LLC ("NHR"), a manufacturer of test and measurement solutions for high power applications including electric vehicles and batteries.” 10-K for 2021	acquisition	On October 19, 2021	—
office building and property located at 6504 Bridgepoint Parkway, Austin, Texas Word for word“During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized a gain of $ 26.8 million from the sale of our 136,000 square foot office building and property located at 6504 Bridgepoint Parkway, Austin, Texas.” 10-K for 2021	divestiture	During the year ended December 31, 2019	—
test systems business of Kratzer Automation AG Word for word“On May 2, 2022, we completed the acquisition of certain assets of, and assumed certain liabilities of, the test systems business of Germany-based Kratzer (the "TS Business").” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	On May 2, 2022	—
Heinzinger Automotive GmbH Word for word“On February 28, 2022, we completed the acquisition of Heinzinger, comprising the electronic vehicle systems business of Heinzinger electronic GmbH for $22.5 million in total cash consideration, subject to certain post-closing adjustments.” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	On February 28, 2022	$22.5 million
NHR Word for word“On October 19, 2021, we completed the acquisition of NHR, a manufacturer of test and measurement solutions for high power applications including electric vehicles and batteries.” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	On October 19, 2021	—
MonoDrive, Inc. Word for word“On April 23, 2021, we completed the acquisition of MonoDrive, Inc., a software company that specialized in signal processing and high-fidelity simulation software for validation of autonomous vehicles and ADAS for approximately $20 million in total cash consideration, subject to certain post-closing adjustments.” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	On April 23, 2021	approximately $20 million
OptimalPlus Word for word“On July 2, 2020, we completed our acquisition of OptimalPlus.” 10-K for 2022	acquisition	On July 2, 2020	—
AWR Corporation Word for word“On January 15, 2020, we completed the sale of AWR Corporation ("AWR") for approximately $161 million.” 10-K for 2022	divestiture	On January 15, 2020	approximately $161 million

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-12-31	$549,000	$419,000
2017-12-31	$0	$0
2018-12-31	$5.5 million	$2.8 million
2019-12-31	$0	$227.3 million
2020-12-31	$335 million	$203.1 million
2021-12-31	$223.1 million	$114.2 million
2022-12-31	$72.3 million	$42.8 million

Deal filings since 2016

2023-10-11 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2023-04-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-01-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-08-25 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-06-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-10-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-06-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-06-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-05-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-04-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-06-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Read from National Instruments’s annual reports (10-K for 2022, 10-K for 2021, 10-K for 2020) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2023-02-21. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.