Feb 28 (Reuters) -

Synopsys ( SNPS ) is looking to sell about $10 billion of

bonds as soon as next week to help finance its acquisition of

software maker Ansys ( ANSS ), Bloomberg News reported on

Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

The company asked Bank of America, HSBC Holdings and

JPMorgan Chase to organise a series of fixed-income investor

calls on Friday, the report stated, citing a different source.

Synopsys ( SNPS ), JPMorgan and HSBC did not immediately respond to

Reuters' requests for comment, while Bank of America declined to

comment.

Synopsys ( SNPS ) received approval for its $35 billion deal with

Ansys ( ANSS ) in the European Union (EU) last month.

To alleviate competition concerns arising from the deal, the

EU said that both companies have agreed to divest Synopsys' ( SNPS )

optics and photonics software and Ansys' ( ANSS ) PowerArtist software.

The company has begun discussions with Chinese regulators

about the deal, Synopsys ( SNPS ) Chief Executive Sassine Ghazi told

Reuters on Wednesday.

The acquisition, announced in January last year, would

see Synopsys ( SNPS ) take over Ansys ( ANSS ), a maker of software used in the

creation of a diverse range of products, including airplanes and

tennis rackets used by players such as Novak Djokovic.

The potential bond sale comes after Synopsys ( SNPS ) issued a robust

revenue forecast for the second quarter on Wednesday, on the

back of growing demand for its software used in designing chips.