Aspen Technology, Inc.( NasdaqGS: AZPN) is considering acquisitions to drive shareholders value and long term growth aspirations. Antonio Pietri, President And Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Technology, said, “Pursuing acquisitions, [well], it's an effective way to drive shareholder value and we've done five since 2012. We continue to press the flesh to see what we can do in that area. We have a pipeline of acquisitions, most of them tuck-ins. And, you know, we're hopeful that some of them will happen in the future. I get the question, well, are there any medium or large-sized acquisitions? You know, when we think of acquisitions we think of them in the context of can they support our long-term profitability target and our growth aspirations.”