Cisco Systems Mergers & Acquisitions

Cisco Systems M&A Summary

Cisco Systems has acquired 228 companies, including 14 in the last 5 years. A total of 28 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 7 assets.

Cisco Systems’ largest acquisition to date was in 2023, when it acquired Splunk for $28.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2015, when it sold Cisco Systems - Customer Premises Equipment Business to Vantiva SA for $600M. Cisco Systems has acquired in 23 different US states, and 15 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (40%) and information technology (21%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity230
    • M&A Buy Activity223
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 15
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 34

Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc.

170 West Tasman Drive,
San Jose, California 95134
United States,
(408) 526-7209
www.cisco.com

All (230) Buy (223) Sell (7)
Date Target Value
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Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2023-12-21 Isovalent · Information Technology
Cupertino, California · www.isovalent.com

Isovalent builds open-source software and enterprise solutions solving networking, security, and observability needs for modern cloud native infrastructure. Isovalent was founded in 2017 and is based in Cupertino, California.

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