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M&A Deal Summary

Cisco Systems Acquires KiSS Technology A/S

On July 22, 2005, Cisco Systems acquired electronics company KiSS Technology A/S for 61M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cisco Systems’ 1st transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Cisco Systems’ 106th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Cisco Systems’ 2nd transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-07-22
Target KiSS Technology A/S
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Cisco Systems
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 61M USD

Target

KiSS Technology A/S

Hørsholm, Denmark
KiSS is a leading technology provider for networked entertainment devices and has a product portfolio that includes home video products such as networked DVD players and networked DVD recorders. KiSS's technology platform also has the capability to extend to other consumer electronics products and will help Linksys develop a unique, networked entertainment product suite.

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Buyer

Cisco Systems

San Jose, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees90,400
Revenue 53.8B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Cisco's corporate campus in San Jose, California.
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Cisco Systems designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology (IT) industry and provides services associated with these products and their use. Cisco provides a broad line of products for transporting data, voice, and video within buildings, across campuses, and around the world. The Company's products are designed to transform how people connect, communicate, and collaborate, and are installed at enterprise businesses, public institutions, telecommunications companies and other service providers, commercial businesses, and personal residences. Cisco was founded in 1984 and is based in San Jose, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 102 of 223
Sector: Electronics M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 98 of 215
Country: Denmark M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2005 M&A 8 of 12
Size (of disclosed) 106 of 133
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-06-27 NetSift

San Diego, California, United States

NetSift provides a unique solution to deep packet processing challenges, valuable intellectual property, and a core team with a long history of algorithmic innovations supporting high-speed packet processing.

Buy $30M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-07-26 Sheer Networks

San Jose, California, United States

Sheer Networks is a pioneer in the development of intelligent network and service management products for service providers and large enterprises. Sheer's technology can adapt to network changes easily, scale to large networks, and help extend new technologies and services to simplify the difficult task of monitoring and maintaining complex networks.

Buy $97M
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