M&A Deal Summary

Cisco Systems Acquires Sourcefire

On October 7, 2013, Cisco Systems acquired information technology company Sourcefire for 2.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cisco Systems’ 35th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Cisco Systems’ 11th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Cisco Systems’ 146th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Cisco Systems’ 2nd transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-10-07
Target Sourcefire
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Cisco Systems
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.7B USD
Advisor(s) Qatalyst Partners (Financial)

Target

Sourcefire

Columbia, Maryland, United States
Sourcefire, Inc. is a provider of intelligent cybersecurity solutions, is transforming the way global large- to mid-size organizations and government agencies manage and minimize security risks to their dynamic networks, endpoints, mobile devices and virtual environments.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cisco Systems

San Jose, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees84,900
Revenue 57.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Cisco's corporate campus in San Jose, California.
Entrance to Cisco's corporate campus in San Jose, California.

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 169 of 223
Sector (Information Technology) 35 of 45
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 162 of 215
State (Maryland) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 146 of 189
Year (2013) 8 of 11
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 133
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-30 BroadHop

Denver, Colorado, United States

BroadHop is a provider of next-generation policy control and service management technology for carrier networks worldwide.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-29 WhipTail Technologies

Whippany, New Jersey, United States

WhipTail Technologies, Inc. is a provider of high performance, scalable solid state memory systems that enable organizations to simplify physical and virtual data center environments and process more data in less time

Buy $415M
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