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Cisco Acquires Acacia Communications

Announced July 9, 2019 — $2.60B

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What happened

Acacia Communications was a company based in USA providing optical Interconnects, acquired by Cisco.

Acquirer
Cisco
Target
Acacia Communications
Announced
July 9, 2019
Price
$2.60B
Industry
Optical Interconnects
Deal type
acquisition
Financing
cash

By the numbers

Cisco's acquisition history
206th of 234 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
147 of 234 Cisco deals
Cisco's average disclosed price
$740.3M
Cisco's largest disclosed deal
Splunk ($28B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2019
81 across all acquirers
Cisco in Optical Interconnects
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Cisco acquire Acacia Communications?

Cisco acquired Acacia Communications on July 9, 2019. This was Cisco's 206th publicly tracked acquisition out of 234 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Acacia Communications?

Cisco paid $2.60B for Acacia Communications.

What does Acacia Communications do?

Acacia Communications was a company based in USA providing optical Interconnects, acquired by Cisco.

What other Optical Interconnects companies has Cisco acquired?

Acacia Communications is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Optical Interconnects so far.

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