Acquisition History / Cisco / American Internet
Cisco Acquires American Internet
Announced August 21, 1998 — $56M
What happened
American Internet was a company providing computer networking, acquired by Cisco.
- Acquirer
- Cisco
- Target
- American Internet
- Announced
- August 21, 1998
- Price
- $56M
- Industry
- Computer networking
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Cisco acquire American Internet?
Cisco acquired American Internet on August 21, 1998. This was Cisco's 27th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.
How much did Cisco pay for American Internet?
Cisco paid $56M for American Internet.
What does American Internet do?
American Internet was a company providing computer networking, acquired by Cisco.
What other Computer networking companies has Cisco acquired?
Cisco has made 14 acquisitions in Computer networking, including American Internet. See the full list on the Computer networking and Cisco acquisition pages.
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