Acquisition History / Cisco / Arrowpoint Communications

Cisco Acquires Arrowpoint Communications

Announced May 5, 2000 — $5.70B

CiscoLAN switching2000

What happened

Arrowpoint Communications was a company based in USA providing lAN switching, acquired by Cisco.

Acquirer
Cisco
Target
Arrowpoint Communications
Announced
May 5, 2000
Price
$5.70B
Industry
LAN switching

By the numbers

Cisco's acquisition history
59th of 233 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
146 of 233 Cisco deals
Cisco's average disclosed price
$742.6M
Cisco's largest disclosed deal
Splunk ($28B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2000
54 across all acquirers
Cisco in LAN switching
9 acquisitions

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Cisco acquire Arrowpoint Communications?

Cisco acquired Arrowpoint Communications on May 5, 2000. This was Cisco's 59th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Arrowpoint Communications?

Cisco paid $5.70B for Arrowpoint Communications.

What does Arrowpoint Communications do?

Arrowpoint Communications was a company based in USA providing lAN switching, acquired by Cisco.

What other LAN switching companies has Cisco acquired?

Cisco has made 9 acquisitions in LAN switching, including Arrowpoint Communications. See the full list on the LAN switching and Cisco acquisition pages.

Read the full article →

More Cisco acquisitions

See all 233 Cisco acquisitions →

More LAN switching acquisitions