Cisco Acquires Calista

Announced August 16, 1999 — $55M

What happened

Calista was a company providing private branch exchange, acquired by Cisco.

Cisco's acquisition history

37th 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 1999

74 across all acquirers

Cisco in Private branch exchange

1 acquisition

When did Cisco acquire Calista?

Cisco acquired Calista on August 16, 1999. This was Cisco's 37th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Calista?

Cisco paid $55M for Calista.

What does Calista do?

Calista was a company providing private branch exchange, acquired by Cisco.

What other Private branch exchange companies has Cisco acquired?

Calista is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Private branch exchange so far.