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Cisco Acquires Cariden

Announced November 29, 2012 — $141M

CiscoNetwork planning, design and traffic management solutions for telecommunications service providers2012

What happened

Cariden was a company providing network planning, design and traffic management solutions for telecommunications service providers, acquired by Cisco.

Acquirer
Cisco
Target
Cariden
Announced
November 29, 2012
Price
$141M
Industry
Network planning, design and traffic management solutions for telecommunications service providers

By the numbers

Cisco's acquisition history
157th 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 2012
90 across all acquirers
Cisco in Network planning, design and traffic management solutions for telecommunications service providers
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Cisco acquire Cariden?

Cisco acquired Cariden on November 29, 2012. This was Cisco's 157th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Cariden?

Cisco paid $141M for Cariden.

What does Cariden do?

Cariden was a company providing network planning, design and traffic management solutions for telecommunications service providers, acquired by Cisco.

What other Network planning, design and traffic management solutions for telecommunications service providers companies has Cisco acquired?

Cariden is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Network planning, design and traffic management solutions for telecommunications service providers so far.

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