Acquisition History / Cisco / Cariden
Cisco Acquires Cariden
Announced November 29, 2012 — $141M
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
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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