Cisco Acquires Cerent

Announced August 26, 1999

What happened

Cerent was a company providing $6900000000, acquired by Cisco.

Cisco's acquisition history

39th 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 $6900000000

1 acquisition

When did Cisco acquire Cerent?

Cisco acquired Cerent on August 26, 1999. This was Cisco's 39th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Cerent?

The price Cisco paid for Cerent was not publicly disclosed. Only 146 of Cisco's 233 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Cerent do?

Cerent was a company providing $6900000000, acquired by Cisco.

What other $6900000000 companies has Cisco acquired?

Cerent is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in $6900000000 so far.