Acquisition History / Cisco / Granite Systems

Cisco Acquires Granite Systems

Announced September 3, 1996 — $220M

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What happened

Granite Systems was a company providing computer networking, acquired by Cisco.

Acquirer
Cisco
Target
Granite Systems
Announced
September 3, 1996
Price
$220M
Industry
Computer networking

By the numbers

Cisco's acquisition history
13th 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 1996
25 across all acquirers
Cisco in Computer networking
14 acquisitions

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Cisco acquire Granite Systems?

Cisco acquired Granite Systems on September 3, 1996. This was Cisco's 13th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Granite Systems?

Cisco paid $220M for Granite Systems.

What does Granite Systems do?

Granite Systems was a company providing computer networking, acquired by Cisco.

What other Computer networking companies has Cisco acquired?

Cisco has made 14 acquisitions in Computer networking, including Granite Systems. See the full list on the Computer networking and Cisco acquisition pages.

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