Cisco Acquires Growth Networks

Announced February 16, 2000 — $355M

What happened

Growth Networks was a company providing chipsets, acquired by Cisco.

Cisco's acquisition history

52nd 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 2000

54 across all acquirers

Cisco in Chipsets

1 acquisition

When did Cisco acquire Growth Networks?

Cisco acquired Growth Networks on February 16, 2000. This was Cisco's 52nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Growth Networks?

Cisco paid $355M for Growth Networks.

What does Growth Networks do?

Growth Networks was a company providing chipsets, acquired by Cisco.

What other Chipsets companies has Cisco acquired?

Growth Networks is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Chipsets so far.