Acquisition History / Cisco / Metaplex
Cisco Acquires Metaplex
Announced December 1996
What happened
Metaplex was a company based in AUS providing computer networking, acquired by Cisco.
- Acquirer
- Cisco
- Target
- Metaplex
- Announced
- December 1996
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Computer networking
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Cisco acquire Metaplex?
Cisco acquired Metaplex on December 1996. This was Cisco's 15th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.
How much did Cisco pay for Metaplex?
The price Cisco paid for Metaplex was not publicly disclosed. Only 146 of Cisco's 233 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Metaplex do?
Metaplex was a company based in AUS providing computer networking, acquired by Cisco.
What other Computer networking companies has Cisco acquired?
Cisco has made 14 acquisitions in Computer networking, including Metaplex. See the full list on the Computer networking and Cisco acquisition pages.
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