Acquisition History / Cisco / Netsys Technologies

Cisco Acquires Netsys Technologies

Announced October 14, 1996 — $79M

What happened

Netsys Technologies was a company providing network simulation, acquired by Cisco.

Cisco's acquisition history

14th 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 Network simulation

1 acquisition

When did Cisco acquire Netsys Technologies?

Cisco acquired Netsys Technologies on October 14, 1996. This was Cisco's 14th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Netsys Technologies?

Cisco paid $79M for Netsys Technologies.

What does Netsys Technologies do?

Netsys Technologies was a company providing network simulation, acquired by Cisco.

What other Network simulation companies has Cisco acquired?

Netsys Technologies is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Network simulation so far.