Acquisition History / Cisco / OpenDNS
Cisco Acquires OpenDNS
Announced June 30, 2015 — $635M
What happened
OpenDNS was a company providing cloud-delivered enterprise security service, acquired by Cisco.
- Acquirer
- Cisco
- Target
- OpenDNS
- Announced
- June 30, 2015
- Price
- $635M
- Industry
- Cloud-delivered enterprise security service
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Cisco acquire OpenDNS?
Cisco acquired OpenDNS on June 30, 2015. This was Cisco's 178th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.
How much did Cisco pay for OpenDNS?
Cisco paid $635M for OpenDNS.
What does OpenDNS do?
OpenDNS was a company providing cloud-delivered enterprise security service, acquired by Cisco.
What other Cloud-delivered enterprise security service companies has Cisco acquired?
OpenDNS is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Cloud-delivered enterprise security service so far.
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