Acquisition History / Cisco / OpenDNS

Cisco Acquires OpenDNS

Announced June 30, 2015 — $635M

CiscoCloud-delivered enterprise security service2015

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

Cisco's acquisition history
178th 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 2015
116 across all acquirers
Cisco in Cloud-delivered enterprise security service
1 acquisition

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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