Acquisition History / Cisco / Pipelinks

Cisco Acquires Pipelinks

Announced December 2, 1998 — $126M

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What happened

Pipelinks was a company providing synchronous optical networking, acquired by Cisco.

Acquirer
Cisco
Target
Pipelinks
Announced
December 2, 1998
Price
$126M
Industry
Synchronous optical networking

By the numbers

Cisco's acquisition history
30th 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 1998
36 across all acquirers
Cisco in Synchronous optical networking
4 acquisitions

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Cisco acquire Pipelinks?

Cisco acquired Pipelinks on December 2, 1998. This was Cisco's 30th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Pipelinks?

Cisco paid $126M for Pipelinks.

What does Pipelinks do?

Pipelinks was a company providing synchronous optical networking, acquired by Cisco.

What other Synchronous optical networking companies has Cisco acquired?

Cisco has made 4 acquisitions in Synchronous optical networking, including Pipelinks. See the full list on the Synchronous optical networking and Cisco acquisition pages.

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