Acquisition History / Cisco / Pirelli Optical Systems

Cisco Acquires Pirelli Optical Systems

Announced December 20, 1999 — $2.15B

What happened

Pirelli Optical Systems was a company providing fiber-optic communication, acquired by Cisco.

Cisco's acquisition history

49th 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 1999

74 across all acquirers

Cisco in Fiber-optic communication

1 acquisition

When did Cisco acquire Pirelli Optical Systems?

Cisco acquired Pirelli Optical Systems on December 20, 1999. This was Cisco's 49th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Pirelli Optical Systems?

Cisco paid $2.15B for Pirelli Optical Systems.

What does Pirelli Optical Systems do?

Pirelli Optical Systems was a company providing fiber-optic communication, acquired by Cisco.

What other Fiber-optic communication companies has Cisco acquired?

Pirelli Optical Systems is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Fiber-optic communication so far.