Acquisition History / Cisco / Pure Networks, Inc.
Cisco Acquires Pure Networks, Inc.
Announced July 23, 2008 — $120M
What happened
Pure Networks, Inc. was a company based in USA providing computer software, acquired by Cisco.
- Acquirer
- Cisco
- Target
- Pure Networks, Inc.
- Announced
- July 23, 2008
- Price
- $120M
- Industry
- Computer software
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Cisco acquire Pure Networks, Inc.?
Cisco acquired Pure Networks, Inc. on July 23, 2008. This was Cisco's 131st publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.
How much did Cisco pay for Pure Networks, Inc.?
Cisco paid $120M for Pure Networks, Inc..
What does Pure Networks, Inc. do?
Pure Networks, Inc. was a company based in USA providing computer software, acquired by Cisco.
What other Computer software companies has Cisco acquired?
Pure Networks, Inc. is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Computer software so far.
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