Acquisition History / Cisco / Sourcefire
Cisco Acquires Sourcefire
Announced July 23, 2013 — $2.70B
What happened
Sourcefire was a company providing computer Security, acquired by Cisco.
- Acquirer
- Cisco
- Target
- Sourcefire
- Announced
- July 23, 2013
- Price
- $2.70B
- Industry
- Computer Security
- Deal type
- acquisition
- Financing
- cash
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Cisco acquire Sourcefire?
Cisco acquired Sourcefire on July 23, 2013. This was Cisco's 163rd publicly tracked acquisition out of 234 we have on record.
How much did Cisco pay for Sourcefire?
Cisco paid $2.70B for Sourcefire.
What does Sourcefire do?
Sourcefire was a company providing computer Security, acquired by Cisco.
What other Computer Security companies has Cisco acquired?
Sourcefire is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Computer Security so far.
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