Acquisition History / Cisco / Splunk

Cisco Acquires Splunk

Announced September 21, 2023 — $28B

CiscoData analysis platform for real-time cybersecurity, full-stack observability, and machine learning telemetry2023

What happened

Splunk was a company providing data analysis platform for real-time cybersecurity, full-stack observability, and machine learning telemetry, acquired by Cisco.

Acquirer
Cisco
Target
Splunk
Announced
September 21, 2023
Price
$28B
Industry
Data analysis platform for real-time cybersecurity, full-stack observability, and machine learning telemetry
Deal type
acquisition
Financing
cash

By the numbers

Cisco's acquisition history
225th of 234 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
147 of 234 Cisco deals
Cisco's average disclosed price
$740.3M
Cisco's largest disclosed deal
Splunk ($28B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2023
79 across all acquirers
Cisco in Data analysis platform for real-time cybersecurity, full-stack observability, and machine learning telemetry
1 acquisition

Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition

When did Cisco acquire Splunk?

Cisco acquired Splunk on September 21, 2023. This was Cisco's 225th publicly tracked acquisition out of 234 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Splunk?

Cisco paid $28B for Splunk.

What does Splunk do?

Splunk was a company providing data analysis platform for real-time cybersecurity, full-stack observability, and machine learning telemetry, acquired by Cisco.

What other Data analysis platform for real-time cybersecurity, full-stack observability, and machine learning telemetry companies has Cisco acquired?

Splunk is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Data analysis platform for real-time cybersecurity, full-stack observability, and machine learning telemetry so far.

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