Acquisition History / Cisco / Topspin Communications

Cisco Acquires Topspin Communications

Announced April 14, 2005 — $250M

What happened

Topspin Communications was a company providing lAN switching, acquired by Cisco.

Cisco's acquisition history

97th 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 2005

102 across all acquirers

Cisco in LAN switching

9 acquisitions

When did Cisco acquire Topspin Communications?

Cisco acquired Topspin Communications on April 14, 2005. This was Cisco's 97th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Topspin Communications?

Cisco paid $250M for Topspin Communications.

What does Topspin Communications do?

Topspin Communications was a company providing lAN switching, acquired by Cisco.

What other LAN switching companies has Cisco acquired?

Cisco has made 9 acquisitions in LAN switching, including Topspin Communications. See the full list on the LAN switching and Cisco acquisition pages.