Tracked deals
12
12 tracked deals across 2004-2026.
Public Company
Software
Cisco Systems
San Jose, California, United States
Cisco is a worldwide technology leader that helps organizations connect and protect in the AI era, with AI-powered solutions and services across networking, security, and collaboration.
- Focus Areas
- Networking, Cybersecurity, Collaboration
- Website
- www.cisco.com
Recent pace
3
3 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
12 buyout
Cisco Systems Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 5 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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- Buyer
- Cisco
- Target
- WideField Security
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cisco announced its intent to acquire WideField Security, a security technology company focused on protecting identities in the agentic AI era. WideField’s technology is expected to be integrated into Splunk to enhance Agentic SOC capabilities by normalizing and correlating identity, session, and activity telemetry from multiple sources.
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- Buyer
- Cisco
- Target
- Astrix Security, Astrix Security Ltd.
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Israel
- Type
- Buyout
Cisco announced its intent to acquire Astrix Security, a cybersecurity company focused on non-human identity (NHI) security and AI agent governance. The acquisition is meant to strengthen Cisco’s ability to discover, govern, detect, and respond to AI agents and machine-to-machine credentials, with plans to integrate capabilities into Cisco Identity Intelligence, Secure Access and Duo, and Splunk.
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April 9, 2026
- Buyer
- Cisco
- Target
- Galileo Technologies, Inc.
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cisco announced its intent to acquire Galileo Technologies, Inc., an AI observability platform focused on making agentic AI more reliable, safe, and trustworthy. The deal is expected to close in Q4 of Cisco’s fiscal year 2026 and Cisco says Galileo will expand its Splunk Observability portfolio and AI agent monitoring capabilities.
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January 31, 2025
- Buyer
- Cisco
- Target
- SnapAttack
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cisco has acquired SnapAttack, a threat detection and defense company that provides a detection-content lifecycle platform for Security Operations Centers (SOCs). The acquisition will accelerate detection engineering, validation and SIEM modernization capabilities and enable closer integration with Splunk's TDIR and SIEM offerings to improve defenders' visibility and content management.
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October 2, 2023
- Buyer
- Cisco
- Target
- Accedian
- Seller
- Bridge Growth Partners, LLC
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Quebec, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
Cisco has completed the acquisition of Accedian, a provider of network performance analytics and end-user experience solutions, from private equity owner Bridge Growth Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed; Accedian will be integrated into Cisco’s networking and assurance portfolio to strengthen its service assurance and edge/5G capabilities.
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May 14, 2021
- Buyer
- Cisco
- Target
- Kenna Security
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cisco announced the acquisition of Kenna Security, a Santa Clara-based provider of risk-based vulnerability management that uses machine learning and data science to prioritize vulnerabilities. The deal brings Kenna's vulnerability management capabilities into Cisco's SecureX platform to improve threat prioritization, collaboration between security and IT teams, and overall customer security posture.
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- Buyer
- Cisco
- Target
- Socio Labs
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cisco announced it will acquire U.S.-based Socio Labs, a hybrid event technology platform, to expand Webex's event and engagement capabilities for in-person, virtual and hybrid events. The acquisition is intended to integrate Socio's live streaming, sponsorship, networking and analytics features into Webex to deliver a more comprehensive hybrid event management solution.
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August 25, 2020
- Buyer
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Target
- BabbleLabs, Inc.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cisco announced its intent to acquire BabbleLabs, an AI-driven speech enhancement and noise-removal startup, to integrate native noise removal and voice enhancement into the Webex collaboration platform. The acquisition brings BabbleLabs' technology and engineering team into Cisco Collaboration to improve meeting audio quality and privacy by processing noise removal at the client side.
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June 19, 2014
Cisco Systems agreed to acquire Stockholm-based Tail-f Systems, a provider of multi-vendor network service orchestration software, for about $175 million in cash and incentives. The acquisition brings Tail-f's model-driven orchestration and Network Control System (NCS) into Cisco's Cloud and Virtualization Group to accelerate Cisco's cloud virtualization, NFV and multi-vendor orchestration strategy.
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September 23, 2010
- Buyer
- Cisco Systems
- Target
- ExtendMedia
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cisco Systems has completed its acquisition of ExtendMedia, a privately held provider of software-based video content management systems (CMS) headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts with the majority of its employees in Toronto. The acquisition brings ExtendMedia's CMS and multi-screen IP video capabilities into Cisco's Service Provider Video Technology Group to strengthen Cisco's next-generation IP video architecture and monetization offerings for pay and ad-supported models.
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October 1, 2009
- Buyer
- Cisco Systems
- Target
- Tandberg
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Location
- Oslo, Norway
- Type
- Buyout
Cisco Systems completed a takeover of Oslo-based videoconferencing vendor Tandberg in a deal valued at about $3.3 billion, gaining control of 91.1% of shares and launching a compulsory acquisition for the remainder. The acquisition expands Cisco's telepresence and videoconferencing portfolio; former Tandberg CEO Fredrik Halvorsen will join Cisco as senior vice president and head of its TelePresence Technology Group.
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September 10, 2004
- Buyer
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Target
- NetSolve, Incorporated
- Seller
- NetSolve stockholders
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cisco Systems announced a definitive agreement to acquire NetSolve, Incorporated for $11 per share (approximately $128 million gross, ~$90–95 million net of cash). NetSolve’s remote network and IT infrastructure monitoring services and ~292 employees in Austin, Texas will join Cisco’s Customer Advocacy organization to enable Cisco and its channel partners to offer real-time monitoring and managed services for IP telephony, security and other advanced IP services.
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