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POTENTIAL DEAL DETAILS
| Stock | Splunk Inc. | Symbol | SPLK |
| Date Announced | 02/11/2022 | Source | Wall Street Journal |
| Type | Unsolicited Bid | Acquiring Company/Person | Cisco |
| Date of Confirmation: | 09/21/2023 | Price at Confirmation: | $144.90 |
| Potential Profit: | 16.55% | Annualized Profit: | 10.29% |
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) has made a takeover offer worth more than $20 billion for software maker Splunk Inc., (SPLK) according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be the networking giant’s biggest acquisition ever.
Update(s):
March 4, 2022: Private-equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC has taken a 7.5% stake in Splunk Inc. (SPLK) worth about $1.4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, a big bet on the software company and its incoming chief executive.
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