Acacia agrees to Cisco's increased offer of $4.5 billion
Reuters
Published Jan 14, 2021 14:57
Updated Jan 14, 2021 15:25
(Reuters) - Optical component maker Acacia Communications Inc (NASDAQ:ACIA) on Thursday agreed to Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO)'s increased offer of $4.5 billion, days after the network gear maker took the legal route against Acacia for terminating a previous deal.
The revised deal for $115 per share in cash represents a premium of about 33% to Acacia's last closing price on Wednesday.
Acacia had earlier agreed to a $2.84 billion offer from Cisco, but it terminated the agreement, citing failure to obtain China's approval within the originally agreed time frame. This resulted in Cisco seeking a court order asking Acacia to close the deal for the agreed amount.
Shares of Acacia jumped 31.5%, while Cisco slipped 0.5%.
The companies expect to complete the deal by the end of the first quarter of 2021.
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