Historical performance in the Network Automation category.
Source: Acquire.fyi, Jan 1, 2025 - Jul 13, 2026.
Largest mergers and acquisitions by disclosed deal value.
| Acquirer | Target | Type | Value | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keysight Technologies, Inc. | Spirent Communications plc | Acquisition | $1.5B | Keysight Technologies, Inc. acquires Spirent Communications plc in $1,460.0M cash deal |
| Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Alkira | Acquisition | $475M | Lumen Buys Alkira to Push Deeper Into Cloud Networking |
| Francisco Partners | EfficientIP | Acquisition | Undisclosed | Francisco Partners Buys EfficientIP to Deepen Network Stack |
Page 1 of latest articles and deal coverage.
The deal gives Francisco Partners a foothold in core enterprise network control software as demand rises for automation and DNS-layer security.
The $475 million deal gives Lumen software control over multi-cloud traffic as it tries to turn fiber infrastructure into a higher-margin enterprise platform.