Arista Networks acquired VeloCloud (SD-WAN business, acquired from Broadcom) for $300.0 million (total cash consideration), a transaction completed in June 2025, structured as all cash. The deal was a Carve-out (business acquired from Broadcom).
VeloCloud (SD-WAN business, acquired from Broadcom) operates in SD-WAN / cloud WAN, is based in United States (business carved out of Broadcom). Arista acquired the VeloCloud business from Broadcom for total cash consideration of $300.0 million, completing the deal on June 30, 2025. VeloCloud's secure, AI-optimized cloud WAN (SD-WAN) portfolio provides connectivity to customer sites of any type, complementing Arista's data-center and campus wired/wireless portfolio. The preliminary purchase price allocation recorded roughly $268.4 million of intangible assets and $148.0 million of goodwill, with about $116.4 million of net tangible liabilities assumed.
Arista added a proven SD-WAN / cloud WAN portfolio to extend its reach from the data center and campus out to the wide-area edge and branch sites.
Established SD-WAN portfolio that extends Arista into wide-area and branch networking. Complements Arista's data-center and campus wired/wireless portfolio with cloud WAN. Added as Arista's secure cloud WAN / SD-WAN portfolio
VeloCloud's secure, AI-optimized cloud WAN portfolio provides seamless connectivity to customer sites of any type, complementing Arista's leading data center and campus wired/wireless portfolio.Arista Networks FY2025 Form 10-K, Note 4 Acquisition, Goodwill and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.