Dell Technologies acquired Force10 Networks, Inc. (part of ~$2.7B Fiscal 2012 total), a transaction completed in November 2011, structured as all cash.
Force10 Networks, Inc. operates in Data-center networking, is based in San Jose, California, USA. Dell acquired Force10 Networks, a provider of high-performance data-center networking (switching) solutions, to add its own networking layer to servers and storage. One of the Fiscal 2012 acquisitions totaling about $2.7 billion. (Approximate close date; disclosed as a Fiscal 2012 acquisition.)
Integrated into Dell's Commercial segments; core of Dell Networking.
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.