Fenwick represented Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), a worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet, in its agreement to acquire software-defined networking (SDN) platform specialist Sedona Systems Ltd.
Sedona Systems’ NetFusion is a market leader for its Hierarchical Controller (HCO) that enables multi-vendor, multi-domain automation and SDN. With Sedona joining the Cisco Crosswork portfolio, Cisco seeks to deliver the most advanced network automation platform. More information can be obtained from Cisco’s blog post announcing the acquisition.
The Fenwick transaction team included corporate partners Ken Myers and Einat Meisel and associates Bree Thompson and Luke Finn; technology transactions partner Stephen Gillespie, counsel Christopher Joslyn and associates Russell Wong and Julia Chung; intellectual property associate Emily Bullis; executive compensation and employee benefits partner Matthew Cantor, counsel Laura McIntyre and associate Christophe Delrieu; and tax partner Adam Halpern, counsel Ora Grinberg and associate Einav Axler.