December 20 2004 – LAWFUEL – First with law news – Fenwick & West LLP represented its client Cisco Systems, Inc. in its announced acquisition of Protego Networks, Inc., a provider of security monitoring and threat management appliances used in enterprise and small-to-medium business networks. Cisco will pay approximately $65 million in cash for Protego. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions, and is expected to close in the second quarter of Cisco’s 2005 fiscal year. More information about the transaction can be obtained from the Cisco Systems Web site at http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2004/corp_122004.html?CMP=AF17154.
The Fenwick & West team included partners Doug Cogen, Lynda Twomey, Scott Spector, Lisa Kenkel and associates Michael Farn, Rochelle Levy and Greg Sato.
Protego, based in Sunnyvale, California, was represented by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Press Inquiries should be directed to Douglas Cogen at 415.875.2409 or dcogen@fenwick.com .
