IBM has agreed to acquire Confluent in an USD 11 billion deal that signals how crucial real-time data has become for the next wave of enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI). Announced on December 8, ...

While $11 billion is a lot of money to spend, IBM is betting that acquiring Confluent and its popular data streaming platform will generate a superior return compared to the capex-heavy strategies of ...

International Business Machines is turning to a big-money acquisition as it looks to maintain an artificial-intelligence advantage. The technology giant announced on Monday that it planned to purchase ...

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is buying data-streaming platform Confluent in a bid to bolster its AI offerings. The deal, worth $11 billion (€9.44bn) in total, will see IBM pay $31 ...

$11B acquisition to deliver end-to-end data platform for businesses to connect, process and govern data for applications and AI agents Transaction expected to be accretive to adjusted EBITDA within ...

The reported $11 billion deal shores up IBM's AI pivot At last check, Confluent stock was up 28.50% to trade at $29.74. The shares are now trading at their highest level since early March, and have ...

ARMONK, N.Y. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 8, 2025 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and data streaming company Confluent today announced they have entered into an agreement under which IBM will acquire all of the ...

IBM has agreed to acquire cloud-native enterprise data streaming platform Confluent in a move designed to expand its portfolio of tools for building AI applications The company said Monday in a ...

Investing.com -- IBM announced Monday that it will acquire Confluent Inc. (NASDAQ: CFLT) for $31 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of $11 billion. According to Jefferies in a note ...

IBM is consuming data streaming provider Confluent in an $11 billion deal targeted at bolstering Big Blue’s growing software empire. The proposed deal will see IBM acquire Confluent for $31 per share, ...

US stocks today: California-based data streaming platform, Confluent, stock price rose 29% on Wall Street on Monday, 8 December 2025, after the global tech giant, IBM, announced its $11 billion ...