By IBM
Publication Date: 2025-12-08 13:00:00
- $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 first full year, and free cash flow in year two, post close
ARMONK, N.Y. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFLT), the data streaming pioneer, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which IBM will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Confluent for $31 per share, representing an enterprise value of $11 billion. Confluent provides a leading open-source enterprise data streaming platform that connects, processes and governs reusable and reliable data and events in real time, foundational for the deployment of AI.
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