IBM and Confluent, Inc. 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.
Transaction Details Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Confluent for $31 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of $11 billion. Confluent will be acquired with available cash on hand.
IBM is buying data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash in a bid to bolster its data and automation products as ever more companies move their tech operations to the cloud...
IBM has struck a definitive agreement to buy real-time data streaming platform developer Confluent in a deal valued at $11 billion, the companies said Monday.
IBM acquires Confluent to unify real-time data streaming, Kafka and hybrid cloud as enterprises scale generative and agentic AI across fragmented systems Enterprise technology companies are racing to build infrastructure for AI systems that require real-time access to data across distributed computing environments.
IBM’s acquisitionof Confluent, which combines IBM’s AI infrastructure software and Automation offerings with Confluent’s real-time data and event streaming capabilities, will position both ...
IBM is making one of its largest software bets in years. The company confirmed Monday that it is acquiring data-streaming platform Confluent in an all-cash deal valued at $11 billion, a move that places real-time data infrastructure at the center of IBM’s AI ambitions.
The acquisitionof Confluent is also expected to drive substantial product synergies across IBM's portfolio, including AI products and services, Automation, Data and Consulting, and accelerate ...
IBM said it is acquiringConfluent in a deal worth $11 billion. The addition of Confluent will strengthen IBM's artificial intelligence portfolio. IBM will pay $31 per share in cash for...
IBM and Confluent will enable end-to-end integration of applications, analytics, data systems and AI agents to drive intelligence and resilience in hybrid cloud environments.
