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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFLT) to IBM for $31.00 per share is fair to Confluent sharehold

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The technology giant announced its intent to acquire Confluent for $11 billion. It's a play on the data required for AI.
IBM said on Monday it will buy data infrastructure company Confluent in a deal valued at $11 billion, ramping up its cloud-computing offerings to capitalize on an AI-driven demand boom.
IBM said it is acquiring Confluent in a deal worth $11 billion. IBM will pay $31 per share in cash for all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the company.
$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 th
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Shares of Confluent surged nearly 28% in premarket trading on Monday after the Wall Street Journal reported that IBM is in advanced discussions to acquire the data-streaming platform for about $11 bil
IBM (IBM) is in advanced talks to acquire Confluent (CFLT) for around $11 billion, strengthening its hybrid cloud and AI capabilities. Integrating CFLT's real-time data streaming with IBM's analytics
Confluent is surging as IBM looks to acquire the data-infrastructure company, according to a report.
U.S. stock futures were fluctuating on Monday after Friday's advance. Futures of major benchmark indices were mixed.
International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire data-infrastructure company Confluent Inc (NASDAQ: CFLT) for approximately $11 billion.
Confluent stock rallied late Sunday on a Wall Street Journal report that IBM was close to finalizing an acquisition deal.
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