IBM CEO Arvind Krishna joins ‘Squawk on the Street' to discuss the $11 billion acquisition of Confluent, how the deal will help the business, and more.
International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM) said on Monday it has agreed to acquire Confluent Inc, a data streaming platform used by clients including Anthropic, Amazon Web Services and Google, in
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IBM Corp. (IBM) is stepping up its standing in the A.I. race through a new acquisition.
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 and depl

IBM Buys Confluent For $11 Billion Deal

09:40am, Monday, 08'th Dec 2025
IBM announced it would buy data streaming firm Confluent for $11 billion, the companies said in a statement on Monday morning, marking a major acquisition as the legacy tech company pushes to expand i
Live Updates IBM to Buy Confluent at a Premium 6 hours ago Live S&P 500 component company IBM (NYSE: IBM) will acquire data streaming platform Confluent (Nasdaq: CFLT) in an $11 billion transaction th
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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Breakfast News: IBM Closes In On $11B Deal

07:30am, Monday, 08'th Dec 2025
IBM eyes up Confluent takeover, notable names reporting this week, December Fed decision, and more
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
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