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IBM Acquires Confluent

On December 8, 2025, IBM acquired information technology company Confluent for 11.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IBM’s 48th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is IBM’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is IBM’s 147th transaction in the United States.
  • This is IBM’s 48th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-12-08
Target Confluent
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) IBM
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 11.0B USD
Advisor(s) Cooley (Legal)

Target

Confluent

Mountain View, California, United States
Confluent is a data streaming platform that pioneers a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure that sets data in motion. The company's cloud-native offering is the foundational platform for data in motion designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. It helps organizations to meet the new business imperative of delivering rich, digital front-end customer experiences and transitioning to sophisticated, real-time, software-driven backend operations. Confluent was founded in 2014 and is based in Mountain View, California.

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Buyer

IBM

Armonk, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1911
Sector Information Technology
Employees270,300
Revenue 62.8B USD (2024)
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Entrance to IBM's corporate headquarters in Armonk, New York.
Entrance to IBM's corporate headquarters in Armonk, New York.

IBM is a global provider of information technology products and services. IBM's products and services include IT infrastructure and business process services, cloud computing, business analytics, and enterprise software. IBM was formed in 1911 and is based in Armonk, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 204 of 204
Sector: Information Technology M&A 48 of 48
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 181 of 181
State: California M&A 48 of 48
Country: United States M&A 147 of 147
Year: 2025 M&A 6 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 34
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