IBM nears roughly $11 billion deal for Confluent, WSJ reports


The logo of IBM is seen during the Adopt AI International Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

Dec 7 (Reuters) - IBM is in advanced talks to acquire data infrastructure company Confluent for about $11 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The deal could be announced as soon as Monday, according to the report.

Confluent has a market capitalization of about $8.09 billion, as per LSEG-compiled data.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

Confluent and IBM did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside normal business hours.

(Reporting by Preetika Parashuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema and Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

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