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IBM Finalizes $11 Billion Confluent Acquisition, Cementing Dominance in the "Data-in-Motion" Era
ARMONK, N.Y. – January 8, 2026 – International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) has officially completed its $11 billion all-cash acquisition of Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFLT), the pioneer of the data streaming category. The deal, finalized ahead of initial mid-year projections, marks a definitive shift in the enterprise technology landscape, as