Kaskela Law LLC is investigating the fairness of the recently announced proposed buyout of Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFLT) shareholders to determine whether the buyout price undervalues the company’s shares and shortchanges investors.

On December 8, 2025, Confluent announced that it had agreed to be acquired by IBM at a price of $31.00 per share in cash.  Following the closing of the proposed transaction, Confluent shareholders will be cashed out of their investment position and the company’s shares will no longer be publicly traded.

The investigation seeks to determine whether Confluent investors will be receiving sufficient financial consideration for their shares, and whether the company’s officers and/or directors breached their fiduciary duties or violated the securities laws in agreeing to sell the company to IBM. Notably, at the time the proposed transaction was announced, at least one stock analyst was maintaining a price target of $36.00 per share for Confluent’s shares – over 16% higher than the buyout price.

Confluent shareholders are encouraged to contact Kaskela Law LLC (D. Seamus Kaskela, Esq. or Adrienne Bell, Esq.) for additional information about this investigation and their legal rights and options at (484) 229 – 0750, by email at [email protected], or by completing the form on this page.