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Salesforce agrees to acquire Informatica for $8 billion to enhance AI-driven data platform

Regulators must still approve the $25-per-share agreement before its expected early fiscal 2027 closing

A logo of Salesforce is seen at its exhibition space, at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
FILE - People walk past the Salesforce Tower in New York on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
FILE: An aerial view of Salesforce Tower in San Francisco on May 30, 2023. The tower’s namesake company is buying the publicly traded Informatica.

Overview

  • Informatica shareholders will receive $25 in cash per share, a roughly 30% premium over its pre-deal stock price.
  • Salesforce plans to fund the transaction through a mix of existing cash reserves and new debt.
  • The deal will integrate Informatica’s data catalog, integration, governance and metadata tools with Salesforce’s Agentforce, Data Cloud, MuleSoft and Tableau offerings.
  • Executives say the acquisition will bolster Salesforce’s standing in the more than $150 billion enterprise data market while laying the groundwork for responsible agentic AI deployment.
  • The agreement, approved by both companies’ boards, faces potential antitrust review due to overlaps between Informatica and Salesforce’s MuleSoft unit.