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Salesforce to Acquire Informatica for $8 Billion to Bolster AI Data Management

The purchase answers activist investors’ calls for greater profitability by adding Informatica’s cloud data platform to Salesforce’s AI arsenal.

FILE - People walk past the Salesforce Tower in New York on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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
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FILE - In this May 16, 2019, file photo, Salesforce chairman Marc Benioff speaks during a news conference, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Overview

  • Salesforce will pay about $8 billion, or $25 per share, representing a roughly 30 percent premium to Informatica’s closing price before talks resumed.
  • This transaction is Salesforce’s largest acquisition since its $28 billion purchase of Slack Technologies in 2021.
  • Informatica’s cloud-based and on-premise tools are expected to give Salesforce tighter control over enterprise data as it integrates generative AI into products like Agentforce.
  • Negotiations resumed in May after last year’s deal talks stalled over valuation disagreements, leading to Tuesday’s agreement.
  • Regulators may review the deal for potential antitrust concerns due to overlaps between Informatica’s data platform and Salesforce’s MuleSoft integration services.