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Salesforce to Acquire Informatica for $8 Billion to Power Next-Generation AI Data Platform

Salesforce’s board has approved an $8 billion purchase that merges Informatica’s data management tools into its AI-driven platform ahead of a projected early fiscal 2027 closing.

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
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.
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Overview

  • Salesforce will pay $25 per share in cash to Informatica investors, representing roughly a 30 percent premium to the company’s closing price before talks resumed.
  • The transaction is Salesforce’s largest acquisition since its approximately $27.7 billion purchase of Slack Technologies in 2021.
  • The deal will be financed through a mix of existing cash reserves and new debt as Salesforce seeks stronger profitability under activist investor pressure.
  • Informatica’s data catalog, integration, governance and metadata capabilities will be combined with Salesforce’s Data Cloud, MuleSoft, Tableau and Agentforce to create a unified AI data platform.
  • Regulators are expected to review the deal for potential antitrust concerns because Informatica’s services overlap with Salesforce’s MuleSoft unit.