Salesforce signs agreement to acquire Informatica

SAN FRANCISCO/REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Salesforce and Informatica have entered into an agreement for Salesforce to acquire Informatica for approximately $8 billion in equity value, net of Salesforce’s current investment in Informatica.

Under the terms of the agreement, holders of Informatica’s Class A and Class B-1 common stock will receive $25 in cash per share.

Salesforce states that the planned acquisition will enhance its data foundation critical for deploying agentic AI. The combination of Informatica’s data catalog, data integration, governance, quality and privacy, metadata management, and Master Data Management (MDM) services with the Salesforce platform will establish a unified architecture for agentic AI — enabling AI agents to operate safely, responsibly, and at scale across the modern enterprise.

“We’re excited to acquire Informatica for approximately $8 billion — uniting the world’s #1 AI CRM with the #1 AI-powered MDM and ETL platform,” said Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce. “This combination brings together Salesforce’s Einstein and Informatica’s CLAIRE AI engines to forge the ultimate AI-data platform — trusted, explainable, and built to scale. Together, we’ll supercharge Agentforce, Data Cloud, Tableau, MuleSoft, and Customer 360, enabling autonomous agents to act with intelligence, context, and confidence across every enterprise. This is a transformational step in delivering enterprise-grade AI that is safe, responsible, and deeply integrated with the world’s data.”

Upon close, Salesforce plans to rapidly integrate Informatica’s technology stack — including data integration, quality, governance, and unified metadata for Agentforce, and a single data pipeline with MDM on Data Cloud — seamlessly embedding this “system of understanding” into the Salesforce ecosystem.

“Joining forces with Salesforce represents a significant leap forward in our journey to bring ​​data and AI to life by empowering businesses with the transformative power of their most critical asset — their data,” said Amit Walia, CEO of Informatica. “We have a shared vision for how we can help organizations harness the full value of their data in the AI era.”

Salesforce will also support Informatica’s continued strategy of building AI-powered data management products — delivering an end-to-end platform with integrated solutions to connect, manage, and unify data across any cloud, hybrid, or multi-cloud environment.

Under the terms of the agreement, Salesforce will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Informatica that it does not already own. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both Salesforce and Informatica and is expected to close early in Salesforce’s fiscal year 2027, subject to the receipt of required regulatory clearances and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.