Salesforce, Inc. × Informatica Inc.
Salesforce completed its acquisition of Informatica for an equity value of approximately $8 billion, paying $25 per share in cash. [31, 60] The deal, which was agreed to in May 2025 and completed in November 2025, is aimed at creating a unified and governed data foundation to power Salesforce's AI offerings, particularly its 'Agentforce' platform. [34, 41]
The asset
An enterprise AI-powered cloud data management platform, including data catalog, integration, governance, quality, privacy, and Master Data Management (MDM) services. [41, 60]
The record
- Seller status
- Going concern
- Sector
- cloud data management
- Modalities
- software platform, data governance tools
- Jurisdiction
- US
What it means if you hold data
This deal underscores a major strategic belief in the enterprise AI race: the quality and governance of the underlying data is more critical than the AI models themselves. By acquiring a leader in data management, Salesforce is betting that a trusted, integrated data platform is the key to enabling safe and scalable autonomous AI agents. [31, 41]