Acquisition2025-11-18confirmed

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]

Price paid
$8B
asset price, paid once
Losing bid
Per unit
no meaningful ratio

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]

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