Salesforce Inc. The company completes its $8 billion acquisition of Informatica to strengthen its position in AI-powered data management for the growing market.
The acquisition of Informatica by Salesforce will give its shareholders $25 per share through a deal that surpasses Friday’s market closing price by 11%. The acquisition serves as Salesforce’s strategic acquisition to develop its AI abilities by merging it with one of the most prominent enterprise data platforms.
The strategic merger with Salesforce represents a historic step toward making data and AI operational according to Informatica CEO Amit Walia in his Tuesday announcement. The joint effort between the companies aims to enable transformative data capabilities for their clients throughout various industries.
The companies have received approval from their boards to proceed with the acquisition that will finalize during the first part of Salesforce’s fiscal year 2027. Salesforce plans to execute quickly with Informatica tools across major industry sectors which include health care and financial services as well as the public sector and life sciences.
As a leading artificial intelligence technology company Salesforce has committed strongly to developing solutions which help businesses extract maximum value from their data to deliver superior customer interactions. The acquisition of Informatica by Salesforce will boost its data integration efforts because the company offers advanced data integration solutions and governance and automation tools.
The private equity firms Permira and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired Informatica for $5.3 billion in 2015 before the company relisted on public markets in 2021. The company functions as an essential infrastructure platform for businesses because it provides management solutions for complex data across cloud-based and on-site systems in the AI era.
The acquisition combines two organizations with innovation leadership to achieve a common vision according to Robin Washington who serves as Salesforce’s president and COO. The companies will achieve fast synergy benefits particularly within regulatory and data-intensive market segments.
The company reported a small increase in its premarket share value and Informatica experienced a 6% rise in its stock price due to the announcement.
The acquisition represents the current wave of enterprise software consolidation as organizations pursue AI integration in their core products to establish themselves as data-first platforms in the competitive market.
