Salesforce is set to acquire Informatica, an AI-powered cloud data management company, in an $8 billion equity deal.
The acquisition is aimed at enhancing Salesforce’s data infrastructure to bolster the development and deployment of agentic AI technologies.
Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce, said: “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. This is a transformational step in delivering enterprise-grade AI that is safe, responsible, and deeply integrated with the world’s data.”
Informatica’s suite of offerings, spanning data cataloguing, integration, governance, privacy, metadata management, and master data management, is expected to complement and expand Salesforce’s capabilities.
“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.
Salesforce plans to integrate Informatica’s technology into its platform, embedding data tools within the Agentforce AI stack and the Data Cloud pipeline. The deal will support Informatica’s strategy of advancing AI-driven data management solutions, with continued investment in its ecosystem of data and infrastructure partners.
Steve Fisher, President and Chief Technology Officer, Salesforce. said: “Imagine an AI agent that goes beyond simply seeing data points to understand their full context — origin, transformation, quality, and governance. This clarity, from a unified Salesforce and Informatica solution, will allow all types of businesses to automate more complex processes and make more reliable AI-driven decisions.”
The transaction, approved by both companies’ boards, is expected to close early in Salesforce’s fiscal year 2027, pending regulatory approvals and standard conditions.
