While AI may be the catalyst behind the recent wave of data company M&A, the market was ripe for consolidation.

On 27 May, Salesforce announced an $8bn agreement to acquire cloud data management company Informatica. Salesforce’s rationale for the deal is to make the company more competitive in the rapidly ...

Marc Benioff eyes up all those lovely data tools for AI push Salesforce is to buy Informatica, the enterprise data management and analytics biz, for around $8 billion.… The CRM giant said today ...

Salesforce announced on Tuesday that it is buying data-management software firm Informatica in a deal valued at $8 billion. Under the agreement, Salesforce will acquire all outstanding shares of ...

Salesforce's and Informatica's shares increased Tuesday after the companies announced the acquisition. Salesforce's stock closed up 1.5% at $277.19 per share.

Salesforce said on Tuesday it would buy Informatica for about $8 billion, betting on the data management platform to sharpen its competitive edge in the booming artificial intelligence market. The ...

Talks between Salesforce CRM -0.27% and data-management software firm Informatica have fizzled after the companies couldn’t agree on terms, according to people familiar with the matter.

Salesforce has agreed to pay $25 per Informatica share, representing a 30% premium over Informatica's closing price on May 22, 2025 the day before news of renewed negotiations surfaced.

Salesforce signage is seen at its headquarters in San Francisco on Feb. 28, 2024. Salesforce is buying AI-powered cloud data management company Informatica in an approximately $8 billion deal.

Salesforce shares have fallen about 12% over the past month, but are up 2.8% year to date, while Informatica shares are down 4% in the past month and up 24% year to date. -Mike Murphy ...

The price being discussed is below Informatica’s current share price of $38.48, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the talks between Salesforce and Informatica.

Salesforce, the world’s leading AI CRM, is acquiring Informatica, a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, for approximately $8 billion in equity value, net of Salesforce’s current ...