Informatica is an American software company specialising in data management, particularly for enterprise environments, offering a wide range of software products for data integration, data quality, and data governance. 

Under the terms of the agreement, holders of Informatica’s Class A and Class B-1 common stock will receive $25 in cash per share. 

The acquisition aims to enhance Salesforce's database, which the company says is critical to the implementation of agent AI, marking the next phase of Salesforce's AI-driven growth.

It added that Informatica's cloud-native data transparency capabilities, such as advanced data integration, data cataloguing, governance and metadata management tools will be integrated into Salesforce's unified platform, enabling AI agents to operate securely, responsibly and at scale in the modern enterprise.

The merge also aims to provide a critical foundation for autonomous AI agents to interpret and act on complex enterprise data.

Commenting on the deal, Marc Benioff, chair and chief executive of Salesforce, said the acquisition will bring together Salesforce’s Einstein and Informatica’s CLAIRE AI engines to forge “the ultimate AI-data platform”.

“Together, we’ll supercharge Agentforce, Data Cloud, Tableau, MuleSoft, and Customer 360, enabling autonomous agents to act with intelligence, context, and confidence across every enterprise,” he added.

Steve Fisher, president and chief technology officer at Salesforce, emphasised how truly autonomous, trustworthy AI agents need the most comprehensive understanding of their data.

Commenting on next phase, Robin Washington, president and chief operating and financial officer at Salesforce, said: “We will move quickly to integrate their capabilities and unlock synergies on a fast timeline, particularly in areas like public sector, life sciences, healthcare, and financial services.”

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