Salesforce to buy Informatica in $8B deal

Salesforce agreed to obtain an Informatica data management company in a deal valued at about $ 8 billion. This includes the value of the shares, the current investment in Salesforce in the company. Informatica shareholders will receive $ 25 in cash per share.

This step aims to help Salesforce to build a stronger basis for artificial intelligence tools that can work alone, and is often called Agency AI. Informatica program is known with the help of companies collecting and organizing large groups of data – a type of support that needs Slesforce to improve the work of artificial intelligence systems in various business applications.

The deal collects tools for regulating and cleaning data (such as the main data management and data integration) with a cloud salesforce platform. The idea is to ensure that any features of Amnesty International work on Salesforce can access organized and safe data.

For companies that use artificial intelligence in daily processes, the presence of the right data is not enough. They also need to know where this data came from, how it was changed, and whether it can be trusted. This is where Informatica tools come with benefits such as:

• TransparencyInformatica can show how data flow through systems, and help companies meet review or regulatory needs.
• ContextBy combining informatica definition data with Salesforce data models, artificial intelligence agents will understand how to connect points in business systems.
• RulingFeatures such as data quality control and policy settings help ensure that artificial intelligence systems depend on clean and consistent data.

The CEO of Salesforce, Mark Benioff, said the acquisition supports the company’s goal of building safe and responsible artificial intelligence for commercial use. “We are excited to acquire Informatica … Together, we will run Supercharge AgentFORCE, Data Cloud, Tableau, MULESOFT and Customer 360.”

The CEO of Informatica Amit Walia said that joining Salesforce will help more companies benefit from their data better.

How to help Salesforce data products

The cloud tools will be connected from Informatica directly with the basic salesforce products:

• Data cloud: Informatica will help ensure the collection of trustworthy data and ready to use – not only in one place.
• AgentforceArtificial intelligence agents should be able to make more intelligent decisions with cleaner data and better understanding of the context of work.
• Customer 360Slesforce CRM tools will get data inputs, help sales and support difference.
• MULESOFTWith Informatica’s quality and governance tools, data that pass through MULESOFT applications must be more reliable.
• PlateTableau users will benefit from more detailed information, as the data behind the information panels must be better and easier to understand.

“Imagine Amnesty International’s agent that goes beyond seeing data points to understand their full context – origin, transformation, quality and governance.”

Salesforce plans to bring Informatica technology to its current systems quickly after the deal is closed. This includes combining data quality, governance and MDM features into AgentFORCE and Data Cloud.

The company also said it will continue to support the current strategy of Informatica to build AI’s data tools for use in different cloud environments.

Informatica’s acquisition is in line with the Salesforce strategy

Salsforce executives described the acquisition as part of a long -term plan.

Robin Washington, president and financial manager, said that the company targets such deals when you see a clear attack for customers and a strong financial return. “We focus on the laser on the accelerated implementation,” she said, referring to sectors such as the government, health care and financing, where the integrated tools can have a major impact.

Informatica Bruce Chizen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said the deal shows how long investment strategies can bear in the long run. Permira and CPP supporters are registered for their role in directing the company towards this result.

Salesforce also said it plans to invest in the Informatica partners and apply its sales and marketing to develop cloud business in Informatica.

Conditions of the deal and the following steps

The councils of both companies agreed to the treatment. The shareholders who represented about 63 % of the voting shares in Informatica have made more votes. The deal is expected to close early in the 2027 fiscal year in Salesforce, pending organizational approval and other conditions.

Salsforce will pay for the deal using a mixture of new money and debt. The company expects the deal to add to its profits, margins and unconnected cash flows, starting in the second year after the closure. Do not plan to change the shareholders ’return plans as a result of acquisition.

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