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Martechvibe
28-05-2025
- Business
- Martechvibe
Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Informatica
Salesforce and Informatica have entered into an agreement for Salesforce to acquire Informatica for approximately $8 billion in equity value, net of Salesforce's current investment in Informatica. 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 is expected to strengthen Salesforce's data infrastructure, supporting the development and use of agentic AI. By combining Informatica's data catalogue, integration, governance, quality, privacy, metadata management, and Master Data Management (MDM) capabilities with the Salesforce platform, the goal is to create a unified framework for deploying AI agents reliably and at scale across enterprise environments. 'We're excited to acquire Informatica for approximately $8 billion — uniting the world's #1 AI CRM with the #1 AI-powered MDM and ETL platform,' said Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce. '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. 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.' 'This is a transformational step in delivering enterprise-grade AI that is safe, responsible, and deeply integrated with the world's data.' ALSO READ: Saudi Airlines Selects Informatica to Transform Customer Experience Amit Walia, CEO of Informatica, said, '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. 'We have a shared vision for how we can help organisations harness the full value of their data in the AI era.' Upon close, Salesforce plans to integrate Informatica's technology stack — including data integration, quality, governance, and unified metadata for Agentforce, and a single data pipeline with MDM on Data Cloud — seamlessly embedding this 'system of understanding' into the Salesforce ecosystem. 'Truly autonomous, trustworthy AI agents need the most comprehensive understanding of their data. The combination of Informatica's advanced catalogue and metadata capabilities with our Agentforce platform delivers exactly this,' said Steve Fisher, President and Chief Technology Officer, Salesforce. '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.' Salesforce will also support Informatica's continued strategy of building best-in-class, AI-powered data management products — delivering a complete, end-to-end platform with industry-leading, integrated solutions to connect, manage, and unify data across any cloud, hybrid, or multi-cloud environment. ALSO READ: Informatica and Amazon Web Services Expand Relationship With New Innovations The proposed acquisition — pursued with strategic clarity and financial discipline, and aligned to Salesforce's responsible M&A framework — and the rapid integration of Informatica's premier data management capabilities with Data Cloud is a timely opportunity to further Salesforce's position in the AI revolution. 'Our acquisition strategy is methodical, patient, and decisive — targeting transformative assets like Informatica when the calculus aligns to maximise customer success,' said Robin Washington, President & Chief Operating and Financial Officer, Salesforce. 'This proposed acquisition will be a key enabler for Salesforce's next phase of AI-driven growth — and 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.' 'We're laser-focused on accelerated execution to increase our market differentiation and deliver sustained benefits for all Salesforce stakeholders.' Bruce Chizen, Informatica Chairman, said, 'Permira and CPP Investments partnership with Informatica is clear proof of the benefits of a long-term investing mindset and focus on transformational growth at scale. This exceptional outcome with Salesforce is testament to that philosophy.' Salesforce plans to invest in Informatica's ecosystem of data and infrastructure partners and apply the full power of Salesforce's marketing and distribution teams to push the growth of Informatica's cloud business. ALSO READ: Salesforce Announces Agentforce for Marketing Efficiency The Martechvibe team works with a staff of in-house writers and industry experts. View More
Channel Post MEA
28-05-2025
- Business
- Channel Post MEA
Salesforce Acquires Informatica In $8 Billion Deal
Salesforce and Informatica have entered into a definitive agreement under which the former will acquire Informatica for approximately $8 billion. The planned acquisition will enhance Salesforce's trusted data foundation critical for deploying powerful and responsible agentic AI. The combination of Informatica's rich data catalog, data integration, governance, quality and privacy, metadata management, and Master Data Management (MDM) services with the Salesforce platform will establish a unified architecture for agentic AI — enabling AI agents to operate safely, responsibly, and at scale across the modern enterprise. The planned acquisition will enhance Salesforce's trusted data foundation critical for deploying powerful and responsible agentic AI. The combination of Informatica's rich data catalog, data integration, governance, quality and privacy, metadata management, and Master Data Management (MDM) services with the Salesforce platform will establish a unified architecture for agentic AI — enabling AI agents to operate safely, responsibly, and at scale across the modern enterprise. Effective, enterprise-grade AI requires more than just data — it demands data transparency, deep contextual understanding, and rigorous governance: Data Transparency: Informatica's advanced integration, catalog, and lineage tools show where data comes from, how it has changed, and how it is used — crucial for auditability and regulatory compliance. Informatica's advanced integration, catalog, and lineage tools show where data comes from, how it has changed, and how it is used — crucial for auditability and regulatory compliance. Data Understanding: Informatica's rich metadata, combined with Salesforce's unified data model, will empower AI agents to interpret, connect, and act on enterprise data with meaningful context. Informatica's rich metadata, combined with Salesforce's unified data model, will empower AI agents to interpret, connect, and act on enterprise data with meaningful context. Data Governance: Built-in MDM, data quality controls, and policy management ensure that all data driving AI is standardized, accurate, consistent, and secure. 'We're excited to acquire Informatica for approximately $8 billion — uniting the world's #1 AI CRM with the #1 AI-powered MDM and ETL platform,' said Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce. '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. 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. This is a transformational step in delivering enterprise-grade AI that is safe, responsible, and deeply integrated with the world's data.' '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. 'We have a shared vision for how we can help organizations harness the full value of their data in the AI era.' Unlocking the Full Value of Enterprise Data Across Salesforce Bringing together Informatica's cloud-native capabilities — including its extensive data catalog, data integration, governance, quality and privacy, metadata management, and MDM — with the Salesforce platform will unlock new capabilities for Salesforce's enterprise data stack, delivering a complete solution to the challenges of AI at scale, by: Achieving Data Clarity with Data Cloud: Informatica will strengthen Data Cloud's leadership as a Customer Data Platform (CDP), ensuring data from across the organization is not just unified but clear, trusted, and actionable. Elevating Agentforce: Combined, Informatica and Salesforce will provide a critical foundation for autonomous AI agents to interpret and act on complex enterprise data, building a true system of intelligence on a trusted system of understanding. Augmenting the Customer 360: Salesforce CRM applications will be enhanced, giving teams the confidence to deliver more personalized and effective customer experiences, backed by trusted data. Governed Understanding for MuleSoft: Informatica's advanced data quality, integration, cataloging, and governance will ensure data flowing through MuleSoft APIs is not just connected but also enriched, standardized, and trustworthy — a reliable stream ready to fuel AI-powered decisions and actions across the enterprise. Context-Rich Insights for Tableau: Tableau users will benefit from richer, context-driven insights thanks to a more accessible and better-understood data landscape. Delivering this level of value requires more than a partnership — it demands deep, native integration of Informatica technology within the Salesforce platform. 'Truly autonomous, trustworthy AI agents need the most comprehensive understanding of their data. The combination of Informatica's advanced catalog and metadata capabilities with our Agentforce platform delivers exactly this,' said Steve Fisher, President and Chief Technology Officer, Salesforce. '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.' Upon close, Salesforce plans to rapidly integrate Informatica's technology stack — including data integration, quality, governance, and unified metadata for Agentforce, and a single data pipeline with MDM on Data Cloud — seamlessly embedding this 'system of understanding' into the Salesforce ecosystem. Salesforce will also support Informatica's continued strategy of building best-in-class, AI-powered data management products — delivering a complete, end-to-end platform with industry-leading, integrated solutions to connect, manage, and unify data across any cloud, hybrid, or multi-cloud environment. Investing in the Future of AI-Powered Customer Success The proposed acquisition — pursued with strategic clarity and financial discipline, and aligned to Salesforce's responsible M&A framework — and the rapid integration of Informatica's premier data management capabilities with Data Cloud is a timely opportunity to further Salesforce's leadership in the AI revolution. 'Our acquisition strategy is methodical, patient, and decisive — targeting transformative assets like Informatica when the calculus aligns to maximize customer success,' said Robin Washington, President & Chief Operating and Financial Officer, Salesforce. 'This proposed acquisition will be a key enabler for Salesforce's next phase of AI-driven growth — and 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. We're laser-focused on accelerated execution to increase our market differentiation and deliver sustained benefits for all Salesforce stakeholders.' 'Permira and CPP Investments partnership with Informatica is clear proof of the benefits of a long-term investing mindset and focus on transformational growth at scale,' said Bruce Chizen, Informatica Chairman. 'This exceptional outcome with Salesforce is testament to that philosophy.' Salesforce plans to invest in Informatica's ecosystem of data and infrastructure partners and apply the full power of Salesforce's marketing and distribution teams to accelerate the growth of Informatica's cloud business. Transaction Details The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both Salesforce and Informatica and is expected to close early in Salesforce's fiscal year 2027, subject to the receipt of required regulatory clearances and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. Stockholders holding in aggregate approximately 63% of the voting power of Informatica Class A and Class B-1 common stock have delivered a written consent approving the transaction. No further action by other Informatica stockholders is required to approve the transaction. The transaction will be funded through a combination of cash on Salesforce's balance sheet and new debt. Salesforce expects to achieve accretion on a non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP earnings per share, and free cash flow basis starting in the second year following the expected closing of the transaction and continuing thereafter, driven by substantial cost synergies and revenue uplift with a new comprehensive data portfolio. The transaction is not expected to disrupt Salesforce's capital return program. 0 0
Miami Herald
27-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Salesforce agrees to buy Informatica for $8B
May 27 (UPI) -- Officials at San Francisco-based Salesforce have agreed to pay $8 billion to buy tech firm Informatica. Informatica is a data management firm based in Redwood City, Calif., and agreed to accept Salesforce's offer of $25 per share for Class A and Class B-1 common stock, the tech firms announced on Tuesday. Salesforce is the world's top-ranked artificial intelligence customer relationship management system and will use Informatica's AI-powered data management tools to improve services for client organizations. The proposed transaction would enhance Salesforce's data foundation and improve its AI-powered services for clients, company officials said on Tuesday in a joint news release with Informatica. "This is a transformational step in delivering enterprise-grade AI that is safe, responsible and deeply integrated with the world's data," said Marc Benioff, Salesforce's chairman and chief executive officer. "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," Benioff added. He said the merger would "supercharge" Salesforce's Agentforce, Data Cloud, Tableau, MuleSoft and Customer 360 services by enabling autonomous agents to act with "intelligence, context and confidence across every enterprise." The proposed deal also fulfils a "shared vision" for helping organizations make the best use of data during the AI era, Informatica Chief Executive Officer Amit Walia said. The merger "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," Walia added. If completed, the proposed merger enables Salesforce to: Ensure data is clear, trusted and autonomous AI agents to interpret and act on complex more personalized and effective customer experiences. Fuel AI-powered decisions with enriched, standardized and trusted Tableau users with more accessible and better-understood data. "Truly trustworthy AI agents need the most comprehensive understanding of their data," said Steve Fisher, president and chief technology officer at Salesforce. "Imagine an AI agent that goes beyond simply seeing datapoints to understand their full context - origin, transformation, quality and governance," Fisher said. "This clarity ... will allow all types of businesses to automate more complex processes and make more reliable AI-driven decisions." Investors responded well to the proposed merger, resulting in a 17% increase in Informatica share prices on Friday, Bloomberg reported. The tech firm's share price continued its climb on Tuesday with a 6.08% increase to $23.92 at the close of trading on Tuesday, according to MarketWatch. Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
UPI
27-05-2025
- Business
- UPI
Salesforce agrees to buy Informatica for $8B
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on Tuesday as investors react to news of a proposed $8 billion merger between tech firms Salesforce and Informatic. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo May 27 (UPI) -- Officials at San Francisco-based Salesforce have agreed to pay $8 billion to buy tech firm Informatica. Informatica is a data management firm based in Redwood City, Calif., and agreed to accept Salesforce's offer of $25 per share for Class A and Class B-1 common stock, the tech firms announced on Tuesday. Salesforce is the world's top-ranked artificial intelligence customer relationship management system and will use Informatica's AI-powered data management tools to improve services for client organizations. The proposed transaction would enhance Salesforce's data foundation and improve its AI-powered services for clients, company officials said on Tuesday in a joint news release with Informatica. "This is a transformational step in delivering enterprise-grade AI that is safe, responsible and deeply integrated with the world's data," said Marc Benioff, Salesforce's chairman and chief executive officer. "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," Benioff added. He said the merger would "supercharge" Salesforce's Agentforce, Data Cloud, Tableau, MuleSoft and Customer 360 services by enabling autonomous agents to act with "intelligence, context and confidence across every enterprise." The proposed deal also fulfils a "shared vision" for helping organizations make the best use of data during the AI era, Informatica Chief Executive Officer Amit Walia said. The merger "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," Walia added. If completed, the proposed merger enables Salesforce to: Ensure data is clear, trusted and actionable. Enable autonomous AI agents to interpret and act on complex data. Deliver more personalized and effective customer experiences. Fuel AI-powered decisions with enriched, standardized and trusted data. Support Tableau users with more accessible and better-understood data. "Truly trustworthy AI agents need the most comprehensive understanding of their data," said Steve Fisher, president and chief technology officer at Salesforce. "Imagine an AI agent that goes beyond simply seeing datapoints to understand their full context - origin, transformation, quality and governance," Fisher said. "This clarity ... will allow all types of businesses to automate more complex processes and make more reliable AI-driven decisions." Investors responded well to the proposed merger, resulting in a 17% increase in Informatica share prices on Friday, Bloomberg reported. The tech firm's share price continued its climb on Tuesday with a 6.08% increase to $23.92 at the close of trading on Tuesday, according to MarketWatch.
Techday NZ
22-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Exclusive: Informatica launches AI agents to transform data management
Informatica has launched a bold new chapter in enterprise data management, introducing autonomous AI Agent Engineering that promises to redefine how businesses build, connect and manage intelligent AI workflows. Announced during this year's Informatica World event, the centrepiece of the launch is CLAIRE Agents – a suite of autonomous digital assistants designed to automate and optimise the full spectrum of data management tasks goals. Accompanying this is AI Agent Engineering, a new service within Informatica's Intelligent Data Management Cloud platform, that empowers organisations to build, connect and manage intelligent multi-agent AI systems and compose business applications quickly, securely and at scale. CLAIRE Agents represent what Informatica describes as "the next evolution in autonomous data management." Unlike traditional automation tools that perform static, rule-based tasks, these agents can reason and make decisions dynamically, based on enterprise-wide data. Gaurav Pathak, Vice President of Product Management, AI and Metadata used the metaphor of autonomous driving to explain the shift, during a recent interview with TechDay. "Traditional automation is like cruise control – it keeps things going at a steady pace. Agents, on the other hand, are like a self-driving car," he said. "They plan, adapt to changing conditions and navigate complex environments based on goals, not just tasks." CLAIRE Agents include specialised assistants such as the Data Quality Agent, Data Lineage Agent and ELT Agent, which are capable of monitoring, remediating and optimising data across complex hybrid ecosystems. These features are powered by Informatica's Intelligent Data Management Cloud's metadata system of intelligence, a context-rich engine that combines human-curated and AI-generated metadata to ground the agents in the specific needs of each organisation. "Without metadata, agents are flying blind," Pathak explained. "It's the map of the world for our AI – it grounds them in the unique semantics and structures of an organisation's data landscape." The company also unveiled AI Agent Engineering, a platform designed to let customers build and connect their own agents across cloud and on-premises environments. This service aims to address growing enterprise demand to create domain-specific AI tools that can work collaboratively and access trusted data across systems. Sumeet Kumar Agrawal, VP of Product Management, who leads the new service, added that many customers are now looking to evolve from static business processes to agentic solutions that adapt and scale. "We're seeing a proliferation of agents – every app vendor has their own agents, for example, Salesforce has its own, SAP has its own, etc. – but what's missing is the connective tissue," he explained. "AI Agent Engineering provides the framework to build, connect and manage these agents holistically, so they can solve real end-to-end business problems." Agrawal added that data is the backbone of this vision. "The reasoning of any agent is only as good as the data it has access to. We provide a clean, trusted data foundation so agents can act with confidence," he said. Both executives stressed the importance of no-code interfaces in democratising AI adoption across technical and non-technical teams. "Writing code is just 20% of the job – maintaining it, securing it and ensuring performance is the real challenge," said Pathak. "No-code makes AI explainable and manageable for everyone." CLAIRE Copilot, which enables users to generate complex data pipelines using natural language, is now generally available. First launched in preview earlier this year, it acts as a pair programmer for data engineers and complements the agentic approach by giving users interactive control over tasks while agents handle broader goals autonomously. Informatica's latest strategy also includes broad ecosystem integration, with support for leading cloud and AI platforms including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Snowflake and Databricks. This flexibility, the company says, ensures enterprises can use their preferred AI models while maintaining control over data security and compliance. Security remains a key concern for enterprises experimenting with generative AI. Informatica says its metadata system enforces access controls and data governance rules at every step. "Agents only access data a user is permitted to see, and we've put strict guardrails in place – for example, they can't issue delete commands," said Pathak. Agrawal added: "Every agent deployment comes with built-in security policies – rate limiting, IP restrictions, authentication protocols – everything an enterprise needs to operate safely." The announcement has already drawn attention from key Informatica clients. Desigan Reddi, VP IT and Operations at Wescom Financial, described the agent engineering service as "a game-changer". "It enables us to build and orchestrate intelligent workflows securely and at scale – without the need for complex coding," he said. "This no-code, metadata-aware approach aligns perfectly with our vision of making advanced AI accessible and actionable." As to what the future holds, Informatica's vision is for CLAIRE to become the "front end of data" across the enterprise. "We want users to simply tell CLAIRE what they want – a report, a pipeline, a governance task – and have the agents take care of the rest," said Pathak. Asked whether there's such a thing as too many AI agents, Pathak said, "It's not the number that matters – it's whether they're connected and working together to solve the problem."
