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M&A · Tech · Services-Prepackaged Software

Salesforce, Inc. to acquire Informatica Inc.

Announced May 27, 2025 · Closed Nov 18, 2025

Deal value$8.00BEV $8.85B
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA16.7x5.3x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$25.00 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Salesforce, Inc. (CRM)
Target
Informatica Inc. (INFA)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$25.00
Enterprise value
$8.85B
Status
Closed Nov 18, 2025

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$253M · 3.2%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$363M · 4.5%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
JPMorgan
To the target
Goldman Sachs

Sector context · Tech

Comparable deals
59 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 37.0%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
16.7x vs. 16.7x sector median
Break fee
3.2% vs. 3.0% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedMay 27, 2025
  2. Proxy filedJul 3, 2025
  3. Definitive proxyJul 14, 2025
  4. Shareholder vote—
  5. ClosedNov 18, 2025

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$18.00$29.00
Future share price$19.00$26.00
Precedent transactions$17.00$28.00
Premiums paid$23.00$29.00
Offer $25.00

Implied value per Informatica Inc. share by analysis, from Goldman Sachs · DCF discount rate 10.25%–12.25%.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · May 27, 2025
  • 8-K · May 28, 2025

Adj. EBITDA is operating income + D&A + impairment, restructuring, deal costs and stock compensation, less any large gain on a sale, last twelve months, from the target's filings. Calculated by Castle, so it can differ from a bank's adjusted figure.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.