Fenwick Represents Informatica in Pending $8B Acquisition by Salesforce

Fenwick is representing Informatica Inc. (NYSE: INFA), a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, in its pending acquisition by Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE: CRM), a global leader in customer relationship management software, for approximately $8 billion in equity value, net of Salesforce’s current investment in Informatica. Closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.

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. More details can be found in Salesforce’s news announcement.

The Fenwick transaction team is led by Doug Cogen and includes corporate partner David Michaels, antitrust & competition partner Tom Ensign, counsel Meredith Mommers and associate Susan Lee.