Germany: Federal Cartel Office investigation into acquisition of Informatica by Salesforce
Progress
Current status
concluded
04 Aug 2025 concluded
Scope
Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
software provider: other software
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Federal Cartel Office approved acquisition of Informatica by Salesforce
On 4 August 2025, the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) approved the acquisition of sole control of Informatica by Salesforce, both headquartered in the United States, following a merger control assessment of vertical integration in digital markets…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority