Germany: 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. Salesforce is the world’s largest provider of customer relationship management (CRM) software, while Informatica is a leading provider of data integration tools, integration platform as a service (iPaaS), data quality solutions, and data and analytics management platforms. The FCO’s market analysis and customer surveys confirmed the continued availability of a broad range of alternative suppliers in the field of data integration and management solutions, including SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, Qlik, Ab Initio, and Pentaho. The FCO concluded that the merger would not result in a significant strengthening of the parties’ market position and therefore granted clearance.