Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM, ETR:FOO), the business software provider, saw its shares jump more than 3.5% in pre-market trading after reports indicated it had walked away from a deal with Informatica.
It is believed Salesforce walked away from purchasing the data management group after failing to agree on terms, according to reports from over the weekend.
Earlier this month reports revealed that the two businesses were in advanced stages of negotiations, with the proposed deal set to be Salesforce’s biggest acquisition in its history.
Discussions between the two were believed to have placed Informatica’s value per share at around the mid-US$30s range.
When reports of the deal first broke on April 12, Informatica was trading at US$38.48. By Friday the stock closed at US$35.19.
Friday’s closing price valued Informatica at around US$11.2 billion when including debt.
Shares in the group are set to open on Monday around 6.5% lower, bringing its share price to US$32.91.
Informatica stock has soared 127% over the past 12 months, with takeover speculation playing a part.
As a provider of cloud services to corporates, Informatica competes against Salesforce’s 2018 acquisition of MuleSoft.