Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire MuleSoft

MuleSoft Will Power the New Salesforce Integration Cloud, Which Will Enable All Enterprises to Surface Any Data — Regardless of Where It Resides

Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, and MuleSoft, the provider of one of the world’s leading platforms for building application networks, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Salesforce will acquire MuleSoft for an enterprise value of approximately $6.5 billion.

“Every digital transformation starts and ends with the customer. Together, Salesforce and MuleSoft will enable customers to connect all of the information throughout their enterprise across all public and private clouds and data sources—radically enhancing innovation. I am thrilled to welcome MuleSoft to the Salesforce Ohana,” said Marc Benioff, Chairman, CEO, Salesforce.

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“With the full power of Salesforce behind us, we have a tremendous opportunity to realize our vision of the application network even faster and at scale. Together, Salesforce and MuleSoft will accelerate our customers’ digital transformations enabling them to unlock their data across any application or endpoint,” said Greg Schott, Chairman, CEO, MuleSoft.

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MuleSoft: One of the World’s Leading Application Network Platforms

MuleSoft provides one of the world’s leading platforms for building application networks that connect enterprise apps, data, and devices, across any cloud and on-premise. More than 1,200 customers, including Coca-Cola, Barclays, Unilever and Mount Sinai, rely on MuleSoft to change and innovate faster, deliver differentiated customer experiences and increase operational efficiency.

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Acquisition to Accelerate Customers’ Digital Transformations

Together, Salesforce and MuleSoft will accelerate customers’ digital transformations, enabling them to unlock data across legacy systems, cloud apps and devices to make smarter, faster decisions and create highly differentiated connected customer experiences.

MuleSoft will continue to build toward the company’s vision of the application network with Anypoint Platform, and MuleSoft will power the new Salesforce Integration Cloud, which will enable all enterprises to surface any data—regardless of where it resides—to drive deep and intelligent customer experiences throughout a personalized 1:1 journey. As part of the world’s #1 CRM company and fastest growing top 5 enterprise software company, MuleSoft will be able to accelerate its growth and deliver even more innovation to its customers at scale.

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