May 27 (Reuters) - Salesforce ( CRM ) is nearing a

roughly $8 billion deal for data-management software firm

Informatica ( INFA ), the Wall Street Journal reported on

Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The cloud-software giant is expected to pay $25 per share

for Informatica ( INFA ), in a deal set to be announced later in the day,

the report said.

Salesforce ( CRM ) and Informatica ( INFA ) did not immediately respond to

Reuters' requests for comment. Informatica ( INFA ) shares jumped 7% to

$24.1 in premarket trading, while Salesforce ( CRM ) stock was up 1.6%.

Informatica ( INFA ) is exploring a sale after attracting renewed

takeover interest from suitors, including Salesforce ( CRM ), a person

familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Salesforce ( CRM ) and Informatica ( INFA ) abandoned their advanced talks

for a deal in April 2024 after failing to agree on the terms.