Uncle Sam lets Google take Wiz for $32B

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Uncle Sam lets Google take Wiz for $32B

Summary

The US Department of Justice has cleared Google’s US$32 billion cash acquisition of cloud security firm Wiz, a deal that would become Google’s largest-ever purchase. Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport called the DoJ approval an important milestone but stressed that regulatory reviews in other jurisdictions — including the UK, EU and Japan — remain outstanding.

Google plans to fold Wiz into Google Cloud. Wiz provides a unified multicloud security platform that inventories cloud assets across providers and environments, correlates relationships between resources, and maps findings to threat intelligence — offering visibility beyond what Google says its current Mandiant and other security tools provide.

This is Google’s second attempt to acquire Wiz: an earlier US$23bn offer in 2024 was rebuffed when Wiz pursued an IPO. Six months later, and US$9bn richer, Wiz agreed to the US$32bn all-cash transaction. The DoJ did not issue a public statement on completion of its probe, and Google confirmed the parties will continue to seek clearance from other regulators.

Key Points

  • The US DoJ has cleared Google’s US$32bn acquisition of Wiz — Google’s largest acquisition to date.
  • Wiz offers a unified multicloud security platform with full-stack inventory and threat-intel correlation across clouds, containers, serverless and storage.
  • Google says Wiz complements existing offerings such as Mandiant and its threat-intel and security operations capabilities.
  • Regulatory approval is still required in other jurisdictions (UK, EU, Japan, etc.), so the deal isn’t closed yet.
  • Wiz rejected a US$23bn offer in 2024 aiming for an IPO; it accepted the higher US$32bn all-cash bid in 2025.

Why should I read this?

Short version: big tech just gobbled up a major player in cloud security. If you run cloud infrastructure, work in infosec, or follow market consolidation, this changes who controls multicloud visibility and tooling. Regulators are still sniffing around, so expect further developments — we read the long piece so you don’t have to.

Source

Source: https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/05/googles_32b_wiz_acquisition_its/