Google's $32B Wiz Acquisition Clears EU Antitrust Review Unconditionally
The European Commission granted unconditional approval for Alphabet's $32 billion acquisition of cloud security firm Wiz on February 10, 2026, clearing the final major regulatory hurdle and setting the deal on course to close in March 2026.
Alphabet received unconditional antitrust clearance from the European Commission for its $32 billion acquisition of cloud security company Wiz on February 10, 2026. The decision removes the final significant regulatory obstacle for what is the largest acquisition in Google\'s history and the largest-ever purchase of an Israeli-founded technology company.
Why Regulators Approved Without Conditions
The European Commission concluded that the deal would not significantly harm competition in cloud infrastructure markets. Key to the decision was the assessment that Google remains a challenger in cloud infrastructure, trailing both Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure in market share. Regulators also dismissed concerns that Google\'s access to Wiz\'s security telemetry would provide an unfair competitive advantage, ruling that the data in question was not commercially sensitive enough to distort competition.
The U.S. Department of Justice had separately cleared the acquisition following its antitrust review, confirmed by Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport. With both the U.S. and EU reviews now complete, the financial close is expected in March 2026, subject to standard closing conditions.
Deal History
The path to this deal was not straightforward. Wiz, founded in 2020, became one of the fastest-growing software startups in history. Google made an initial $23 billion acquisition approach in July 2024, which Wiz\'s board declined in favor of pursuing an independent IPO. Alphabet returned in March 2025 with a significantly higher all-cash offer of $32 billion, which Wiz accepted.
The acquisition will integrate Wiz\'s cloud security posture management and workload protection capabilities directly into Google Cloud, positioning Google more competitively against AWS and Azure in the enterprise security market where both rivals have made significant inroads.
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