Google officially closed its acquisition of Wiz for $32 billion. The all-cash transaction marks the largest acquisition in the history of Google and its parent company, Alphabet. This deal surpasses the 2012 purchase of Motorola Mobility and the 2022 acquisition of Mandiant, signaling a major expansion of Google’s enterprise security portfolio.
Wiz, a cloud security firm founded in 2020 by Assaf Rappaport and a team of former Microsoft executives, has become a central player in the cybersecurity sector. The company provides a platform that gives organisations visibility into their cloud environments, identifying vulnerabilities across code, infrastructure, and runtime.
Navigating a complex deal
The path to completion spanned nearly two years. Google initially approached Wiz in 2024 with a $23 billion offer, which the startup declined. At the time, Wiz leadership expressed confidence in their ability to reach a higher valuation as an independent entity.
Negotiations resumed in early 2025, leading to a revised $32 billion agreement. The deal faced scrutiny from international regulators before receiving clearance:
United States: The Department of Justice approved the merger in October 2025.
European Union: The European Commission granted unconditional approval in February 2026.
Global Markets: Final approvals from Japan and Singapore arrived in early March 2026, clearing the final hurdles for the closing.
The multicloud strategy
Despite joining Google Cloud, Wiz will retain its individual brand and operational independence. A core component of the agreement is the “open approach” to security. Wiz products will continue to support and be available on competitor platforms, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
“Joining Google Cloud allows us to scale our mission of protecting customers wherever they operate,” stated Assaf Rappaport, CEO of Wiz. He noted that the partnership combines Google’s AI resources with Wiz’s deep context of cloud environments to prevent breaches before they occur.
Defending the AI era
The acquisition addresses the increasing complexity of modern cyber threats. As businesses migrate critical data to the cloud and adopt generative AI, attackers are using similar technologies to launch more sophisticated strikes.
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian explained that the goal is to provide a “unified security platform” that simplifies protection for organisations using multiple cloud providers. The integrated system will focus on:
Threat Detection: Identifying misconfigurations and attack paths in real time.
AI Security: Monitoring AI workloads and protecting sensitive training data from exposure.
Automated Response: Using AI-driven workflows to accelerate incident response times.
Wiz currently serves 50% of the Fortune 100, including major organisations such as Morgan Stanley, Salesforce, and BMW. And by absorbing Wiz, Google gains immediate access to a massive enterprise client base and the technology required to compete more aggressively against Microsoft and AWS in the cloud infrastructure race.