Google (GOOGL) Closes its Largest-Ever Acquisition with $32 Billion Wiz Deal

Google GOOGL +0.61% ▲ has finalized its largest acquisition to date after completing a $32 billion all-cash purchase of cybersecurity company Wiz. The deal, first announced a year earlier, marks a major expansion of Google’s push into cloud security as competition intensifies in the enterprise technology market.

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The Israeli-founded cybersecurity firm will now operate under the Google Cloud umbrella while maintaining its existing brand and continuing to support security services across multiple cloud platforms. Wiz’s technology focuses on identifying, preventing, and responding to threats across cloud environments used by large organizations.

Google (GOOGL) Strengthens its Multi-Cloud Security Strategy

The acquisition arrives at a time when many enterprises rely on multiple cloud providers simultaneously. Platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft’s Azure MSFT -0.55% ▼ , Oracle Cloud ORCL +9.51% ▲ , and Google Cloud often coexist within the same corporate infrastructure, increasing demand for security tools that can operate across different ecosystems.

By integrating Wiz’s technology, Google aims to build a more unified security framework to protect organizations across various cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) environments. The companies say the collaboration will focus on faster threat detection and improved responses to vulnerabilities that increasingly emerge from AI-assisted development workflows and automated coding tools.

Wiz, on the other hand, has already seen rapid growth in the cybersecurity sector, surpassing $1 billion in annual recurring revenue in 2025.

From Rejected Offer to Record-Breaking Deal

Google initially attempted to acquire Wiz in 2024 with a $23 billion proposal, but the offer was declined. At the time, Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport indicated that the company believed it could achieve significantly greater value as it continued to expand.

Acquisition discussions resumed in early 2025, culminating in Google announcing a revised $32 billion deal in March of that year.

Regulatory authorities later reviewed the transaction amid antitrust scrutiny. The acquisition eventually secured approval from regulators in the United States in November 2025 and from the European Union in February 2026, clearing the way for the deal’s completion.

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