EC approves $32bn Google-Wiz deal after market investigation

The European Commission (EC) has granted unconditional support for Google's projected acquisition of unreality information institution Wiz, stating that the woody does not contiguous contention concerns wrong the European Economic Area (EEA).

Google's $32bn all-cash statement to get Wiz was archetypal announced successful March 2025. The Commission reached its determination pursuing a elaborate marketplace investigation, which included collecting feedback from customers and competing providers successful the unreality information and infrastructure sectors.

In November 2025, the US Department of Justice completed its ain antitrust reappraisal of the transaction, removing a large regulatory obstacle for Google’s genitor company, Alphabet, arsenic it aims to grow its presumption successful the unreality information market.

Google operates its unreality services done Google Cloud Platform and supplies unreality information solutions some to its ain unreality customers and, to a constricted extent, users of different infrastructure providers.

Wiz focuses connected cloud-native exertion protection, offering a consolidated level that allows organisations to safeguard their applications against cyber threats crossed assorted unreality environments.

The acquisition centres connected the rapidly processing unreality information industry, wherever some Google and Wiz are cardinal players. This assemblage is intimately connected to the wider unreality infrastructure market, which besides includes salient competitors specified arsenic Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

Multi-cloud information solutions alteration clients to administer workloads crossed respective unreality platforms, including those operated by Google’s rivals.

The acquisition aims to alteration Google to fortify its presumption successful unreality information and facilitate the usage of aggregate unreality platforms arsenic AI continues to make rapidly.

During its investigation, the EC considered whether Google mightiness effort to bundle Wiz’s multi-cloud information level with existing products oregon restrict its compatibility with different clouds. It determined that determination are capable alternate suppliers available, meaning customers could power services if necessary.

The enquiry besides addressed whether Google would get commercially delicate information astir rival unreality providers done Wiz’s integrations. The Commission established that immoderate accusation Google would entree is not considered commercially delicate and is mostly accessible by different information bundle firms.

EC Clean, Just and Competitive Transition Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera said: “Following a thorough investigation, the Commission has cleared Google’s acquisition of Wiz. Google stands down Amazon and Microsoft successful presumption of marketplace shares successful unreality infrastructure, and our appraisal confirmed that customers volition proceed to person credible alternatives and the quality to power providers.