Google’s $32 billion acquisition of cloud security company Wiz took has taken step closer toward the finish line.
Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport said at a Wall Street Journal event on Tuesday, as reported by Reuters, that the acquisition had cleared its antitrust review by the U.S. Department of Justice. Rappaport added that while a milestone, the deal still has a way to go before it officially closes.
TechCrunch reached out to Wiz for more and for more information regarding the timeline to close.
Google initially approached Wiz in 2024 with an offer to buy the startup for $23 billion. Wiz walked away from that offer and Rappaport said, at the time, that he felt the business could grow to be a lot bigger than that.
He was right. Google and Wiz revived acquisition talks in the first few months of 2025, and Google announced it was buying Wiz for $32 billion in March.
Bloomberg initially reported that the deal was under antitrust review in June. The deal is expected to close in early 2026, according to Reuters.
