EU grants unconditional clearance for Google’s $32 billion Wiz acquisition

The European Commission granted unconditional approval for Alphabet’s $32 billion acquisition of cloud-security firm Wiz, removing a key regulatory barrier as the companies move to close the transaction this year. The decision, issued on Feb. 10, 2026, follows a U.S. clearance in November 2025 and comes amid scrutiny from multiple jurisdictions.

The commission concluded the agreement is “unlikely to affect competition in the bloc” and found that any data Google would acquire through the deal is “not commercially sensitive and can also be assessed by other security software companies.” EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera framed the assessment in competitive terms, saying, “Google stands behind Amazon and Microsoft in terms of market shares in cloud infrastructure, and our assessment confirmed that customers will continue to have credible alternatives and the ability to switch providers.”

A Google spokesperson described the transaction as expanding options for customers, saying, “Increasing access to multicloud security solutions, as this acquisition will do, will provide businesses and governments more choice in how they protect themselves.” The company has signalled the deal is expected to close in 2026.

Wiz, a privately held cloud-security startup with offices in New York, Arlington, London and Tel Aviv, provides vulnerability and risk management tools tailored to cloud environments. The purchase would be the largest in Alphabet’s history, surpassing prior major acquisitions valued at roughly $12.5 billion, and has been characterized by some Israeli reporting as the biggest-ever sale in that country’s high-tech sector.

Not all business metrics around Wiz have independent verification in public filings. A post on the online forum Reddit by a user identifying as Not69Batman cited company milestones and commercial reach, saying Wiz reached $1 billion in annual recurring revenue in late 2025, projects about 40 percent growth in 2026 and counts half of the Fortune 100 among its customers; the user also noted the deal’s all-cash structure could produce a short-term earnings-per-share impact by reducing interest income on Alphabet’s cash reserves. Separate Israeli reporting indicated founders could realize proceeds in the range of $2 billion to $3 billion each. Those figures have not been confirmed by company filings in the public domain.

Regulatory reviews remain active in some jurisdictions. While the European Commission’s unconditional clearance clears a substantial pathway to completion, local reviews in Israel, the United Kingdom and Australia have been cited as outstanding in public commentary and investor discussion. The commission’s ruling did not impose remedies or conditions.

The approval underscores evolving enforcement priorities as major tech firms expand their cloud and security capabilities in the AI era. Antitrust authorities weighed whether the combination could enable bundling or foreclose rivals from multicloud access, but concluded customers would retain “credible alternatives and the ability to switch providers.” For market participants and policy observers, the decision narrows the regulatory battleground to remaining national reviews and raises questions about how consolidation in cloud security will shape vendor choice, interoperability and data governance going forward.