Overview
- The Justice Department ended its probe via early termination dated Oct. 24, as reflected on the FTC website, and Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport publicly confirmed the step at a Wall Street Journal event.
- The acquisition is Alphabet’s largest to date and would place Wiz within Google Cloud to strengthen its multicloud security offerings for enterprise customers.
- Regulators in jurisdictions such as the UK, EU, and Japan are still assessing the deal, and Google says completion is targeted for 2026 subject to customary conditions.
- The timing of the early-termination posting drew notice because the FTC had said it would not grant early termination during the government shutdown, with a Pfizer deal notice appearing on the site first.
- The clearance arrives as Google faces separate antitrust setbacks in search and ad tech cases, with a Virginia judge weighing potential remedies including parts of an ad tech sale.