The European Commission on Tuesday announced its unconditional approval of Google’s proposed $32 billion acquisition of cloud security firm Wiz under the EU Merger Regulation.
The EU has conducted a review and concluded that the deal raises no competition concerns in the European Economic Area (EEA). This clearance allows the transaction to proceed without remedies or conditions, following an assessment that found no significant impact on competition in relevant markets.
The Commission noted:
“The Commission gathered extensive feedback from customers and rival suppliers of cloud security and cloud infrastructure services, in order to investigate the impact of all material aspects of the transaction.
Based on its market investigation, the Commission found that there are several credible competitors that customers could switch to if Google were to bundle Wiz’s multi-cloud security platform with its existing products, or in case Wiz’s platform no longer worked with clouds other than Google’s.
The Commission also investigated whether Google, by acquiring Wiz, would obtain access to commercially sensitive data on competing cloud service providers that also integrate with Wiz’s solutions. The market investigation confirmed that the data that Google would obtain as a result of the transaction is not commercially sensitive, and can generally be accessed by other security software companies.”
Teresa Ribera, executive VP for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition at the European Commission, added, “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.”
Google’s planned $32 billion acquisition of Wiz is one of the eight cybersecurity M&A deals exceeding $1 billion in 2025. It passed an antitrust review in the United States in November 2025.
Google said that while Wiz will enable it to expand and enhance its capabilities, the security firm’s products will remain accessible across all major cloud platforms.
There are concerns that, under Google Cloud ownership, Wiz’s neutrality will erode, pushing customers deeper into the internet giant’s ecosystem.
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