Google will buy WIZ of the cybersecurity firm for $ 32 billion to increase computing in the internal cloud of the technological giant amid a growing growth of artificial intelligence.
The acquisition of all in cash announced on Tuesday would be Google's greatest in its 26 years of history, and is the largest offer of 2025.
Wiz will join Google Cloud, promoting the security of Google's internal cloud in the AI era, the companies said.
“Wiz and Google Cloud are fueled by the belief that cloud security should be easier, more accessible, smarter and democratized, so that more organizations can adopt and use the cloud and AI safely,” said the Wiz CEO, Assaf Rappaport.
Together, the Google CEO, Like Pichai, added in a statement, Google Cloud and Wiz “Turbo will load in the cloud and the ability to use multiple clouds.”
Wiz, based in New York, was founded in 2020 and manufactures security tools designed to protect the information stored in remote data centers.
Google has had Wiz's eyesight for some time. The sale price announced this week is much richer than the purchase reported of $ 23 billion that Wiz rejected last July, choosing to make a pivot to an initially planned initial public offer. But on Tuesday, Rappaport said the company expects to “innovate even faster” by becoming part of Google.
Wedbush analysts described Google's movement to buy Wiz “A Shot about the Bow” to other technological giants, particularly Microsoft and Amazon, who have opted for a big way for cyber security. Google seemed to be left behind in the cloud arms race, analysts wrote on Tuesday, but Wiz's agreement “would clearly reinforce” their offers.
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The proposal purchase will have a look close to antitrust regulators. While many expect the Trump administration to be more friendly to business, it has also proven suspicious of the great technology.
The new president of the Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson, has promised to maintain a difficult review process for mergers and acquisitions.
The acquisition of $ 32 billion announced on Tuesday raises antitrust concerns due to the potential impact on independent cyber security providers, as well as the possible interruption for larger rivals. Even so, Wedbush analysts point out that the industry is “mature for consolidation”, which could raise “mass growth opportunities on the horizon that are directed to this AI revolution.”
Wiz and Google say that Wiz products will continue to function in all the main clouds, including Amazon web services, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud, as well as through other security partners.
Subject to the regulatory green light and other closing conditions, Google and Wiz expect the agreement to close in 2026.
The actions for the owner of Google Alphabet fell almost five percent on Tuesday morning.
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