"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."
"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."
European Commission unconditionally approved Google's $32 billion acquisition of Wiz under the EU Merger Regulation, finding no competition concerns in the European Economic Area. The clearance is unconditional and requires no remedies or conditions. Market investigation collected extensive feedback from customers and rival cloud security and cloud infrastructure suppliers and identified several credible competitors that customers could switch to if bundling or compatibility changes occurred. The inquiry determined that data Google would obtain from Wiz integrations is not commercially sensitive and is generally accessible by other security software companies. Customers will retain credible alternatives and the ability to switch providers. The deal previously cleared a US antitrust review in November 2025 and is among eight cybersecurity M&A deals exceeding $1 billion in 2025.
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