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Google closes $32 billion Wiz acquisition, largest in venture history

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Google closed its $32 billion all-cash acquisition of cloud security company Wiz on March 11, 2026 -- the largest venture-backed acquisition ever, surpassing Meta's $19 billion WhatsApp deal. Wiz serves half of Fortune 100 companies and will integrate with Google Cloud, Mandiant, and Gemini AI.

The deal confirms that enterprise security has become a prerequisite for cloud market share, not a bolt-on. Regulators in five jurisdictions cleared it without conditions. Google financed the purchase partly through a $31.5 billion bond offering including a rare 100-year note, which may signal how long it expects this bet to pay off.

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