Alphabetparent company of Googleis preparing to detect the company active in cybersicacy Wiz. It is not so much the operation itself that arouses the interest of the market, as the value of the acquisition, attempted for the second time by Alphabet, which is around on 33 billion dollarI, the highest figure ever paid in an acquisition.
Negotiations in advanced stage
Between Alphabet and Wiz, anticipates the Wall Street Journal on the basis of sources close to the negotiation, they would have negotiated in advanced stage and an agreement could be announced shortly, except for last minute surprises. Wiz counts among his investors Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Insight Partners and Cyberstars.
The operation, writes the US financial newspaper, is around 33 billion dollars, truly a maxi acquisition, the larger ever created by the Mountain View company. The value of the Deal, in fact, would also exceed that paid for the acquisition of Motorola in the now distant 2012, equal to about 12 billion dollars. The last evaluation formal of Wiz was of 12 billion dollarI, on the occasion of a private financing round in May 2024, but Alphabet in July 2024 had offered 23 billion without success.
Formally, the terms of the agreement have not yet been disclosed and the negotiations could end without an agreement.
Google’s second climb to Wiz
Founded by Israeli entrepreneurs, but based in New York, the startup Wiz specializes in cybersiculia. The operation would allow Alphabet to fill the distances with respect to the rivals Microsoft and Amazon in Rich Cloud Computing market. The cloud division of the search engine has become profitable in the last quarters, generating revenues for over 43 billion dollars.
In July last year, Wiz, while saying he was honored, He had already refused the offer made by Googleof the value of 23 billion dollarspreferring to remain independent and possibly pursue the IPO road, so far remained only hypothetical.
On the operation then looms The shadow of American antitrustustalways very careful when it comes to Google, already subject to various investigations for abuse of dominant position, if not even monopoly, in the online research sector.
