Google wins DOJ approval for $32B Wiz acquisition

* Israel-based cloud security company Wiz has cleared a U.S. Justice Department antitrust review of its acquisition by Google-parent Alphabet (GOOG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GOOG]), Wiz CEO said in a _Wall Street Journal_ event on Tuesday.
* The deal, valued at about $32 billion, would be Alphabet's largest acquisition.
* "Definitely, this is an important milestone, but we’re still in the journey between signing and closing," Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport said when asked about the DOJ review of the deal.
* _Bloomberg News_ reported earlier this year that the DOJ antitrust enforcers were reviewing whether Alphabet's planned acquisition of the cybersecurity firm would illegally limit competition in the marketplace.

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