Google Clears DOJ Antitrust Hurdle for $32 Billion Wiz Deal (1)

Alphabet Inc.’s Google and cybersecurity company Wiz Inc. cleared a key hurdle to closing their $32 billion deal, with the US government saying it would wrap up its investigation of the acquisition.

After the companies first announced their tie-up in March, the Justice Department opened up an in-depth probe of the deal, Bloomberg reported in June. The decision to close the review, pursuant to so-called early termination, is dated Oct. 24 on the website of the Federal Trade Commission.

Wiz Chief Executive Officer Assaf Rappaport confirmed at a Wall Street Journal event on Tuesday that the DOJ concluded ...