Google receives second request from DOJ for planned purchase of Mandiant
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Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Mandiant received a request for additional information from the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday in regards to the company's planned $5.4 billion takeover of the cybersecurity firm.
Mandiant and Google expect to promptly respond to the second request and to continue working cooperatively with the DOJ as it conducts its review, according to a regulatory filing. Mandiant (NASDAQ:MNDT) and Google (GOOGL) currently expect the closing of the deal to occur this year.

Google (GOOGL) agreed to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc. (MNDT) for $23/share in cash last month. Google was competing with Microsoft (MSFT) for the cybersecurity firm, though it reportedly walked away from the deal.

Last year, FireEye was rebranded as Mandiant. The corporate name change came after the company announced in June it was selling its software business and FireEye name to a Symphony Technology Group-led consortium for $1.2B in cash.