The CMA has cleared the online retailer’s $1.7 billion purchase of iRobot
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. (Amazon) announced its proposed purchase of iRobot Corporation (iRobot) in August 2022. iRobot designs and builds consumer robots, including robot vacuum cleaners sold under the ‘Roomba’ brand.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) considered three areas of potential concern:
The CMA has now concluded that the deal would not lead to competition concerns in the UK. In particular the CMA found:
Colin Raftery, Senior Director of Mergers at the CMA, said:
More information can be found on the CMA’s Amazon / iRobot case page.
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