EU Commission: Amazon/iRobot abandoned antitrust case
Regulator
European Commission
acted against
Amazon dropped its planned purchase of Roomba maker iRobot after the Commission objected that Amazon could shut rival robot vacuum sellers out of its marketplace.
The case
- Regulator
- European Commission
- Opened
- Jun 1, 2023 merger notified Source
- Decided
- Jan 29, 2024
- Status
- ClosedDeal abandoned after a Statement of Objections.
- Outcome
- Amazon and iRobot abandoned their deal after the Commission's in-depth investigation.