CMA to investigate Amazon's $1.7bn takeover of iRobot
The Competition and Markets Authority said on Thursday that it will investigate Amazon’s $1.7bn takeover of robot vacuum maker iRobot.
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The competition watchdog will consider whether the deal will result in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the UK.
It has invited comments from any interested party.
Amazon announced last August that it had agreed to buy the maker of the Roomba robot vacuum for $61 per share.
The deal is already being investigated by the US Federal Trade Commission.