Progress
Current status
concluded
31 Jan 2024concluded
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
technological consumer goods
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued FTC Statement regarding the Termination of Amazon's Proposed Acquisition of iRobot
On 31 January 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a statement following the abandonment of Amazon's proposed acquisition of iRobot, noting the closure of the case. FTC investigation was centred on examining Amazon's capacity and motiva…
Event typeinvestigation
Action typeclosure
Government branchexecutive
Government bodycompetition authority