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Issued Commission's Statement of Objections over proposed acquisition of iRobot by Amazon

On 27 November 2023, the European Commission issued its Statement of Objections over the proposed acquisition of iRobot by Amazon. The Statement of Objections expresses the Commission's concerns that the acquisition may harm competing robot vacuum c…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce, technological consumer goods
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2023-07-06
under deliberation

On 6 July 2023, the European Commission announced it had opened an in-depth investigation of Amazon…

2023-11-27
under investigation

On 27 November 2023, the European Commission issued its Statement of Objections over the proposed a…

2024-01-29
concluded

On 29 January 2024, the European Commission closed the investigation into Amazon's proposed acquisi…