# UK CMA launches merger inquiry into Amazon's acquisition of iRobot

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority launched a phase 1 merger inquiry into Amazon's $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot, the maker of Roomba robot vacuums.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-04-18
- Where: United Kingdom
- Value: $1.70B
- Status: announced
- Products: robot vacuum cleaners
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Amazon](https://endata.com/companies/3952.md) (acquirer)
- [iRobot Corp](https://endata.com/companies/42540.md) (target)

## Sources

- [itechpost.com](https://www.itechpost.com/articles/117318/20230418/uk-cma-launches-merger-inquiry-amazon-irobot-acquisition.htm), 2023-04-18: "The CMA mentioned on its official website and statement that it had launched a 'phase 1' probe into Amazon's $1.7 billion acquisition deal with iRobot."

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