European probe of Amazon's planned purchase of iRobot sees delay
Justin Sullivan

The European antitrust review of Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) planned $1.65 billion purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) has been delayed slightly.
The European Commission pushed back the deadline for its decision on the deal by 20 working days to Dec. 13, according to a filing on the regulator's website. A Commission spokesperson told Bloomberg that the extension had been agreed to after discussions with Amazon.

On July 6, the European Commission opened an in-depth review into the purchase of the Roomba vacuum maker that was originally set to expire on Nov. 15.
The UK's antitrust regulator approved the transaction last month. iRobot (IRBT) received a second request from the Federal Trade Commission in September to do a more in-depth review of the Amazon (AMZN) deal. Amazon last month confirmed it filed substantial compliance with the FTC's second request.