Antitrust regulators in the United States and the European Union have begun a number of probes against Amazon and its goods over the past two years. Politico recently reported that the FTC was looking into the company’s ambitions to enter the healthcare business by buying One Medical for over $4 billion. Amazon completed its $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM earlier this year, but it’s unclear if the regulator intends to investigate the agreement further as of publishing.
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that the FTC’s antitrust investigators were already scrutinizing the planned purchase. In recent securities filings, iRobot acknowledged that the FTC officially sought any documentation explaining the planned purpose and extent of the transaction.
