LONDON (AP) — British antitrust regulators cleared Amazon’s buy of robotic vacuum maker iRobot on Friday, however the $1.7 billion deal nonetheless faces scrutiny within the United States and Europe.

The Competition and Markets Authority stated it determined to not escalate its preliminary investigation as a result of it concluded that the deal wouldn't lead to a “substantial lessening of competition” throughout the United Kingdom.

Amazon stated it was happy with the consequence.

“We look forward to similar decisions from other regulators soon,” the corporate stated in an announcement.

Consumer teams have voiced issues that Amazon’s buy of Bedford, Massachusetts-based iRobot, which makes the favored Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners, would widen the e-commerce big’s dominance within the good house market.

The acquisition continues to be dealing with a evaluate within the U.S. by the Federal Trade Commission amid worries about Amazon’s rising market energy. It’s additionally below scrutiny by the European Union’s government arm, which opened a evaluate of the deal this month.

The U.Ok. watchdog stated in its determination that robotic vacuum cleaners and the info they gather aren’t usually thought of an essential gateway to the rising marketplace for good house units.

It stated iRobot has a modest U.Ok. market place, already faces “several significant rivals” and Amazon would have little incentive to present its merchandise particular remedy over rivals in its on-line retailer.

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