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iRobot’s Sale Effort Collapses After Final Bidder Withdraws

The company faces a Dec. 1 waiver deadline that raises the risk of a bankruptcy filing.

Overview

  • In an SEC filing, iRobot said it is no longer in advanced talks and the last offer was significantly below recent trading levels.
  • Shares fell 30% to 36% Monday, closing at $3.69 and valuing the company at roughly $117 million.
  • Lenders extended certain credit waivers to Dec. 1 under a 2023 Carlyle loan, marking a sixth amendment to the agreement.
  • The company warned its financial condition continues to decline and it may have to curtail operations or seek bankruptcy protection without new funding.
  • The stalled process follows Amazon’s scrapped $1.7 billion acquisition in January 2024 after regulatory pushback, as lower-cost rivals erode iRobot’s position.