Everything on Geopolitical Business

Regulatory blocks on domestic acquisitions can inadvertently benefit foreign competitors. The FTC's block of the Amazon-iRobot merger left the company vulnerable to acquisition by a Chinese firm.

Impact: Antitrust actions can inadvertently shift intellectual property and market leadership to global competitors if domestic alternatives are blocked.

— from The Rise and Fall of iRobot: Consumer Robotics Lessons · How I Built This with Guy Raz· Apr 13, 2026