M&A Deal Summary

iRobot Acquires Robopolis SAS

On July 25, 2017, iRobot acquired technology hardware company Robopolis SAS for 141M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is iRobot’s 3rd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is iRobot’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is iRobot’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-07-25
Target Robopolis SAS
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) iRobot
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 141M USD

Target

Robopolis SAS

Villeurbanne, France
website
Robopolis SAS is specialized in service robotics offers useful and educational robots, and is bringing artificial intelligence into the home. Robopolis was founded in 2000 and is based in Villeurbanne, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

iRobot

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees1,126
Revenue 1.2B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

iRobot is a designer and builder of robots for consumers and businesses. iRobot's home robots help people find smarter ways to clean, its defense & security robots protect those in harm's way, and its remote presence robots enable virtual presence from anywhere in the world. iRobot was founded in 1990 and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 6
Sector (Technology Hardware) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-21 Sales on Demand - Distribution Business

Tokyo, Japan

Sales on Demand Corp. - Distribution Business is a provider of iRobot related distribution services in japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-20 Root Robotics

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Root Robotics, Inc. is a provider of fun and easy-to-use creativity tool for kids and adults to go on a journey with problem-solving, coding, artwork, and adventure. Root Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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