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  Roomba Maker iRobot Shares Tumble 80% as It Files for Bankruptcy, Will Go Private
  Roomba maker $iRobot(IRBT)$ filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday and will turn over its business to a pair of Chinese companies and go private, capping a years-long fall from grace.iRobot shares...
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Co.</p><p>“Today’s announcement marks a pivotal milestone in securing iRobot’s long-term future,” said iRobot’s Chief Executive Gary Cohen, in a statement. “The transaction will strengthen our financial position and will help deliver continuity for our consumers, customers and partners.”</p><p>After peaking in January 2021 at $161.16 a share amid the meme-stock frenzy, iRobot’s stock has plummeted 98%, closing Friday at $4.32 a share. The robot-vacuum maker has been looking for a buyer after a $1.7 billion acquisition by Amazonwas terminated in January 2024over regulatory concerns. In March,the company warned it could go out of businesswithout a new owner.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Under terms of the pre-packaged Chapter 11 deal announced Sunday, iRobot will continue to operate, with no anticipated disruption to its customers or global partners.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Following court approval, iRobot said it will withdraw from the Nasdaq and become a private company wholly owned by Picea.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Roomba Maker iRobot Shares Tumble 80% as It Files for Bankruptcy, Will Go Private</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nRoomba Maker iRobot Shares Tumble 80% as It Files for Bankruptcy, Will Go Private\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Dow Jones </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2025-12-15 17:04</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<html><head></head><body><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Roomba maker <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/IRBT\">iRobot</a> filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday and will turn over its business to a pair of Chinese companies and go private, capping a years-long fall from grace.</p><p>iRobot shares sank 80% in premarket trading.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/6609d6890285a09afc719557b216af3f\" tg-width=\"798\" tg-height=\"618\"/></p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">The Massachusetts-based company said it had entered a restructuring agreement under which iRobot will be acquired by its primary lender and manufacturer, Shenzhen Picea Robotics Co. and Santrum Hong Kong. Co.</p><p>“Today’s announcement marks a pivotal milestone in securing iRobot’s long-term future,” said iRobot’s Chief Executive Gary Cohen, in a statement. “The transaction will strengthen our financial position and will help deliver continuity for our consumers, customers and partners.”</p><p>After peaking in January 2021 at $161.16 a share amid the meme-stock frenzy, iRobot’s stock has plummeted 98%, closing Friday at $4.32 a share. The robot-vacuum maker has been looking for a buyer after a $1.7 billion acquisition by Amazonwas terminated in January 2024over regulatory concerns. 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