The U.K. precision-measurement company agreed to the terms of an improved cash offer from KKR valuing the target at 4.2 billion pound ($5.65 billion)--or 41.75 pounds a share--last week. On Tuesday, ...

KKR ups its bid for Spectris to £4.2 billion, overtaking Advent in a fierce takeover race for the UK scientific instruments ...

The sweetened offer comes days after Advent improved its bid for Spectris, prompting the target to withdraw its ...

LONDON (Reuters) -British scientific instruments maker Spectris has agreed to a sweetened offer from U.S. private equity firm ...

US private equity group’s offer nudges out rival bidder once again in race to acquire UK scientific instruments maker ...

British scientific instruments maker Spectris SXS.L has agreed to private equity firm Advent's sweetened takeover offer worth ...

Advent International has outbid KKR in a private equity bidding war for Spectris after the UK industrial group accepted its ...

There is an old saying that bull markets only end when the money runs out. Right now, however, the UK stock market is ...

Spectris has failed to achieve such ratings as a public company due to weaker profitability, low scale and relative ...

Precision instrument maker Spectris has agreed to be bought by Advent International after it trumped an offer from US ...

Advent’s increased offer represents a 2.5 percent increase to the KKR offer. This means the shareholders will receive an additional £1.00 per share, amounting to a total increase of £101.5 million ...

KKR has agreed on a recommended increased cash offer for Spectris at an offer value of £41.75 per share. This values the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Spectris at around £4.2 billion ...