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 ...

The investor has been gathering up assets across Europe, most recently bidding for Spectris and target is a Tel-Aviv-based ...

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

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

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, ...

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

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 ...

The private equity bidding war for precision instrument business Spectris has stepped up a gear after KKR submitted a fresh ...

Spectris’ board rejected the KKR proposal, which follows an earlier proposal from KKR, a statement read. Spectris remains in discussions with Advent International, following an offer valuing the ...