KKR clinches backing from Spectris for £4.1bn higher bid - Spectris had previously agreed a deal with US investment firm Advent International, which valued the firm at about £3.8 billion.

The precision-measurement company has withdrawn its recommendation for its previously agreed takeover offer from Advent International.

(Reuters) -Britain's Spectris has accepted an improved takeover offer from U.S. private equity firm KKR, valuing the scientific instruments maker at about 4.7 billion pounds ($6.46 billion), including ...

KKR has pipped rival private equity firm Advent International to a takeover of UK industrial company Spectris with a £4.7bn offer that is one of the biggest recent deals for a London-listed business.

Spectris' takeover offers highlight how deeply undervalued UK small- and mid-cap stocks are, especially versus US peers. Read ...

Industrial group Spectris has agreed to a takeover by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) worth more than £4bn after the private equity giant muscled out rival bidder Advent International.

US private equity giant KKR is set to acquire UK tech star Spectris for £4.7billion, marking one of the largest recent deals ...

KKR has agreed on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition of Spectris, a global precision measurement company.

Precision instruments maker Spectris agreed on Monday to a 4.4 billion pound ($5.9 billion) debt-inclusive takeover deal by private equity firm Advent over a rival proposal from KKR , marking the ...

The primary aim of the study is to evaluate Spectris' efficacy in slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s against sham for ...

Morning all, Craig McGlashan bringing you the Europe Wire from the London newsroom. KKR’s competition with Advent to take precision instruments provider Spectris private is heating up, with the former ...

Spectris has agreed to a £3.8bn takeover by Advent but may find itself at the centre of a private equity bidding war as KKR looms.