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, ...

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

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 ...

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

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

(Reuters) -Israeli software provider Sapiens International said on Wednesday that it will be acquired by Advent International for $2.5 billion in cash, as the U.S. private equity firm zeros in on the ...

Advent International said it increased its takeover bid for precision-measurement company Spectris to 4.2 billion pounds ($5.55 billion).

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 ...

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 ...

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