(Reuters) -British scientific instruments maker Spectris has agreed to a takeover offer from U.S. investment firm KKR valuing ...

Spectris had previously agreed a deal with US investment firm Advent International, which valued the firm at about £3.8 ...

Morning all, Craig McGlashan bringing you the Europe Wire from the London newsroom. KKR’s competition with Advent to take ...

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

KKR is swinging hard again. After a streak of misses in the UK, the U.S. private equity giant just put 4.1 billion ($5.6 ...

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

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

It came as research from broker Peel Hunt showed the UK is on course for the biggest year of takeovers since 2021, after ...

Spectris (SEPJF) stock surged 5% as the UK firm backed KKR's improved £4.1B takeover bid, valuing shares at £40 and surpassing Advent's previous offer.

At the time of the Advent offer, which values Spectris at about £3.8bn, KKR had intimately it was weighing up an offer. Via Project Aurora Bidco, a special purpose vehicle, KKR has now returned with ...

Industrial group Spectris has agreed to a takeover by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) worth more than £4bn after the private ...