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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Private equity firm KKR & Co. (KKR) raised its offer for UK-based Spectris to 4.2 billion euros ($5.6 billion) in its latest attempt to outbid rival buyout firm Advent. The new offer comes days after ...

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

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

British scientific instruments maker Spectris said it would accept a 3.73 billion pound ($5.06 billion) bid from Advent if the U.S. private equity firm proceeds with a formal offer, sending its ...

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

Maven Capital Partners has sold UAP, a designer and supplier of door and window hardware, to global security and access ...