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, ...

In June, a bidding war for Spectris began with an initial offer from Advent. After KKR entered the fray with its own bid, the British company's board repeatedly changed its recommendation between the ...

There is an old saying that bull markets only end when the money runs out. Right now, however, the UK stock market is ...

KKR has upped its offer for British scientific instruments maker Spectris to £4.8bn, regaining backing from the company over ...

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

Spectris raised its interim dividend by 5.3% to 28 pence per share from 26.6p. Spectris on Tuesday withdrew its recommendation of a takeover offer from Advent International LP and instead backed an ...

Precision instrumentation supplier Spectris said on Thursday that second-quarter momentum and strategic cost savings had ...

KKR Lifts Spectris Offer to $5.6 Billion Amid Bidding War With Advent The sweetened offer comes days after Advent improved its bid for Spectris, prompting the target to withdraw its recommendation for ...

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But the firm has also just announced plans alongside Nextalia to buy Tinexta, a Rome-based company operating in digital trust ...

Spectris is an obvious target, with an international sales profile, high R&D spend and a rocky ride on the London stock market since 2023. But where a mid-sized listed company might balk at Spectris’s ...

The blue-chip index FTSE 100 gained 0.4% and the British pound fell 0.2% against the dollar to 1.34. DAX index in Germany ...