LONDON (Reuters) -British scientific instruments maker Spectris has agreed to a sweetened offer from U.S. private equity firm ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

(Reuters) -British scientific instruments maker Spectris said on Friday it had decided against proceeding with U.S. private equity firm Advent's buyout proposal, days after backing rival suitor KKR's ...

Advent International has outbid KKR in a private equity bidding war for Spectris after the UK industrial group accepted its ...

Private equity giant KKR has trumped rival Advent's takeover bid for British scientific instruments maker Spectris with an ...

Spectris plc, which is the subject of a takeover by US private equity firm KKR, has secured an increased offer which values ...

KKR has agreed on a recommended increased cash offer for Spectris at an offer value of £41.75 per share. This values the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Spectris at around £4.2 billion ...

The private equity bidding war for precision instrument business Spectris has stepped up a gear after New York-based KKR ...