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 investor has been gathering up assets across Europe, most recently bidding for Spectris and target is a Tel-Aviv-based ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 US private equity giant’s $2 bln bid for Assura lost out to domestic rival PHP’s. Keeping the UK healthcare landlord public is a rare win for London. But deal-specific factors look to have been ...

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

The deal comes months after Advent entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Paris-based Kereis, the largest broker for ...

The company’s insurance software offerings embed artificial intelligence (AI) for better processing and improved risk ...

As of 0715 GMT, the blue-chip index FTSE 100 gained 0.3% and the British pound rose 0.09% against the dollar to above 1.34.