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KKR & Co. has agreed to buy Spectris Plc in a deal that values the UK maker of precision and testing equipment and software ...
KKR clinches backing from Spectris for £4.1bn higher bid - Spectris had previously agreed a deal with US investment firm ...
KKR has pipped rival private equity firm Advent International to a takeover of UK industrial company Spectris with a £4.7bn ...
British scientific instruments maker Spectris has agreed to a takeover offer from U.S. investment firm KKR valuing it at 4.7 billion pounds ($6.46 billion) including debt, and has withdrawn its ...
Spectris (SEPJF) stock surged 5% as the UK firm backed KKR's improved £4.1B takeover bid, valuing shares at £40 and ...
Morning all, Craig McGlashan bringing you the Europe Wire from the London newsroom. KKR’s competition with Advent to take ...
KKR has agreed on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition of Spectris, a global precision measurement company.
Britain's Spectris has accepted an improved takeover offer from U.S. private equity firm KKR, valuing the scientific ...
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 ...
Precision instruments maker Spectris agreed on Monday to a 4.4 billion pound ... Spectris snubs KKR for $5.9 billion Advent buyout. By Reuters. June 23, 2025 12:38 PM UTC Updated June 23, 2025 ...
Spectris is the largest takeover target this year in Britain, which has attracted overseas buyers in recent years due to relatively cheap valuations. Under UK takeover rules, KKR has until July 11 ...
Spectris has agreed to a £3.8bn takeover by Advent but may find itself at the centre of a private equity bidding war as KKR looms.