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

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

The Bank of England has cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 4%, its lowest in more than two years. The pound has ...

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

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 ...

In July 2025, there were five Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and three further possible offers ...

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 ...

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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 ...