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

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

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

KKR ups its bid for Spectris to £4.2 billion, overtaking Advent in a fierce takeover race for the UK scientific instruments ...

British scientific instruments maker Spectris SXS.L has agreed to private equity firm Advent's sweetened takeover offer worth ...

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

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

US private equity group’s offer nudges out rival bidder once again in race to acquire UK scientific instruments maker ...

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.

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 ...

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