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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...