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 ...

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

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

On Friday last week, Spectris had accepted the increased offer from Advent and withdrew its recommendation of a GBP40 per share bid from KKR but switched horses again on Tuesday. The acquisition is ...

Advent International said it increased its takeover bid for precision-measurement company Spectris to 4.2 billion pounds ($5.55 billion).

Advent’s increased offer represents a 2.5 percent increase to the KKR offer. This means the shareholders will receive an additional £1.00 per share, amounting to a total increase of £101.5 million ...

The increased offer from KKR, which will be implemented through a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement, represents a substantial premium of 104.9% to Spectris’ closing price of £20.38 on June 6, ...

Precision instrument maker Spectris has agreed to be bought by Advent International after it trumped an offer from US ...

KKR clinches backing from Spectris for £4.1bn higher bid - Spectris had previously agreed a deal with US investment firm Advent International, which valued the firm at about £3.8 billion.

Advent International, Spectris Reach Agreement on Acquisition Offer Published: June 23, 2025 at 2:23 a.m. ET Share Resize ...