Spectris agreed to a 4.1 billion pound ($5.64 billion) takeover by private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and withdrew its recommendation for its previously agreed takeover offer from ...

Industrial group Spectris (SXS.L) has agreed to a takeover by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) (KKR) worth more than £4 billion after the private equity giant muscled out rival bidder Advent ...

Spectris has given its backing to the £40-a-share cash bid, which values the FTSE 250-listed firm at around £4.1 billion, or £4.7 billion including debts.

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a takeover offer from U.S. investment firm KKR valuing it at 4.7 billion pounds ($6.46 billion) including debt, and has withdrawn its ...

(Alliance News) - Spectris PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to the terms of a takeover offer from funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co that values it at GBP4.1 billion, beating an ...

KKR & Co. agreed to buy Spectris Plc for £4.1 billion ($5.6 billion), surpassing an earlier bid for the British maker of precision testing equipment and software from a group led by Advent.

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.

KKR has pipped rival private equity firm Advent International to a takeover of UK industrial company Spectris with a £4.7bn offer that is one of the biggest recent deals for a London-listed business.

The battle for Spectris, Britain's largest takeover target this year, heated up after KKR last week tabled a bid valuing Spectris at 40 pounds per share including dividends, 6.3% higher than ...

An offer from global investment firm KKR has been recommended to shareholders of listed industrial group Spectris plc. A recommendation for an earlier offer from Advent International has been… ...

An offer from global investment firm KKR has been recommended to shareholders of listed industrial group Spectris plc. A recommendation for an earlier offer from Advent International has been ...

The battle for Spectris, Britain's largest takeover target this year, heated up after KKR last week tabled a bid valuing Spectris at 40 pounds per share including dividends, 6.3% higher than Advent's ...