British stocks gained on Tuesday, rising in tandem with broader European markets and extending the previous day’s gains, ...

KKR Lifts Spectris Offer to $5.6 Billion Amid Bidding War With Advent The sweetened offer comes days after Advent improved its bid for Spectris, prompting the target to withdraw its recommendation for ...

British equities rose on Tuesday, as investor confidence was lifted by upbeat results from Diageo and Smith+Nephew, while ...

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 ...

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

The number of transactions to August 1 is 16% lower than the same time last year, but their value is 28% higher, according to Dealogic data, boosted by U.S. megadeals valued at more than $10bln ...

The KKR offer includes 41.75 pounds in cash for each share of the company, including an interim dividend of 28 pence for ...

Maven Capital Partners has sold UAP, a designer and supplier of door and window hardware, to global security and access ...

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

British scientific instruments maker Spectris has agreed to a sweetened offer from U.S. private equity firm KKR valuing it at ...

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 ...

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