KKR & Co. has agreed to buy Spectris Plc in a deal that values the UK maker of precision and testing equipment and software at about £4.1 billion ($5.6 billion), surpassing an earlier bid by a ...

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 & Co. (NYSE:KKR) has reached a deal to acquire Spectris (OTCPK:SEPJF), valuing the UK-based maker of precision instruments and testing software at approximately £4.1 billion ($5.6 billion), ...

KKR has pipped rival private equity firm Advent International to a takeover of UK industrial company Spectris with a £4.7bn ...

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takeover offer from U.S. investment firm KKR valuing it at 4.7 billion pounds ($6.46 billion) including debt, and has withdrawn its ...

Spectris (SEPJF) stock surged 5% as the UK firm backed KKR's improved £4.1B takeover bid, valuing shares at £40 and ...

Morning all, Craig McGlashan bringing you the Europe Wire from the London newsroom. KKR’s competition with Advent to take precision instruments provider Spectris private is heating up, with the former ...

KKR & Co has agreed to buy Spectris Plc in a deal that values the UK maker of precision and testing equipment and software at ...

KKR is swinging hard again. After a streak of misses in the UK, the U.S. private equity giant just put 4.1 billion ($5.6 ...

Industrial group Spectris has agreed to a takeover by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) worth more than £4bn after the private ...

Spectris' takeover offers highlight how deeply undervalued UK small- and mid-cap stocks are, especially versus US peers. Read ...

It came as research from broker Peel Hunt showed the UK is on course for the biggest year of takeovers since 2021, after ...