The precision-measurement company said Wednesday that under the KKR KKR 3.03% deal, accepting shareholders will get 39.72 pounds in cash for each Spectris share and an interim dividend of 28 pence ...

At the time of the Advent offer, which values Spectris at about £3.8bn, KKR had intimately it was weighing up an offer. Via Project Aurora Bidco, a special purpose vehicle, KKR has now returned with ...

Precision instruments maker Spectris agreed on Monday to a 4.4 billion pound ($5.9 billion) debt-inclusive takeover deal by private equity firm Advent over a rival proposal from KKR , marking the ...

Spectris' takeover offers highlight how deeply undervalued UK small- and mid-cap stocks are, especially versus US peers. Read why SEPJF stock is a Hold.

KKR has agreed on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition of Spectris, a global precision measurement company. The deal values Spectris at around £4.1 billion ($5.6 billion; €4.8 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 ...

Investing.com -- Spectris (LON: SXS) shares rose over 4% on Wednesday following the announcement that U.S. private equity firm KKR will acquire the company in a £4.7 billion cash deal.

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 ...

Britain's Spectris said on Friday it had rejected a second takeover proposal from private equity firm KKR, days after the scientific instruments maker backed a possible competing $5 billion bid ...

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