The U.K. precision-measurement company agreed to the terms of an improved cash offer from KKR valuing the target at 4.2 billion pound ($5.65 billion)--or 41.75 pounds a share--last week. On Tuesday, ...

Precision instrumentation supplier Spectris said on Thursday that second-quarter momentum and strategic cost savings had ...

In June, a bidding war for Spectris began with an initial offer from Advent. After KKR entered the fray with its own bid, the British company's board repeatedly changed its recommendation between the ...

There is an old saying that bull markets only end when the money runs out. Right now, however, the UK stock market is ...

Israeli software provider Sapiens International said on Wednesday that it will be acquired by Advent International for $2.5 billion in cash, as the U.S. private equity firm zeros in on the insurance ...

Spectris raised its interim dividend by 5.3% to 28 pence per share from 26.6p. Spectris on Tuesday withdrew its recommendation of a takeover offer from Advent International LP and instead backed an ...

The Bank of England has cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 4%, its lowest in more than two years. The pound has ...

Spectris has failed to achieve such ratings as a public company due to weaker profitability, low scale and relative ...

Investing.com -- Spectris (LON: SXS) plc, the precision measurement specialist, on Thursday reported an 8% increase in first-half sales and maintained its full-year profit guidance despite mixed ...

The company’s insurance software offerings embed artificial intelligence (AI) for better processing and improved risk ...

Spectris is an obvious target, with an international sales profile, high R&D spend and a rocky ride on the London stock market since 2023. But where a mid-sized listed company might balk at Spectris’s ...

In July 2025, there were five Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and three further possible offers ...