This time, I set out to forge something both functional and symbolic - an Advent candle holder. Using traditional techniques, I shape the base, arms, and holders entirely by hand, focusing on balance, ...

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.

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takeover offer from U.S. investment firm KKR valuing it at 4.7 billion pounds ($6.46 billion) including debt, and has withdrawn its ...

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 ...

Private equity firm Advent International said on Monday it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in LayerZero Power Systems, which manufactures power infrastructure equipment for data centers.

BOSTON & AURORA, Ohio, June 30, 2025--Advent International ("Advent"), a leading global private equity investor, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire majority ...

Advent will pay GBP37.63 in cash per share for the provider of high-tech instruments, test equipment and software, an offer consideration that includes a 28 pence dividend.

By Elena Vardon Advent International made a formal offer for Spectris valuing the precision-measurement company's share capital at 3.8 billion pounds ($5.11 billion).

Advent said it plans to invest in Spectris’s different divisions, potentially including through acquisitions, and to eventually exit the group’s business units separately over time. It employed a ...

Private equity group Advent International has agreed to buy industrial company Spectris in a £4.4bn deal, marking one of the biggest recent takeovers of a London-listed business.

Spectris said no further proposal from KKR has been received but that KKR has requested access to equivalent due diligence information as provided by Spectris to Advent International.