Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have reached $2.6 trillion in value in the first seven months of 2025, marking the highest total since the pandemic-era surge in 2021. Despite a 16 per cent drop ...

Global dealmaking has reached $2.6 trillion, the highest for the first seven months of the year since the 2021 pandemic-era peak, as a quest for growth in corporate boardrooms and the impact of a ...

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 ...

Private equity firm KKR & Co. (KKR) raised its offer for UK-based Spectris to 4.2 billion euros ($5.6 billion) in its latest attempt to outbid rival buyout firm Advent. The new offer comes days after ...

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 ...

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 ...