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Benzinga

London is leaving the door wide open to private equity raiders

KKR’s acquisition of Spectris at 96% premium sums up the failings of the UK stock market in a nutshell

The Guardian - UK

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.

The Independent UK

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Stocks falter but avoid sell-off after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites

The FTSE 100 index closed down 16.61 points, 0.2%, at 8,758.04.

Evening Standard

Up 15% in one day: London Stock Exchange set for another £3.8bn loss as Spectris accepts huge bid

Spectris is a firm which makes industrial technology specialist equipment

The Independent UK

Spectris agrees £3.8bn takeover by Advent as KKR mulls rival bid

Advent will pay £37.63 per share for the FTSE 250-listed company, valuing Spectris at £3.8 billion, or around £4.4 billion including debts.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 dips while markets watch for US-China talks progress

The FTSE 100 index fell 5.63 points, 0.1%, at 8,832.28

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Engineer Spectris scraps £1.7 billion bid for rival over Ukraine uncertainty

The firm’s boss, Andrew Heath, said the decision was taken because the “world has changed” since its bid for rival firm Oxford Instruments

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