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UK's Spectris agrees to $5.6 billion offer from KKR as takeover battle heats up

Aug 4, 2025 11:25 PM

Aug 5 (Reuters) - UK scientific instruments maker

Spectris ( SEPJF ) has agreed to a sweetened offer from U.S. firm

KKR valuing it at 4.2 billion pounds ($5.57 billion), it

said on Tuesday, withdrawing its backing for a lower offer from

rival suitor Advent.

($1 = 0.7534 pounds)

(Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank

Dhaniwala)

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