The FTSE 100 index - regarded as the bellwether of our economy - has soared by 11 per cent this year to reach a record high ...

Swiss positioning chips maker U-blox Holding AG said it’s currently in negotiations with Advent over a potential transaction involving a possible takeover.

Advent is working on an offer to acquire U-blox Holding AG in a deal that could value the Swiss maker of positioning chips at more than 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.2 billion), according to people ...

The investor has been gathering up assets across Europe, most recently bidding for Spectris and target is a Tel-Aviv-based ...

The US private equity giant’s $2 bln bid for Assura lost out to domestic rival PHP’s. Keeping the UK healthcare landlord public is a rare win for London. But deal-specific factors look to have been ...

The deal comes months after Advent entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Paris-based Kereis, the largest broker for ...

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

British stocks rose on Monday, while the pound also gained, as data showed the weakest hiring intentions among British businesses since the pandemic, suggesting a gradual cooling in the U.K. labor ...

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, ...

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 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 ...