Advent Explores Takeover of London-Listed Spectris
The private equity firm has approached London-listed Spectris about a potential deal, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. Shares in Spectris jumped as much 22% on Monday, a record intraday gain. They were up 19% at 12:09 p.m. in London, giving the company a market value of about £2.4 billion ($3.3 billion).
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