This imbalance has strategic consequences. Without careful co-ordination, demand for magnet rare earths could outpace supply ...

More than 50 artists and collectives chose to boycott Sonar, one of Spain's biggest music and arts festivals as anger ...

Assura has accepted a takeover offer from rival London-listed real estate investment trust Primary Health Properties (PHP) ...

Advent International made a formal offer for Spectris valuing the precision-measurement company's share capital at 3.8 billion pounds ($5.11 billion). The private equity firm is offering 37.63 pounds ...

US buyout giant KKR has been dealt a double blow after losing out in bidding wars for two British companies. The private equity firm confirmed on Monday it had been trumped in its pursuit of high-tech ...

The Assura bidding war between KKR and PHP looked to be sealing its final chapter on Monday – but analysts warn there could ...

Shares in instrumentation business Spectris were up more than 15% in early trading after a bidding war between Advent and KKR ...

The board of Assura has recommended Primary Health Properties' (PHP) revamped offer for the company, switching from its ...

Advent International is set to win the race to buy British scientific instruments maker Spectris after the two companies ...

However, a rival bidder could yet emerge after KKR, the New York-based private equity firm, on Monday said it continues to engage "constructively" with Spectris, although KKR said there "can be no ...

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