Advent’s interest in Spectris, which was first reported by Bloomberg, was disclosed on the same day US semiconductor group Qualcomm agreed a $2.4bn deal to buy London-listed chip designer Alphawave.

Advent is considering a takeover of Spectris Plc, a UK maker of precision and testing equipment and software, according to ...

Police officers said the adult man punched a 16-year-old boy in the face at a basketball court in Polk County.

The organisers have kept ticket prices at last year’s levels, and visitors can now buy early bird tickets via the Sussex ...

Spectris would accept a 3.73 billion pound ($5.06 billion) bid from Advent if the U.S. private equity firm tables a formal offer, it said on Monday, sending shares in the British scientific ...

Sister Maria Gloria Riva from a cloistered, contemplative monastery in the small state of San Marino in Italy, was the ...