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Advent International
Acquirer counsel
Freshfields
Maria LedenevaPartner
David SonterPartner
Jonathan WoodPartner
Tom RichardsPartner
Patrick BrendonPartner
16 lawyers involved
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Freshfields advises Advent International on $5.59 billion acquisition of Spectris PLC
Deal Overview
- Value
- $5.59bn
- Deal type
- M&A
- Structure
- Data in progress
- Status
- Data in progress
Advisors
ACQUIRER
Freshfields Overview
- Advent is buying Spectris, a precision measurement, instrumentation and testing company focused on two high-performance divisions with market-leading technologies and solutions.
- The consortium led by Advent agreed a cash acquisition at GBP 37.63 per share, including a GBP 0.28 dividend; the offer values Spectris' equity at about GBP 3.8 billion and implies an enterprise value of about GBP 4.4 billion.
- The offer carries an 84.6% premium to Spectris' June 6 closing price and is being implemented by scheme of arrangement, requiring 75% shareholder approval, multiple antitrust and national security clearances, and with closing expected by March 2026.
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Spectris PLC
Seller counsel
Seller counsel not yet recorded
Overview
- Spectris PLC sold the stake/assets to Consortium led by Advent International as part of a acquisition on 2025-06-23.
- Deal value was 38000000000 (source: Extracted) Sector: Precision Measurement and Instrumentation; Location: UK.
- Seller-side legal counsel was not specified.