Betaville IntelligenceTuesday, 1 March 2022, 11:12 am
It sounds like Spectris and Oxford Instruments are trying to get the £1.7 billion takeover deal wrapped up as quickly as possible.
People following the situation have heard the board of Oxford Instruments is set to formally recommend Spectris's £1.7 billion takeover offer in the next few days.
Quite why everybody is moving so quickly to get this deal done is a bit of a mystery. Perhaps the parties involved are worried about an interloper? ..
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Betaville IntelligenceMonday, 28 February 2022, 3:46 pm
Spectris has now confirmed its interest in purchasing Oxford Instruments for over £1.5 billion. Below is the announcement:
https://www.investegate.co.uk/spectris-plc--sxs-/rns/statement-re-possible-offer/202202281510440737D/
And it all looks very friendly to Betaville.....
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Betaville IntelligenceMonday, 28 February 2022, 12:32 pm
Oh look - Oxford Instruments has confirmed little old Betaville's UNCOOKED Alert from earlier today and outed London-listed rival Spectris as its potential suitor.
Click on the link below to read the details of the takeover approach from Spectris:..
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