London is leaving the door wide open to private equity raiders

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London is leaving the door wide open to private equity raiders | Nils Pratley

theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2025/jul/02/spectris-kkr-private-equity-takeover-bid-raid-london-stock-market

KKR’s acquisition of Spectris at 96% premium sums up the failings of the UK stock market in a nutshell
This shouldn’t happen in a well-functioning stock market: a grownup industrial company, listed in London since 1988, with revenues of £1.3bn last year and pre-tax profits of £191m, is…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-07-02 18:11:44.