BRIEF-Spectris Announces Acquisition Of Piezocryst For €133.5 Million Sept 5 (Reuters) - Spectris PLC SXS.L : SPECTRIS PLC - ACQUISITION OF PIEZOCRYST ADVANCED SENSORICS GMBH SPECTRIS PLC - ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF PIEZOCRYST FOR €133.5 MILLION Source text for Eikon: ID:nRSE9683Ca Further company coverage: SXS.L

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Crest Nicholson, JDE Peet's, L'Oreal Aug 14 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Crest Nicholson Holdings, JDE Peet's and L'Oreal, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * A.P. Moller-Maersk MAERSKb.CO : Deutsche Bank cuts PT to DKK 9217 from DKK 9283 * British American Tobacco Plc BATS.L : Barclays raises target price to 3100p from 2650p * Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc CRST.L : Peel Hunt cuts to hold from add *

BUZZ-Top of the Street: Spectris, Scor, Euronext, Nestle A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts: ** J.P.Morgan raises British scientific instruments maker Spectris SXS.L to "neutral" from "underweight", as it believes earnings momentum will improve in the nearer term, given the recently announced acquisitions expected to close before Q3 ** Citigroup cuts French reinsurer Scor SCOR.PA to "neutral" from "buy" citing significant uncertainty that the gr

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP- Bodycote, Croda, Spectris July 31 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Bodycote, Croda and Spectris, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Bodycote Plc BOY.L : HSBC cuts target price to 940p from 950p * Bucher Industries AG BUCN.S : Berenberg cuts target price to CHF 464 from CHF 470 * Croda CRDA.L : HSBC cuts target price to 4400p from 4800p * Spectris Plc SXS.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 2,950p fr

BRIEF-Spectris Sees FY Adj Oper Profit In Line With Current Market View July 30 (Reuters) - Spectris PLC SXS.L : EXPECT TO DELIVER FY ADJUSTED OPERATING PROFIT IN LINE WITH CURRENT MARKET EXPECTATIONS CONTINUING £150 MILLION SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAMME ALWAYS EXPECTED 2024 TO BE A SLOWER YEAR, BEFORE RETURNING TO GROWTH IN 2025 AND 2026 Source text fo

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Ascential Plc, Oxford Instruments, Reckitt Benckiser July 25 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Ascential Plc, Oxford Instruments and Reckitt Benckiser, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Ascential Plc ASCL.L : HSBC raises target price to 568p from 370p * Oxford Instruments OXIG.L : HSBC raises target price to 2850p from 2500p * Reckitt Benckiser RKT.L : HSBC cuts target price to 4800p from 4900p * RS Gr

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Barclays, Mips AB, Novo Nordisk July 19 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Barclays, Mips AB and Novo Nordisk on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Barclays BARC.L : Jefferies raises target price to 341p from 335p * Mips AB MIPS.ST : Jefferies raises to buy from hold * Novo Nordisk NOVOB.CO : HSBC raises target price to DKK 1150 from DKK 1030 * Spectris SXS.L : HSBC raises target price to 3750p from 3425p * S

PRESS DIGEST-British Business - July 17 July 17 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times - The FTSE 250 precision instruments company Spectris SXS.L has struck a deal to buy U.S.-based Micromeritics for an upfront 485 million pounds($629.14 million)in its latest bolt-on acquisition.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds Bunge, Aramco, Fnac Darty, Gulf Energy Development, Delen July 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1 930 GMT on Tuesday: * * U.S. grains merchant Bunge BG.N has offered to sell Glencore-backed GLEN.L Viterra's crush and refining plants for oilseeds in Hungary and Poland in order to secure EU antitrust approval for the $34 billion merger, a person close to the deal said.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds: JinkoSolar, Montage Gold, Poste Italiane, Alphabet July 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Tuesday: China-based JinkoSolar JKS.N said it would form a joint venture with Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and a privately owned Saudi renewable firm to build a solar cell and module manufacturing facility.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions July 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Tuesday: ** A majority of shareholders have approved Japanese company Electric Power Development's (J-Power) 9513.T A$381 million ($257.56 million) buyout of Genex Power GNX.AX , the Australian company said.

BUZZ-UK's Spectris rises on $630 mln deal to buy Micromeritics ** British scientific instruments maker Spectris shares SXS.L up 1.5% at 3,084p ** Co to acquire Micromeritics Instrument Corp for $630 nln ** Deal includes deferred consideration of up to $53 mln ** Expects to fund deal by a combination of existing cash resources and new external debt

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 16 Adds new items, updates futures July 16 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.5%. * OCADO: Ocado OCDO.L , the British online supermarket and technology group, on Tuesday reported a smaller first-half loss , said it was making "good progress" and raised its financial outlook for the full year.

UK's Spectris to buy Micromeritics Instrument for $630 mln July 16 (Reuters) - British scientific instruments maker Spectris Plc SXS.L on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy Georgia-based Micromeritics Instrument Corp for $630 million. Reporting by Shanima A in Bengaluru

BRIEF-Spectris Acquires Micromeritics For $630 Mln Plus Deferred Up To $53 Mln July 16 (Reuters) - Spectris PLC SXS.L : ACQUISITION OF MICROMERITICS INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRES MICROMERITICS FOR $630M PLUS DEFERRED UP TO $53M TO FUND ACQUISITION USING CASH AND DEBT Source text for Eikon: ID:nRSP4940Wa Further company coverage: SXS.L

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Anglo American Plc, Capricorn Energy, Ericsson July 15 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Anglo American Plc, Capricorn Energy and Ericsson, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Anglo American Plc AAL.L : Barclays raises target price to 2740p from 2600p * Capricorn Energy CNE.L : Peel Hunt raises to add from hold * Ericsson ERICb.ST : Jefferies raises target price to SEK 82 from SEK 70 * Glencore GLEN.L : Ba

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Hargreaves Lansdown, Spectris, Wizz Air July 12 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Hargreaves Lansdown, Spectris and Wizz Air, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Hargreaves Lansdown HRGV.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 684p from 671p * Spectris Plc SXS.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 4190p from 4435p * Spirax-Sarco SPX.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 9580p from 9690p * Weir Group WEIR.L : Jefferi

BRIEF-Rand Capital Announces Portfolio Company SciAps to be Acquired by Spectris plc July 10 (Reuters) - Rand Capital Corp RAND.O : RAND CAPITAL ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO COMPANY SCIAPS, INC. TO BE ACQUIRED BY SPECTRIS PLC RAND CAPITAL CORP - PROPOSED DEAL FOR CONSIDERATION OF UP TO $260 MILLION Source text for Eikon: ID:nBw9wyhk6a Further company covera

BRIEF-Spectris PLC - Acquisition Of Sciaps Incorporated Spectris PLC SXS.L : SPECTRIS PLC - ACQUISITION OF SCIAPS INCORPORATED SPECTRIS PLC - ACQUIRES SCIAPS INCORPORATED SPECTRIS PLC - SCIAPS EXPECTED TO DELIVER SALES OF $70 MILLION IN 2024 SPECTRIS PLC - ACQUISITION TO BE ACCRETIVE TO EARNINGS IN FIRST YEAR Source text for Eikon: ID:nRSD0705Va Fu

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-ABB, Klepierre, Ryanair June 20 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including ABB, Klepierre and Ryanair, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * ABB Ltd ABBN.S : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy * ASM International NV ASMI.AS : Morgan Stanley raises to overweight from equal weight * Deutsche Lufthansa AG LHAG.DE : Stifel cuts to hold from buy * Klepierre LOIM.PA : HSBC raises to buy from hold * Ryanair RYA.I : UBS cu