KKR & Co. agreed to buy Spectris Plc for £4.1 billion ($5.6 billion), surpassing an earlier bid for the British maker of precision testing equipment and software from a group led by Advent.

BOSTON & AURORA, Ohio, June 30, 2025--Advent International ("Advent"), a leading global private equity investor, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire majority ...

Advent said it plans to invest in Spectris’s different divisions, potentially including through acquisitions, and to eventually exit the group’s business units separately over time. It employed a ...

Co-packaged optics (CPO)—the silicon photonics technology promising to transform modern data centers and high-performance networks by addressing critical challenges like bandwidth density, energy ...

The notes ring out, sweet and clear as we light the second of two candles on our dining table Advent wreath. For Christians whose rhythms are matched to the liturgical calendar, it is a new year, ...

Discover the significance of Advent, a season of waiting and preparation before Christmas. Learn about its themes and traditions.

Many nonprofits release audits to the public. Wreaths Across America refused to release its audit, available in some states, to Reader's Watchdog.

Global Sisters Report shares excerpts from the Advent section of our first book, Wisdom from the Global Sisterhood, published earlier this year.

The Advent wreath first appeared in Germany in 1839 when a Lutheran minister working at a mission for children created a wreath of the wheel of a cart, placing 20 small red candles and four large ...

From Advent wreaths to Christmas parties, Christian groups on campus hold campus celebrations that offer joy, reflection and a break from final exams.

Although traditions vary, the basic premise of the Advent wreath and candles is the same. Read further as we discuss the meaning of the Advent wreath and candles in greater detail.