Weil is advising Advent International on the £3.8 billion recommended cash offer for UK-listed Spectris plc. The offer was announced on 23 June 2025.

Spectris is a high-quality precision measurement, instrumentation and testing company.

Weil is advising Advent on debt and equity financing in connection with the transaction. Weil is also global antitrust counsel to Advent.

The Weil team is led by Private Equity partner Jonathan Wood, assisted by Corporate counsel Jack Gray, with Finance partners Tom Richards and Patrick Brendon. The wider team comprised lawyers in the U.S. and Europe including: Private Equity associates Ronan Craig, Xavier Khan, Margaret Babalola and Henrietta Wirta; Finance associates Natalie Hellio and Alexander Skudder; Antitrust partner Nafees Saeed, counsel Chris Thomas and associates Jake Gilbey and Hannah Bannister; Tax partner Oliver Walker; Technology and IP Transactions associate Claudia Sousa; and Regulatory partner Shawn Cooley.