TL;DR
Spectris Group, backed by KKR, has acquired Sentech, a Pennsylvania and North Carolina-based sensor business. Sentech will join Hottinger Brüel & Kjær, which is part of Spectris.
- Sentech will join Hottinger Brüel & Kjær, which is part of Spectris
- HBK, which has offices in Denmark, Germany and the UK, is a provider of test and measurement solutions
- This is Spectris’ first acquisition since it became a KKR portfolio company
Spectris Group, which is backed by KKR, has acquired Sentech, a Pennsylvania and North Carolina-based sensor business. The seller was Astor Place Holdings. No financial terms were disclosed.
Based in London, Spectris is a supplier of high-tech precision instrumentation, test equipment, and software for industrial applications.
Sentech will join Hottinger Brüel & Kjær, which is part of Spectris. HBK, which has offices in Denmark, Germany and the UK, is a provider of test and measurement solutions.
This is Spectris’ first acquisition since it became a KKR portfolio company. The deal is expected to close later this year. Harris Williams served as exclusive financial advisor to Sentech.
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This story was originally published by Iris Dorbian in PE Hub on July 31, 2026. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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