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28 March
Spirent turns back on Viavi in backing Keysight’s $1.46 billion takeover bid
Commuters walk past the London Stock Exchange in the City of London on August 9, 2017. London listed Spirent Communications struck a deal with Keysight Technologies. Agence France-Presse/Getty Image

Spirent Communications shares surged 10% on Thursday after the British company backed a takeover offer put forward by Keysight Technologies that saw the California company outbid its rival Viavi Solutions to take over the struggling telecoms testing firm.

In a joint statement, Keysight and Spirent said they had reached an agreement that would see the California company takeover the Crawley headquartered business at a price of £1.16 billion ($1.46 billion).

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