"More bid talk was evident around Expro International, the oil services company which rose by 21p to 1,246p. Market speculation suggested that Candover Partners, the private equity firm which is widely suspected to be the source of an earlier preliminary approach, was close to making a formal offer for the company."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-reed-rises-on-hopes-of-private-equity-b2b-deal-807819.html