CVC consortium to buy UK investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown for $6.9 billion

CVC consortium to buy UK investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown for .9 billion


A logo on the headquarters of Hargreaves Lansdown Plc in Bristol, UK, on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. 

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British investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown said on Friday it had agreed to a takeover offer equivalent to £5.4 billion ($6.9 billion) by a consortium including CVC Capital Partners.

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