Lansdown, who co-founded HL alongside Peter Hargreaves in 1981, told The Times the deal: «Gives the company a new lease of life. In a sense, it is not the greatest deal in the world, but it takes the company into another era when it can progress and grow». His comments follow HL's recent agreement to a £5.4bn takeover on 9 August by Harp Bidco, a private equity consortium led by CVC Capital Partners. Hargreaves Lansdown agrees to £5.4bn PE takeover offer The offer comprises a cash consideration of 1,110p per HL share and a dividend of 30p per HL share for the year ended 30 June 2...
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