Private equity giants face deadline for Hargreaves Lansdown bid Investment Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown, who co-founded the platform in 1981, collectively own a quarter of the company's shares.
Hargreaves Lansdown shares surge after bid from private equity giants M&A Hargreaves Lansdown has rejected a takeover bid by a consortium of private equity investors including CVC and Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, the company confirmed today.