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Kirkland and Freshfields score roles on Hargreaves Lansdown takeover tussle

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Hargreaves Lansdown has been targeted for a takeover by a private equity consortium Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Hargreaves Lansdown has been targeted for a takeover by a private equity consortium Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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Kirkland & Ellis and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have scored roles on the latest potential public-to-private takeover in London, after a consortium comprised of CVC, Nordic Capital and an Abu Dhabi Investment Authority subsidiary revealed it had lined up a 985p-per-share offer for wealth management firm Hargreaves Lansdown.

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