Top Financial Shifts: Hargreaves Lansdown, Anglo American, and BDO Leadership

Hargreaves Lansdown rejects a private-equity takeover offer worth £4.67 billion. Anglo American extends deadline for BHP’s improved takeover bid. BDO announces Mark Shaw as new leader after a tight race. These significant developments signal major shifts in the financial landscape.


Reuters | Updated: 23-05-2024 10:21 IST | Created: 23-05-2024 10:21 IST
Top Financial Shifts: Hargreaves Lansdown, Anglo American, and BDO Leadership

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines

- Hargreaves Lansdown rejects 5-bln-pound private-equity takeover approach - Anglo American extends deadline for BHP takeover after rejecting improved bid

- BDO underdog wins race to lead UK's fifth-largest accounting firm Overview

- British investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown has rejected a 4.67 billion pounds ($5.94 billion) takeover approach from a consortium of private equity firms, including CVC Capital Partners and a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund. - Anglo American has agreed to extend talks with BHP over a takeover bid, keeping the prospect alive of the largest-ever deal in the mining sector, even after the London-listed miner rejected a third 38.6 billion pound proposal.

- Partners at BDO have elected Mark Shaw to lead Britain's fifth-largest accounting firm, in a surprise win for the firm's head of business restructuring. ($1 = 0.7859 pounds)

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