Security

Portals under new ownership

Historic UK papermaker Portals has been acquired by Germany’s Drewsen Spezialpapiere.

De La Rue takeover offer now potentially for whole group

The ‘partial offer’ for De La Rue has now morphed into a possible offer for the entire business.

De La Rue: third CFO in just over three years

De La Rue: talks of Currency sale ongoing, new investors in wings

De La Rue is in discussions with new investors that could take a major stake in the business, and the PLC said that talks over a possible sale of its Currency division “continue to progress”.

De La Rue agrees £300m Authentication sale

De La Rue has agreed to sell its Authentication division to US giant Crane NXT in a £300m deal that will help the group shore up its finances and tackle its pension obligations.

De La Rue: banknote demand is at its lowest level for more than 20 years

De La Rue updates, still in talks over sale

De La Rue’s talks over a potential sale of one or both of its divisions have “progressed significantly”, although the business is racking up extra costs as a result.

De La Rue: banknote demand is at its lowest level for more than 20 years

'More entities involved' as De La Rue sale talks progress

Potential buyers have carried out due diligence on De La Rue’s two divisions, with negotiations ongoing and a further update on the future ownership of the historic company expected before the end of...

De La Rue: banknote demand is at its lowest level for more than 20 years

'Sitting duck' De La Rue open to offers

De La Rue could be broken up or merged with another business after a strategic review resulted in potential interest for both of its divisions.

The new press is being assembled for factory acceptance testing in May

Smurfit Kappa Security Concepts invests £2.6m in new Rotatek

FTSE-listed packaging group Smurfit Kappa’s security print arm has invested €3m (£2.58m) in a brand-new custom press from Rotatek.

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Two charged after police raid

Two men arrested at a printing workshop have been charged with conspiring to make counterfeit banknotes.

Royal Mail: 25% decline in letters compared to pre-pandemic

Royal Mail tight-lipped on extent of fraudulent stamp use

Royal Mail has refused to comment on how many fraudulent stamps are being detected at its sorting offices, after the Daily Telegraph claimed that fake stamps printed in China are flooding the market...