De La Rue
Company based in Basingstoke
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April 2025 | Atlas Holdings made an offer to acquire the company for US$347 million. |
October 2024 | The company sold its authentication business to Crane NXT for £300 million. |
February 2024 | Contracted alongside the Bank of England to design new banknotes carrying King Charles III's portrait. |
May 2023 | Appointed Clive Wiley as new chairman. |
April 2023 | Announced that chairman Kevin Loosemore would step down in May 2023. |
October 2019 | Sold its Identity Solutions business to HID Global for £42m. |
July 26 2019 | The Serious Fraud Office opened an investigation into De La Rue plc for suspected corruption in South Sudan. |
March 2018 | Sold the paper business, retaining a 10% share in Portals International Limited. |
2016 | De La Rue sold its Cash Handling division and purchased the DuPont Authentication division. |
December 2016 | Purchased the DuPont Authentication division. |
August 2014 | Appointed Martin Sutherland as chief executive officer. |
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