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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