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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jonathan Prynn

Bank note maker De La Rue sold to US private equity in £263m deal

De La Rue makes notes for he Bank of England (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Archive)

The London listed company that prints British banknotes has been sold to an American investment firm in a £263 million deal.

The board of De La Rue, which was founded in 1813 and has been quoted on the London stock market since 1947 has agreed a 130p a share offer from Connecticut based Atlas Holdings.

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