Manroland Australasia to focus more on web, less on sheetfed

Manroland Australasia will become more heavily slanted toward web offset customers but less aggressive in sheetfed in its new guise as part of Germany’s Possehl Group.

13 February, 2012

UK investor buys entire Manroland sheetfed arm

UK-based engineering group Langley Holdings has bought Manroland’s sheetfed production facility as well as more than 40 international sales operations – but not ANZ.

3 February, 2012

Manroland break-up to begin with Augsburg sale

Manroland’s administrator has confirmed that the break-up of the German manufacturer will begin today with the sale of the Augsburg web offset facility.

1 February, 2012

Manroland web division bought out, MBO expected in sheetfed

Manroland’s web offset division has been bought out by the German group that rescued mailroom manufacturer Bowe Systems in 2010.

19 January, 2012

Manroland bids to be put to creditors on Wednesday

Negotiations for the sale of Manroland have entered the final stages, with a shortlist of two different bid proposals due to be presented to creditors on Wednesday (18 January).

17 January, 2012

Manroland secures debtor-in-possession financing

Manroland has secured its immediate future with a 55m euro ($72m) Massekredit facility, similar to debtor-in-possession financing, that will give it the liquidity to continue with its restructuring efforts.

5 December, 2011

Manroland administrator reports investor interest

A number of unidentified investors have already expressed an interest in Manroland, according to the court-appointed administrator Werner Schneider.

30 November, 2011

Manroland sale a possibility, sources claim

Manroland’s major shareholders MAN and Allianz are exploring options around a potential sale of the company, with a European engineering company from outside the industry said to be interested, reports have claimed.

18 November, 2011