Heidelberger Sees Standalone Future

Struggling printing press maker Heidelberger set out a future as an independent manufacturer, backed by the firepower of a 420 million euro rights issue and the prospects of recovery from improving currency trends.

In Tuesday's Handelsblatt newspaper, Koenig & Bauer CEO Helge Hansen publicly wooed manroland while ruling out any interest in a deal with the larger, heavily indebted Heidelberger.