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NEW YORK—Press manufacturers Heidelberger Druckmaschinen and manroland AG are reportedly in merger talks. Bloomberg News quoted finance newsletter "Platow Brief," which said that German insurer Allianz SE—holder of a 12 percent share in Heidelberg and a 65 percent stake in manroland—is pressuring them to merge in order to protect its investments. Spokesmen for both companies would not comment on the report.