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Re: DSType selling part of its collection to Monotype
I have seen this recently from one or two other foundries, selling off existing typefaces to Monotype while continuing to develop new ones.1 -
Re: Monotype Nabs $1.45 Billion Debt Package for Owner Payout
@"Nadine Chahine" If the company is doing so well financially, why didn’t the PE folks sell it? That is the usual best way of getting return. Loading up the debt is typically part of lootin…2 -
Re: Monotype Nabs $1.45 Billion Debt Package for Owner Payout
@JoyceKetterer On the one hand, Monotype was in a strong market share position as far as owning fonts, and the private equity owners may have thought buying up more mid-size libraries makes them look…2 -
Re: Monotype Nabs $1.45 Billion Debt Package for Owner Payout
Monotype’s $1.2B debt is reportedly getting interest charged at about 5.5% over SOFR, which is to say a floating rate that is currently about 10.81%, or about $130M/year. Their last reported earnings…8 -
Re: TrueType font that just contains a bitmap font
> Should the units per em always be 2048 for TrueType fonts? Absolutely not, unless you are making the font for a client who insists on it. Instead, make your UPM a multiple of your pixel grid (o…3
