De La Rue had been regarded as the leading banknote paper manufacturer in the world, having manufactured banknote paper for the Bank of England since 1724. In 1997, De La Rue acquired Harrison and Sons, the stamp and banknote printers based in High Wycombe. The factory closed permanently in 2003. In early 2002, De La Rue took over ownership from Smurfit Diamond Packaging Corporation of Sequoia Voting Systems, a California-based company that was a large provider of electronic voting systems in the U.S., for U.S. $23 million. After losing money for three years in a business way out of the company's traditional lines,
Rue La Boétie la Charte" (Street of the Charter). It then udertook a quick succession of names, becoming "rue Lapeyrouse", "rue d'Angoulême à nouveau" (1852), "rue de Morny" (1863), "rue de la Commune" (1871), rue Mac-Mahon and finally "rue Pierre-Charron" in 1871. The area between the place Saint-Augustin and the place Chand-Goyon was called "rue de la Pépinière" until 1868, and then "rue Abattucci". The street took its current name in 1879, throughout its length, in honour of Étienne de La Boétie (1530–1563), friend moralist of Michel de Montaigne. Rue La Boétie The rue La Boétie is a street in the 8th arrondissement