Software Success Leads DFIN’s Excellent Quarter

DFIN posted outstanding 2Q earnings today. You can read about it here, but a few highlights:

Our transformation into a software-centric company is well underway and we are positioned to exceed our goal of “44 by ‘24” — that is, 44 percent of DFIN revenue coming from software by 2024.

Our confidence is rooted in record second-quarter software solutions net sales of $71.6 million, an increase of 7.5% from the second quarter of 2021.

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Donnelley Financial Solutions Appoints Chandar Pattabhiram to Board of Directors

Well-rounded software executive with more than
20 years of experience in B2B to join Board

DFIN Report Predicts Strong M&A Activity in 2022

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Corporate Bonds vs. Stocks

You may know there is a difference between corporate bonds and stocks and you may know it’s good to hold both stocks and bonds, but beyond these simple rules, do you understand how it all works? At the simplest level, stocks give investors part ownership in the business based on the number of shares they’ve bought. Bonds put money in investor’s pockets to finance business operation. It’s akin to a short-term loan made to the company by the bond buyer. Bonds pay interest over time, though they can also be traded.

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How We Helped a Leading Data Streaming Platform to Go Public at $828m with a Distributed Team

Confluent is the data streaming platform that is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure that sets data in motion. Their plans to go public became aligned with an unexpected disruption, stressing aggressive timelines, interrupting collaborative workflows, and complicating financial reporting.

Find out why Confluent chose DFIN as the one-stop-shop solution to help its dispersed staff manage and execute pre- and post-IPO requirements.

Catalent’s Blueprint for Seamless Global Biotech Collaboration

Catalent Pharma Solutions produces enormous data sets that require collaborative sharing among diverse internal and external stakeholders. Supporting these routine needs at the necessary security level is impossible using standard collaboration tools.

Find out why Catalent Pharma Solutions chose DFIN to support their needs with always-available Venue virtual data rooms (VDRs) that accelerate many business processes.

Business Leaders Increase Risk by Not Placing More Focus on Governance and ESG Reporting

While four in five (81%) business leaders in the UK and the US feel they are performing better than their industry’s average on ESG issues over the past two years, there is much less confidence around their organisations’ corporate governance. In contrast, less than 30% of executives feel confident they are outperforming their industry peers on governance issues, such as internal controls, lobbying and board composition.

Software Solutions Make Gains in DFIN’s First Quarter

DFIN’s first quarter financial results, announced yesterday, indicate that our transformation into a software-centric company is shifting into high gear. Software sales represented 33% of total net sales in the quarter, the highest level in DFIN’s history. In addition, year-over-year sales growth for our software offerings was 15.8%, the fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit software sales growth.