The following timeline shows key events that make up Melrose's history starting from October 2003 when Melrose was listed on AIM.

Timeline

Melrose made its first acquisitions in May 2005. Within just over two years it had successfully repaid virtually all the money it had raised from shareholders and banks.

In July 2008 Melrose raised a further £1 billion to finance its next major acquisition FKI plc.

G Martin