Melrose defends pensions track record in formal offer to GKN

Kim Kaveh
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Melrose Industries has claimed its board has the expertise to manage GKN's substantial pension liabilities in a formal offer letter to the firm's shareholders.

In the letter, published today, Melrose chairman Christopher Miller defended the company's pension track record - citing examples of where it has improved the funding positions of four other compan...

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