Melker Schörling AB

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History

1987

Melker Schörling is appointed CEO of the security company Securitas and at the same time invests into the company.

1991

Securitas is listed at the Stockholm stock exchange.

1994

The door opening solution company ASSA ABLOY is spun-off from Securitas and Melker Schörling becomes a large shareholder of another listed company.

1998

Melker Schörling acquires Konverta and thereby becomes main owner of the measurement technology company Hexagon.

The same year, Melker Schörling becomes shareholder in the private health care company Tele Larm Care (today Attendo).

1999

Melker Schörling acquires shares in the speciality packaging and envelope company Bong Ljungdahl.

Melker Schörling AB (MSAB) is founded as a holding company for Melker Schörling's investments.

2000

MSAB becomes one of the main owners in Bong Ljungdahl as further shares are acquired.

MSAB acquires shares in Karlshamns AB.

2001

MSAB acquires Kooperativa Förbundets shares in Karlshamns and becomes the main owner.

2005

Karlshamns merges with Aarhus United. The new company is named AarhusKarlshamn (today AAK) which is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm. MSAB continues as the main owner of the company.

MSAB divests all shares in Attendo.

2006

In July a private placement is made which gives MSAB 930 MSEK.

In September MSAB makes a combined rights issue and IPO into Nasdaq OMX First North.

In December MSAB is transfered to Nasdaq OMX Stockholm, Large cap.

Securitas Direct and Securitas Systems (today Niscayah) are spun-off from Securitas which makes MSAB owner of two new listed security companies.

2008

In the first quarter, MSAB divests its shares in Securitas Direct to the private equity company EQT for 447 MSEK.

HEXPOL is spun-off from Hexagon and Loomis from Securitas which makes MSAB owner of totally eight listed companies with interesting development potential.

2011

During the second quarter MSAB divest all its shares in Niscayah to the U.S.-based industry and security group Stanley Black & Decker. The purchase price was 458 MSEK.