August 2000: Media Square floats on AIM as an e-business cash shell.
June 2002: Acquires marketing services firm Equanim in a bid to turn around the group’s ailing fortunes – a move which sees Equanim Chief Executive Jeremy Middleton and Group Finance Director Graeme Burns join the Media Square Board.
Autumn 2002: In the face of mounting debts, the entire Media Square board steps down – with the exception of Middleton and Burns, who set about developing a rescue strategy focused on buying struggling marketing communications and retail marketing businesses and restructuring them to make them profitable.
31 October 2003: Announces maiden full year profit of £255,692, with revenues boosted from £3m to £7.6m, following a number of acquisitions.
October 2004: Acquires fellow AIM-listed retail marketing communications group Coutts Holdings plc.
31 October 2004: Announces pre-tax profits of £1.5m.
November 2005: Acquires 16 marketing communications, advertising, research, online and marketing services businesses from Huntsworth plc in a reverse takeover.
January 2006: Announces pre-tax profits of £3.6m and appoints ex-Sun Editor Kelvin MacKenzie as independent non-executive Chairman.
July 2006: Reveals record profits of over £6m for the 16 month trading period to Febrary 2006.
November 2006: Disposal of Karen Earl Sponsorship to The Engine Group for a consideration of £3.5m in cash and £0.5m in assumed debt.
March 2007: Kelvin MacKenzie resigns.
July 2007: Jeremy Middelton resigns. Roger Parry is appointed as Executive Chairman.