£223m FEES BONANZA

£139.5m could be paid to firms advising Melrose on its takeover bid, including up to:

£119.5m for bankers RBC, Rothschild and Investec

£9m for lawyers Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

£5m for PR agencies including Montfort

£83m fees GKN will pay to advisers for defending it, including up to:

£60m for bankers Gleacher Shacklock, JPMorgan and UBS

£12.3m for lawyers Slaughter and May

£6.4m for PR firms FTI Consulting and Brunswick