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Re: TLG == Lego ? "Yes" : "No"
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 31 Jan 1999 19:30:09 GMT
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In article lugnet.general, jsproat@geocities.com (Sproaticus) writes:
> Folks,
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> What is the difference between the Lego Group (TLG) and Lego as a company?
> The latter (I assume) manufactures Lego products, while the former sounds like
> an investment group. TLG seems to hold all the copyrights, etc.
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> Isn't Lego privately owned? Is it, then, privately traded? Are TLG and Lego
> one and the same?
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> This question is going to keep me awake all night. :-P
The Lego Group (a.k.a. "TLG") is a multinational conglomerate (if that's the
right term) and is the "parent" company of approximately 40-50 companies.
Companies in the Lego Group have names like LEGO Systems Inc., LEGOLAND
California Inc., LEGO Canada Inc., LEGO Japan Ltd., LEGO U.K. Limited, LEGO
Dacta Lernmittel GmbH, etc.
--Todd
p.s. I think Shell is also officially the Shell Group of companies.
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 | | Re: TLG == Lego ? "Yes" : "No"
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| (...) I suspected as much. Is TLG, then, the family-owned comany that KKK (1) runs, or does TLG own that company? Cheers, - jsproat 1. What a horrible acronym! At least, for those familiar with the American cult labelled such. (26 years ago, 31-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: TLG == Lego ? "Yes" : "No"
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| (...) Spend some time at the Shell website -- it's a very weird experience. They don't even pretend to present an image of a single operating corporation (like TLG does). Apparently, there are *hundreds* of Shell companies. Many of them are shell (...) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | TLG == Lego ? "Yes" : "No"
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| Folks, What is the difference between the Lego Group (TLG) and Lego as a company? The latter (I assume) manufactures Lego products, while the former sounds like an investment group. TLG seems to hold all the copyrights, etc. Isn't Lego privately (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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