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Re: Will Kjeld sell? was[Re: LEGO Company announces poor performance in year 2000]
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Mon, 5 Mar 2001 16:37:22 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
http://www.forbes.com/global/2000/1127/0324165a.html
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, master of the Lego toy group, has warned the Danish
government that he may have to sell the business if death duties aren't >softened."

Aha! The overall picture becomes quite clear now. Would someone in KKK's
position really make such statements in a flippant manner?

Hopefully some brick-sensible outfit like Tyco or Ritvik will buy it up and
make a truly superior product, rather than what we have had of late.

"Guess the dream always ends."

-- Hop-Frog



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  Will Kjeld sell? was[Re: LEGO Company announces poor performance in year 2000]
 
Anyone here have current news on this: 2000: from "200 Biggest Private Companies" in Forbes: (URL) all the companies on our list will be there next year. [...] Death and taxes are often a private company's worst enemies. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)

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