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Kirkbi

Overview

Kirkbi A/S

type	Private
industry	Family office
foundation	April 1, 1995
location	Billund, Denmark
key people	Thomas Kirk Kristiansen (chairman) Søren Thorup Sørensen (CEO)
subsid	The Lego Group (75%) Merlin Entertainments (47.5%) BrainPop
operating income	dkk13.61 billion (2022)‡R1R‡
net income	dkk10.67 billion (2022)‡R1R‡
aum	dkk97.00 billion (2022)‡R2R‡
assets	dkk165.64 billion (2022)‡R1R‡
equity	dkk139.50 billion (2022)‡R1R‡
owners	Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Thomas Kirk Kristiansen Agnete Kirk Thinggaard Sofie Kirk Kristiansen
num employees	208 (2022)‡R1R‡
homepage	kirkbi.com

Kirkbi A/S (Kirkbi) is a Danish investment management company headquartered in Billund, Denmark, that serves as a family office to manage the fortune of the Kristiansen family, the current owners of the Lego Group. It owns 75% of The Lego Group, 47.5% of Merlin Entertainments and BrainPop.

Kirkbi has additional offices in Copenhagen as well as Baar in Switzerland.

Background

Kirkbi was established on 1 April 1995, as a family office for the Kristiansen family, who are owners of the Lego Group. Its primary function is safeguarding the Lego brand and providing a creative platform for children. It also functions as the custodian of the Kristiansen family's wealth. It appoints one person from each generation as its active owner. After the death of Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, his son Kjeld took over.[3][4]

Kirkbi also serves as an investment company for the Kristiansen family.

Kirkbi

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