How the Lego billionaires lost EUR 135m in a single day as key investment backfired

The billionaires behind toymaker Lego suffered a stinging loss in a single day after one of their key investments backfired.
Photo: SHANNON STAPLETON/Reuters / X90052
Photo: SHANNON STAPLETON/Reuters / X90052
BY CHRISTIAN WIENBERG / BLOOMBERG

Kirkbi, which oversees about EUR 15.5bn on behalf of the Kirk Kristiansen family that owns Lego, saw the value of its holdings fall about EUR 135m on Wednesday.

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