Private company

Kirkbi

Logo: Kirkbi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Family office of the Kristiansens

Kirkbi A/S 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 100% of BrainPop.2 It employed about 26,100 people in 2023.1 Its revenue was DKK 20.6 billion in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Apr 1, 1995Founded1
  • Industryconglomerate, holding company1
  • HeadquartersBillund1
  • Websitewww.kirkbi.com
  • Legal formaktieselskab1
  • LEI5493005XXPWUMR2E53053
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressKoldingvej 2, 7190 Billund, Denmark3
  • Registered withDanish Business Authority, 185912353

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Photo: Jtorquy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Kirkbi A/S 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 100% of BrainPop.2

Corporate structure

Kirkbi sits at the top of its group. 29 entities, 9 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Kirkbi Billund, Denmark
    • Kirkbi Invest 100% · Billund, Denmark
    • The Lego Group Subsidiary · 75% · Billund
      • Lego Interactive Subsidiary
      • LEGO Production Subsidiary · Czechia
      • Lego Produktion AG Subsidiary · Baar, Switzerland
      • Lego Store Subsidiary
      • Lego System Subsidiary · Billund Municipality, Denmark
      • Rebrickable Subsidiary
    • BrainPop Subsidiary · New York City
    • Merlin Entertainments Stake · 47.5% · Poole, United Kingdom
      • Merlin Entertainments Group Denmark Subsidiary · Denmark
      • Sea Life Arizona Subsidiary · Tempe, United States
    • Armacell Stake · 43.5% · Luxembourg
    • Falck Stake · 27.9% · Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Nilfisk Stake · 20.3% · København Ø, Denmark
    • ISS Stake · 16.6% · Søborg, Denmark
      • ISS Palvelut 100% · Helsinki, Finland
      • ISS Switzerland Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
      • ISS GLOBAL A/S Subsidiary · Søborg, Denmark
        • ISS FACILITY SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Mumbai, India
          • 1 more
        • ISS Finance B.V. Subsidiary · Søborg, Denmark
        • ISS LENDING A/S Subsidiary · Søborg, Denmark
    • Interlego Subsidiary · 100% · Switzerland
    • KIRKBI Climate A/S Subsidiary · Billund, Denmark
    • LEGO SYSTEM A/S Subsidiary · Billund, Denmark

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Kirkbi reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Leadership

Who has led Kirkbi, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (3)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 202326,0861

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 202320.6B DKK1

Timeline

  1. Apr 1, 1995Founded Founded1

Sources

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