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How the IKEA Family Built a Flat-Pack Empire on a Foundation of Tax Efficiency
This episode unpacks the IKEA story through an unusual lens: how the Kamprad family used a complex structure of foundations, trusts, and holding companies to keep the company private, minimize taxes, and ensure generational control. Lucas and Luna trace the creation of the Stichting INGKA Foundation in the Netherlands, the role of Interogo in Liechtenstein, and the 2022 restructuring that moved ownership closer to the family. They discuss how Ingvar Kamprad's values of thrift and frugality shaped not just IKEA's product design but its entire corporate architecture. By 2026, the…
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