THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF IVAR KREUGER

About the Book

This is the fascinating story about the King of Matches, Ivar Kreuger, the Swedish genius, who pioneered the usage of corporate finance and management, international law, politics and fi nance, etc., for the establishment and management of corporations, their subsidiaries and divisions, on an international scale. During and after WWI, many countries had fi nancial problems, and turned to the big international banks for help, getting loans from American, British, Swedish and other banks. Interest rates were very high, almost to the point of bankrupting the borrowers. Ivar Kreuger’s methods for survival in the “international theatre”, included new ways for governments, to become supported by industry, internationally. This and other matters made him a competitor to the “Finance Industry”. The Depression of the late 1920s became a financial disaster for many. Ivar’s activities and financial agreements with many countries, helped their governments, but hurt the international banks, which needed the business for their survival. In the US alone, shareholders, receiving handsome dividends continuously, all of a sudden lost some $ 500 million, after Ivar’s death. Ivar Kreuger was found dead in one of his apartments, in Paris, on 12 March 1932, having been murdered. Lars—Jonas has succeeded in presenting the proof(s) of this, of who the opposition was who, while saying that it was suicide, succeeded in taking Ivar’s life and plundering his empire. Ivar Kreuger was a tremendous asset to the World. He tried to help, where help was needed and did a spectacular job of it, to the end.

About the Author

Lars-Jonas was born in Djursholm, Sweden in June, 1929. His father, a Civil Engineer, was the Scandinavian Delegate to the ICAO during the 1940ies and his mother was an artist and an author. Lars-Jonas was initially educated in Sweden, but later attended the Cranbrook High School, Bloomfield, Michigan in 1947, when his father was stationed in Montreal during WWII. His God Father, the Swedish Sculptor, Carl Milles, had provided the connections to Cranbrook. In Sweden, Lars – Jonas attended the University of Stockholm, worked at a Museum and for a small export company prior to going out on his own, in 1955. He lives in the suburb, Bromma, of Stockholm with his wife, Marianne, who gave him two children and three grand children. His first book, about Carl Milles, came out in 1985. Next was “The Reason for the Murder of Ivar Kreuger”, in 1990 and “The Kreuger-Murder” in 2000. He also wrote four books on “Technical Analysis”, assisted in four more, and in two business dictionaries—all associated with fi nances and the Stock Market. He has translated books from English to Swedish and written articles on a variety of subjects.