The party's over - Fiat after Gianni Agnelli; The death of Gianni Agnelli and the future of Fiat.(Company Profile)(Obituary)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: February 1, 2003 | Copyright information

A little piece of Italy

Gianni Agnelli, the man who built the house of Fiat, died last week. His troubled house can now be divided

THE scene was worthy of a Puccini opera: the patriarch lying on his death-bed as his heirs and dependants gather to discuss how to save his inheritance. The end of 81-year-old Gianni Agnelli could not have come in more dramatic circumstances. The man known as "the uncrowned king of Italy" died of prostate cancer in the early hours of January 24th, the day of a key meeting of Giovanni Agnelli & Company, the family trust that controls Fiat and ...

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