a subsidiary of Pressbyrån in 1917. Plantoys of Thailand had a joint venture with BRIO in 2001-2002, being present in the Brio catalogs of the time. In 2004, the Swedish investment company Proventus became the major shareholder of Brio with more than 40% of the votes. In the same year BRIO of Sweden moved most of its production to three factories in Guangdong Province, China. The "Financial Statement January — December 2008" presented on February 17, 2009 speaks of financial problems concerning the company's liquidity. On the 11th of March 2009 the company stated "BRIO financially reconstructed — shareholders’ equity strengthened by more than SEK 300 million". BRIO was acquired by the Ravensburger Group on January 8, 2015. References External links BRIO corporate homepage – links to BRIO web sites in several countries and languages At www.lekoseum.se you will find the toy museum "Lekoseum" in Osby until 2014 known as "BRIO Lekoseum". Wooden Train Manufacturers – links to other companies that make wooden trains that work with BRIO A "History of Brio until 1999" at the FundingUniverse website with information on the American market entry. Toy train manufacturers Manufacturing companies of Sweden Toy companies of Sweden Manufacturing companies established in 1884 Wooden toys Purveyors to the Court of Sweden Swedish companies established in 1884 Companies based in Malmö