Kone CEO flags interest in buying Thyssenkrupp elevators

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Kone signalled its interest in buying Thyssenkrupp's elevator business on Wednesday, with the Finnish firm's CEO Henrik Ehrnrooth saying it was an "ideal match".Widely seen as a likely bidder for German industrial group Thyssenkrupp's elevators division, there have been reports that Kone has offered around 15 billion euros (£13 billion) for it."We have said that we are very interested," Ehrnrooth said when asked by Reuters in an interview whether Kone had made an offer..