So if Kirch took advice from Kohl on the subject of sitting things out, then Kirch could certainly see why that wasn't the right strategy...
Well, Theo Waigel (also called "Das Brauen"), Wolfgang Bötsch and Rupert Scholz were also involved. It's somehow strange how a company can go bankrupt with such competent advice. Oh, wait, I forgot, the same team had previously mismanaged the FRG, so maybe it is explainable after all.
At RP Online: Politik there's the original article.