Koch Industries

Koch Equity Development (KED) is part of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately held businesses in America, with estimated annual revenues as high as $100 billion, according to Forbes. Koch's shareholders reinvest 90 percent of the firm's earnings back into the company and as the acquisition and investment subsidiary of Koch, KED has the primary responsibility of profitably investing the firm's excess capital. Since 2003, Koch companies have invested more than $80 billion in acquisitions and other capital expenditures. Operating out of offices in Wichita and London, KED operates as a flat, closely-knit organization structured to move with speed and certainty.