Overview The modern Koch Industries began when Charles Koch became CEO of his father’s businesses after his passing. Koch Industries started with a few separate energy-related assets; Charles used this base to acquire additional businesses that were largely tangential to what Koch Industries already owned. An emphasis was placed on buying and owning cash generative assets, financing them conservatively, and running them in a largely decentralized manner, all with an eye on generating high long-term returns on invested capital. This is the exact playbook that has distinguished many of the companies that have used M&A as a tool to compound shareholder value at high rates over the long-term.
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Overview The modern Koch Industries began when Charles Koch became CEO of his father’s businesses after his passing. Koch Industries started with a few separate energy-related assets; Charles used this base to acquire additional businesses that were largely tangential to what Koch Industries already owned. An emphasis was placed on buying and owning cash generative assets, financing them conservatively, and running them in a largely decentralized manner, all with an eye on generating high long-term returns on invested capital. This is the exact playbook that has distinguished many of the companies that have used M&A as a tool to compound shareholder value at high rates over the long-term.