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Capital Group Corporate Office

Capital Group was founded by Jonathan Bell Lovelace as the investment firm Lovelace, Dennis, & Renfrew in Los Angeles in 1931.

In 1934 the firm assumed management of The Investment Company of America, the first of what would become the American Funds family of mutual funds.

In 1940 the firm formed a distribution company to be the sole distributor of American Funds.

In 1958 The Capital System is established, the firm’s approach to portfolio management.

Capital Group Private Client Services is formed to serve high net-worth investors.

In 1986 Capital Group is the first to offer an emerging-markets growth fund.

Today Capital Group has 23 office locations worldwide, including London, Geneva, Sydney, Toronto, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Mumbai, and Singapore. Capital manages money for pensions, governments, and other entities worldwide.

Capital Group is #41 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 7,000 employees, and had $7.5 billion in revenue in 2011.

Capital Group

Capital Group was founded by Jonathan Bell Lovelace as the investment firm Lovelace, Dennis, & Renfrew in Los Angeles in 1931.

In 1934 the firm assumed management of The Investment Company of America, the first of what would become the American Funds family of mutual funds.

In 1940 the firm formed a distribution company to be the sole distributor of American Funds.

History

In 1958 The Capital System is established, the firm’s approach to portfolio management.

Capital Group Private Client Services is formed to serve high net-worth investors.

In 1986 Capital Group is the first to offer an emerging-markets growth fund.

Today Capital Group has 23 office locations worldwide, including London, Geneva, Sydney, Toronto, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Mumbai, and Singapore. Capital manages money for pensions, governments, and other entities worldwide.

Capital Group is #41 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 7,000 employees, and had $7.5 billion in revenue in 2011.

Bloomberg Corporate Office

Bloomberg L.P. was founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981 as Innovative Market Systems. Bloomberg designed and built his own computerized system to provide real-time market data, financial calculations, and other financial analytics to Wall Street firms.

In 1983 Merrill Lynch invested $30 million to help finance the development of “the Bloomberg” computer system. By 1984 Bloomberg was selling machines to all of Merrill Lynch’s customers.

Michael Bloomberg continues to be the primary owner of Bloomberg L.P., though he had to give up his CEO position to become mayor of New York in 2001. He served as the mayor of New York until 2013.

Today Bloomberg L.P. provides economic, financial, and other information such as legal regulatory and compliance news and research. The company also has a radio station, television station, and its own financial news magazine.

Bloomberg L.P. is #44 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 13,000 employees, and had $7 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

Bloomberg L.P.

Bloomberg L.P. was founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981 as Innovative Market Systems. Bloomberg designed and built his own computerized system to provide real-time market data, financial calculations, and other financial analytics to Wall Street firms.

In 1983 Merrill Lynch invested $30 million to help finance the development of “the Bloomberg” computer system. By 1984 Bloomberg was selling machines to all of Merrill Lynch’s customers.

Michael Bloomberg continues to be the primary owner of Bloomberg L.P., though he had to give up his CEO position to become mayor of New York in 2001. He served as the mayor of New York until 2013.

History

Today Bloomberg L.P. provides economic, financial, and other information such as legal regulatory and compliance news and research. The company also has a radio station, television station, and its own financial news magazine.

Bloomberg L.P. is #44 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 13,000 employees, and had $7 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

Cargill Corporate Office

Cargill was founded in 1865 by William W. Cargill  when he bought a grain flat house in Conover, Iowa. His brother Sam joined the business a year later and together they built grain flat houses and opened a lumberyard.

In 1875 another brother, James, joined the family business. In 1898 John H. MacMillan and his brother Daniel began to work for the company. John H. MacMillan later married William Cargill’s eldest daughter, Edna. He ran the company from Sam Cargill’s death in 1903 until his retirement in 1936.

The current owners of the company are descendants of John MacMillan’s sons, John H. MacMillan Jr. and Cargill MacMillan, and his youngest brother-in-law, Austin S. Cargill.

Over time Cargill grew from a grain storage facility to an international producer and distributor of agricultural products and a provider of risk management and commodities trading services, among others. Cargill employs almost 130,000 people in 63 countries.

Cargill is #1 on the Forbes List of America’s Largest Private Companies with $110 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

 

Cargill

Cargill was founded in 1865 by William W. Cargill  when he bought a grain flat house in Conover, Iowa. His brother Sam joined the business a year later and together they built grain flat houses and opened a lumberyard.

In 1875 another brother, James, joined the family business. In 1898 John H. MacMillan and his brother Daniel began to work for the company. John H. MacMillan later married William Cargill’s eldest daughter, Edna. He ran the company from Sam Cargill’s death in 1903 until his retirement in 1936.

The current owners of the company are descendants of John MacMillan’s sons, John H. MacMillan Jr. and Cargill MacMillan, and his youngest brother-in-law, Austin S. Cargill.

History

Over time Cargill grew from a grain storage facility to an international producer and distributor of agricultural products and a provider of risk management and commodities trading services, among others. Cargill employs almost 130,000 people in 63 countries.

Cargill is #1 on the Forbes List of America’s Largest Private Companies with $110 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

 

Koch Industries Corporate Office

Fred C. Koch formed the Winkler-Koch Engineering Firm with MIT classmate, Lewis E. Winkler. The partners developed a more efficient thermal cracking process for turning crude oil into gasoline. They were sued for patent infringement and were unable to continue to work in the United States. The partners opened 15 cracking units in Russia between 1929 and 1932.

In 1940 Koch joined new partners to form the company Wood River Oil Company. Fred’s son Frank joined the company in 1961 and became president the next year following the death of his father.

The company changed its name to Koch Industries to honor Frank Koch after his death.

In 1969 Koch Industries acquired a majority interest in Great Northern Oil Company.

In 1980 Koch Chemical Technology Group is formed.

In 1992 Koch acquired a $100 million portfolio from Chrysler, putting Koch in the municipal finance business. By the end of the decade, Koch Financial Corp. had #1 billion in assets.

Today Koch Industries operates in diverse industries, including refining and chemicals, process and pollution control equipment, and technologies, fibers and polymers, commodity and financial trading, and forest and consumer products. Its Flint Hills Resources subsidiary owns three refineries that together process more than 800,000 barrels of crude oil daily.

Koch Industries is #2 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. Koch has 67,000 employees and had $100 billion in revenue in 2011.

Koch Industries

Fred C. Koch formed the Winkler-Koch Engineering Firm with MIT classmate, Lewis E. Winkler. The partners developed a more efficient thermal cracking process for turning crude oil into gasoline. They were sued for patent infringement and were unable to continue to work in the United States. The partners opened 15 cracking units in Russia between 1929 and 1932.

In 1940 Koch joined new partners to form the company Wood River Oil Company. Fred’s son Frank joined the company in 1961 and became president the next year following the death of his father.

The company changed its name to Koch Industries to honor Frank Koch after his death.

History

In 1969 Koch Industries acquired a majority interest in Great Northern Oil Company.

In 1980 Koch Chemical Technology Group is formed.

In 1992 Koch acquired a $100 million portfolio from Chrysler, putting Koch in the municipal finance business. By the end of the decade, Koch Financial Corp. had #1 billion in assets.

Today Koch Industries operates in diverse industries, including refining and chemicals, process and pollution control equipment, and technologies, fibers and polymers, commodity and financial trading, and forest and consumer products. Its Flint Hills Resources subsidiary owns three refineries that together process more than 800,000 barrels of crude oil daily.

Koch Industries is #2 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. Koch has 67,000 employees and had $100 billion in revenue in 2011.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Office

PricewaterhouseCoopers is the result of the 1998 merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand.

Price Waterhouse was founded in by Samuel Lowell Price, William Hopkins Holyland, and Edwin Waterhouse in 1849 in London.

Cooper Brothers was founded in 1854 by William Cooper, with the name being changed in 1973 to Coopers & Lybrand.

The 1998 merger was intended to put the new firm in a new league of accounting firms.

Today Pricewaterhouse Coopers is one of the Big Four accounting firms. The company offers auditing and human resources, tax-related and other advisory services, consumer products and services, financial services, entertainment, utilities, and technology.

Pricewaterhouse Coopers is #4 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. The U.S. arm of the London-headquartered parent company has 80 offices in 30 states, 168,000 employees, and had $29.20 billion in revenue in 2011.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

PricewaterhouseCoopers is the result of the 1998 merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand.

Price Waterhouse was founded in by Samuel Lowell Price, William Hopkins Holyland, and Edwin Waterhouse in 1849 in London.

Cooper Brothers was founded in 1854 by William Cooper, with the name being changed in 1973 to Coopers & Lybrand.

History

The 1998 merger was intended to put the new firm in a new league of accounting firms.

Today Pricewaterhouse Coopers is one of the Big Four accounting firms. The company offers auditing and human resources, tax-related and other advisory services, consumer products and services, financial services, entertainment, utilities, and technology.

Pricewaterhouse Coopers is #4 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. The U.S. arm of the London-headquartered parent company has 80 offices in 30 states, 168,000 employees, and had $29.20 billion in revenue in 2011.