A UK filing shows a Koch Inc. affiliate received close to $700 million in distributions last year from Infor's international arm. As a result, the aggregate payouts for the past two financial years were just shy of $1 billion. The vehicle in question, Infor Foreign Investments LP, sits above most of Infor's entities outside the US. Koch Inc. declined to comment.
The filing reports that software-as-a-service sales and operating revenue at Infor Foreign Investments LP climbed more than a quarter in 2025 to $509 million. Even with artificial intelligence intensifying competition across software, the results indicate there is still substantial profit being generated.
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Koch bought the remaining slice of Infor in 2020 as pandemic conditions pushed borrowing costs lower. With that deal, Koch's spending tied to technology over a six-year stretch topped $26 billion, building on an initial Infor investment made in 2017. The conglomerate reports more than $125 billion in annual revenue and a workforce of about 130,000 across 50 plus countries. It says roughly 90% of earnings are plowed back into the business, which spans packaging, oil refining, and chemicals.
Big distributions like this show how private owners can pull cash upstream when a portfolio company is performing. It also underscores the scale at play: the Bloomberg Billionaires Index pegs Charles Koch at more than $70 billion, while Julia Koch, the widow of David, and her family sit around $78.2 billion, which includes a minority holding in the Brooklyn Nets.
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