Founded in 1987, The Carlyle Group is a private equity firm with over $80 billion under management, invested in over sixty funds focused on leveraged finance, real estate, growth capital, and buyouts.
The Carlyle team of more than 450 investment professionals works out of offices in nineteen different countries across Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, Australia, North Africa, and the Middle East, giving the firm significant international reach and regional market expertise. Carlyle investments are focused on the sectors of consumer and retail, automotive and transportation, aerospace and defense, financial services, energy and power, healthcare, telecommunications and media, infrastructure, real estate, and technology and business services.
Carlyle manages funds for over 1,300 investors from more than 70 nations, and has committed over $3.6 billion of the firm’s capital to Carlyle funds. The Carlyle Group has invested over $57 billion since its inception, in over 930 transactions.
Prominent Carlyle portfolio companies include media conglomerate AMC Entertainment, Inc., banking software developer Open Solutions, Inc., cosmetics manufacturer Philosophy, Inc., and aerospace company Sequa Corporation.
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