# The Carlyle Group

> The Carlyle Group is a publicly traded global alternative-asset manager that raises and invests private capital through Global Private Equity, Global Credit, and Carlyle AlpInvest. Its customers include pensions, insurers, sovereign investors, financial advisers, wealth platforms, borrowers, and portfolio-company management teams. Carlyle earns management fees, performance fees, and returns on its own investments while using sector specialists, a global network, and operating resources to source deals, structure financing, and improve companies.

- **Founded:** 1987
- **Headquarters:** Washington, D.C., United States
- **Founders:** William E. Conway Jr. (Co-Founder), Daniel A. D'Aniello (Co-Founder), David M. Rubenstein (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** More than 2,300 professionals across 28 offices as of June 30, 2026; Carlyle also described its workforce as more than 2,500 employees in March 2026 materials.
- **Products:** Global Private Equity, Global Credit, Carlyle AlpInvest, Global Portfolio Solutions, Carlyle Tactical Private Credit Fund
- **Notable:** Grew reported assets under management to $485 billion as of June 30, 2026., Built Global Credit to approximately $211 billion in assets and about 1,000 borrower relationships., Listed on Nasdaq in 2012 under the ticker CG and converted from a partnership to a corporation in 2020.

## Products & services

- **Global Private Equity** — Buyout, growth, and related private-equity strategies that partner with management teams and apply sector and operating expertise.
- **Global Credit** — Liquid credit, private credit, real-asset credit, and asset-backed finance for institutional, insurance, and wealth channels.
- **Carlyle AlpInvest** — Primary fund commitments, secondary transactions, portfolio finance, and co-investments that provide access and liquidity across private markets.
- **Global Portfolio Solutions** — Operating support for portfolio companies across growth, pricing, finance, procurement, digital and AI, technology, talent, ESG, and government affairs.
- **Carlyle Tactical Private Credit Fund** — A continuously offered interval fund giving eligible wealth investors access to a multi-strategy private-credit portfolio.
- **Carlyle AlpInvest Private Markets Fund** — An evergreen vehicle providing eligible investors exposure to secondaries, co-investments, and primary private-market funds.

## Achievements

- Grew reported assets under management to $485 billion as of June 30, 2026.
- Built Global Credit to approximately $211 billion in assets and about 1,000 borrower relationships.
- Listed on Nasdaq in 2012 under the ticker CG and converted from a partnership to a corporation in 2020.
- Closed AlpInvest Atom Fund II at its $1.7 billion hard cap in July 2026, above its $1 billion target.
- Reported $1.7 billion of distributable earnings and $1.2 billion of fee-related earnings for 2025.
- Helped StandardAero return to public markets in a 2024 IPO after an operational and acquisition-led transformation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Carlyle's investor FAQ reported $485 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026.
- **2026-07** — Carlyle AlpInvest closed Atom Fund II at a $1.7 billion hard cap, exceeding its $1 billion target.
- **2026-07** — Carlyle agreed to sell Copia Power, a power and AI-infrastructure platform it established in 2021, to EQT.
- **2026-07** — Global Credit provided financing for Francisco Partners' acquisition of connected-safety company Blackline Safety.
- **2026-05** — Carlyle and Diversified Energy agreed to acquire certain Camino Natural Resources assets for approximately $1.2 billion, subject to customary adjustments.
- **2026-01** — John Redett, Mark Jenkins, and Jeff Nedelman became co-presidents, aligning leadership with private equity, credit and insurance, and client distribution.

## Links

- Website: https://www.carlyle.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-carlyle-group
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/onecarlyle
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/onecarlyle
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onecarlyle/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onecarlyle

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Last updated: 2026-08-15