Carlyle Group

Carlyle Group focuses on Buyout, Growth Equity, Credit, Real Estate, Infrastructure strategies. The Carlyle Group is one of the world's largest and most diversified global investment firms, operating across three business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit, and Global Investment Solu

Carlyle Group manages $426B in assets under management, making it one of the largest alternative asset managers globally. The firm was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.. We track 245 deals associated with Carlyle Group.

Key leadership at Carlyle Group includes Harvey Schwartz, Kewsong Lee, David Rubenstein. The firm has been operating since 1987, giving the team 39+ years of institutional expertise.

Carlyle Group primarily serves institutional investors (pension funds, endowments, sovereign wealth funds) and qualified purchasers. Individual investors may gain indirect exposure through secondary market platforms that occasionally list LP interests, or through listed vehicles and publicly traded shares if available. See our platforms directory for secondary market access.

With $426B AUM and 245 tracked deals, Carlyle Group is positioned as a major large-cap firm in private equity. The firm differentiates through its focus on Buyout and Growth Equity strategies. Visit our rankings page for comprehensive firm comparisons.

Some of the largest PE firms are publicly traded (e.g., Blackstone on NYSE, KKR, Apollo). Check Carlyle Group's current listing status on their official website at https://www.carlyle.com. Public PE firms provide additional transparency through SEC filings.

Carlyle Group has completed 245 tracked deals since its founding in 1987. The firm manages $426B across 5 strategies. Historical fund returns are typically available to LPs and prospective investors under NDA. Third-party benchmarking services like Cambridge Associates and Preqin track PE fund performance.

With $426B in total AUM across 5 strategies, Carlyle Group's individual fund sizes vary by strategy. Mega-cap firms of this size typically raise flagship funds of $10B+.

Carlyle Group is headquartered in Washington, D.C.. Firms of this scale typically maintain offices across major financial centers globally, including New York, London, Hong Kong, and Singapore.