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Carlyle group. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Carlyle Group Le Groupe Carlyle ou Carlyle Group est une société de gestion d'actifs mondiaux américaine fondée en 1987 spécialisée dans le capital-investissement. Dans son rapport annuel de 2010, le groupe déclare pour plus de 150 milliards de $ d'actifs en gestion diversifiée sur plus de 84 fonds distincts[2]. Il possède 89,3 milliards de dollars de capitaux propres[3] et il emploie 1 000 personnes dont la moitié de professionnels de l'investissement dans 21 pays.

Les différentes entreprises de son portefeuille emploient au total plus de 415 000 personnes dans le monde et Carlyle a environ 1 300 investisseurs répartis dans 71 pays à travers le monde. Selon un classement de 2011 appelé le Private Equity Index 300 (PEI 300) basé sur les capitaux levés sur les cinq dernières années, Carlyle est la troisième plus grande société d'investissement au monde, derrière TPG Capital et Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area[4]. The ex-presidents' club | World news. It is hard to imagine an address closer to the heart of American power. The offices of the Carlyle Group are on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC, midway between the White House and the Capitol building, and within a stone's throw of the headquarters of the FBI and numerous government departments. The address reflects Carlyle's position at the very centre of the Washington establishment, but amid the frenetic politicking that has occupied the higher reaches of that world in recent weeks, few have paid it much attention.

Elsewhere, few have even heard of it. This is exactly the way Carlyle likes it. But since the start of the "war on terrorism", the firm - unofficially valued at $3.5bn - has taken on an added significance. Last year, George Bush Sr and John Major travelled to Riyadh to talk with senior Saudi businessmen. We can assume that Carlyle pays well. "They are big, and they are quiet," says David Mulholland, business editor of Jane's Defence Weekly. Carlyle Group. The Carlyle Group is an American-based global asset management firm, specializing in private equity, based in Washington, D.C.

The Carlyle Group operates in four business areas: private equity, real assets, market strategies, and fund of funds, through its AlpInvest subsidiary. Carlyle's private equity business has been one of the largest investors in leveraged buyout transactions over the last decade, while its real estate business has actively acquired commercial real estate. Since its inception, Carlyle has completed investments in such notable companies as Booz Allen Hamilton, Dex Media, Dunkin' Brands, Freescale Semiconductor, Getty Images, HCR Manor Care, Hertz, Kinder Morgan, Nielsen, and United Defense. As of December 31, 2012, Carlyle had $170 billion in assets under management across 113 funds and 67 fund of fund vehicles. The firm has more than 1,400 employees including 650 investment professionals, with offices in 33 countries globally.

Business segments[edit] History[edit] Carlyle Group. The Carlyle Group describes itself as "a global alternative asset manager with more than $157 billion in assets under management across 101 funds and 64 fund of funds vehicles. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world’s largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 1,300 professionals operating in 32 offices in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Japan, Asia and Australia.

"[1] Ties to Pete Peterson's "Fix the Debt" The Campaign to Fix the Debt is the latest incarnation of a decades-long effort by former Nixon man turned Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson to slash earned benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare under the guise of fixing the nation's "debt problem. " This article is part of the Center for Media and Democracy's investigation of Pete Peterson's Campaign to "Fix the Debt. " Please visit our main SourceWatch page on Fix the Debt. Personnel Executive Committee. Carlyle Members (2005) The Iron Triangle.