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Carlyle Group Inc.

The Carlyle Group Inc. is an American multinational company with operations in private equity, alternative asset management and financial services. As of 2023, the company had $426 billion of assets under management.

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Basic company information

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Business sectors
financial services [1]
Company / filing name
Carlyle Group Inc. [2]
Headquarters location
Washington, D.C. [1]
Founded
1987 [1]
Legal form
limited partnership [1]
Leadership in background record
Harvey Schwartz [1]
Founders
David Rubenstein; Daniel A. D'Aniello; William E. Conway, Jr. [1]
Official website
www.carlyle.com ↗ [1]
Employees
2,400 · reported year 2025 [1]
ISIN (reported securities)
US14309L1026 [1]
CIK
1527166 [2]
Country in background record
United States [1]
Symbols / exchanges
CG (Nasdaq), CGABL (Nasdaq) [2]

Company positioning and business

The Carlyle Group Inc. is an American multinational company with operations in private equity, alternative asset management and financial services. As of 2023, the company had $426 billion of assets under management. [3]

Carlyle specializes in private equity, real assets, and private credit. One of the world's largest investment firms, it ranked first among private equity firms by capital raised from 2010-2015, according to the PEI 300 index. In June 2024, it ranked sixth in Private Equity International's PEI 300 ranking among the world's largest private equity firms. [3]

Founded in 1987 in Washington, D.C., the company has nearly 2,200 employees in 28 offices on four continents as of December 2023. On May 3, 2012, Carlyle completed a US$700 million initial public offering and began trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange. [3]

Background text: Wikipedia contributors, The Carlyle Group. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.

Management and corporate governance

The Wikidata background record identifies Harvey Schwartz in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [1]

Understanding company scale

Employees: 2,400 · reported year 2025. [1]

Financial year, securities and disclosures

Listed securities: CG (Nasdaq), CGABL (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]

History and key events

  1. Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]

Financial results and regulatory disclosures

No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]

Related entities and concepts

Frequently asked questions

When was Carlyle Group Inc. founded?

Founded: 1987. The linked source provides the background record. [1]

Where is the headquarters of Carlyle Group Inc.?

Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.. The linked source provides the background record. [1]

Which business sectors are recorded for Carlyle Group Inc.?

Business sectors: financial services. The linked source provides the background record. [1]

Sources and review dates

  1. Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
  2. Company identity and profile data ↗
  3. Wikipedia contributors — The Carlyle Group (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗

Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.

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