Carlyle Group

Carlyle Group is one of the largest investment funds, managing assets worth more than $147 billion.

It was founded in 1987.

History

2026: Lukoil enters into agreement with Carlyle to sell foreign assets

On January 29, 2026, Lukoil announced an agreement with the American investment company Carlyle on the sale of foreign assets. The parties agreed to transfer Lukoil International GmbH, which owns the group's foreign assets. Read more here.

2021

Purchase of industrial software manufacturer AutoForm

At the end of November 2021, the investment company Carlyle announced the acquisition of the Swiss manufacturer of industrial software AutoForm from the private investment company Astorg. The deal amounted to $2 billion. Read more here.

Purchase of TV broadcast equipment manufacturer LiveU for $400 million

At the end of July 2021, it became known that the investment company Carlyle acquired LiveU for $400 million, whose satellite/mobile equipment and software for live video broadcasts are used by more than 3,000 large media organizations. Read more here.

Purchase of Medline Industries medical equipment manufacturer

In early June 2021, a group of private equity firms entered into a deal to acquire Medline Industries for more than $30 billion. It is one of the biggest loan purchases by companies and asset sales to cover debts since the financial crisis. Read more here.

2020: Purchase of Flender mechanical and electrical drive business from Siemens

At the end of October 2020 Siemens , it announced the sale of its mechanical and electric drive business to the Flender global investment company Carlyle Group. The value of the transaction amounted to 2.02 billion euros. More. here