The Carlyle Group

A successful “buy and build” strategy is more than simply doing acquisitions. We believe it takes discipline, alignment, and a clear long-term vision to bring businesses together in a way that strengthens capabilities, culture, and client relationships. In the latest Up Close with Carlyle, Jim Burr shares his perspective on what makes buy and build strategies work in fragmented industries, drawing on Carlyle’s experience, including its investment in CAPTRUST. Read the full article below.

What does it take to rise from a blue-collar household to the White House, only to find no one returns your calls once you leave?   In the Season 2 premiere of Navigating Leadership, Admiral James Stavridis sat down with David M Rubenstein to find out. Read below and subscribe.

Lauren Basmadjian, Partner and Global Head of Liquid Credit, joined Glenn Schorr on Evercore’s Flow of Funds podcast for a discussion on the evolving CLO market, including how CLOs are structured, what drives returns across the capital stack, and the role active management can play in navigating changing market conditions. Reflecting on the advantages of scale and connectivity across Carlyle’s platform, Lauren shared: “Being able to go talk to investment professionals and ask their opinions about industry trends, and use that in your underwriting as well as your ongoing tracking of the credit, has been hugely helpful in managing risk.” Listen to the full episode here 🎧: http://spr.ly/6048BB0Pzq Watch the conversation here 📺: http://spr.ly/6049BB0PzS

Camden Yards. Home of the Baltimore Orioles. And as it happens, the perfect place to sit down with a man who owns the team. In Season 2 of Navigating Leadership, Admiral James Stavridis goes on location for every conversation. The first takes him to Baltimore, where he sits down with David M Rubenstein – Carlyle co-founder, Orioles co-owner, and one of America's most remarkable philanthropists – to talk about his life, his career, his failures, and what drives him. Episode 1 is out now. Watch here: http://spr.ly/6041BBIYdL

Carlyle’s Taj Sidhu and Nicola Falcinelli were recently featured in Private Debt Investor, sharing perspectives on the key themes shaping European private credit. In PDI’s cover story on private credit’s role in European defense, Taj discussed the growing opportunity set emerging across the defense ecosystem and supply chains amid increased government investment in the sector. The article also highlighted Carlyle’s recent financings supporting Mecachrome Group and Comrod, as well as the broader role private credit can play in supporting defense-related infrastructure and aerospace supply chains. Separately, in PDI’s feature examining key developments across the European private credit spectrum, Nicola highlighted evolving lending dynamics in Southern Europe and increasing comfort around financing structures supporting Italian borrowers. See the full articles here: ➡️http://spr.ly/6044BBxxqi ➡️http://spr.ly/6045BBxxqc

Season 2 of "Navigating Leadership" is almost here. Admiral James Stavridis reveals what's coming this season - including his first guest - in the latest edition of our newsletter. Read below and subscribe.

Medline is part of the backbone of healthcare, providing hospitals with the critical supplies they rely on every day. Working alongside the company’s management, our private equity team focused on strengthening supply chain resilience, enhancing data and forecasting capabilities, and supporting the company’s next phase of growth. The result: a path to a ~$7.2 billion IPO – the largest healthcare IPO ever. See how it all came together. http://spr.ly/6040BBSlKe

Markets have remained resilient, even as geopolitical tensions and policy uncertainty persist. But what is driving this disconnect? In our latest article, we outline five themes shaping today’s investment environment, from the evolving role of energy in the US economy to sustained investment in AI and shifting global alliances. We also explore how policymakers are engaging with private capital, and what recent developments in technology may mean for credit markets. Read more to understand how these dynamics may influence investment decisions in the months ahead: http://spr.ly/6047BBlQRP

Today, we reported our Q1 2026 financial results, reflecting continued momentum across our business and focused execution against our strategic plan. The quarter was supported by fundraising momentum, realization activity, and continued progress across our platform as we advance our long-term strategic objectives. View the earnings presentation and important information regarding forward-looking statements and a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures here: http://spr.ly/6049BBiqIB Join our investor conference call at 8:30am ET here: http://spr.ly/6040BBiqI8

Today, Carlyle announced that its Global Credit platform, in partnership with Diversified Energy Company PLC has entered into an agreement to acquire certain oil and natural gas assets located in the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma from Camino Natural Resources for approximately $1.2 billion. The transaction will be financed through a bespoke asset-backed securitization structured and arranged by Carlyle. In connection with the acquisition, Carlyle and Diversified will establish a newly formed special purpose vehicle that will hold the producing assets and issue debt backed by the underlying cash flows. The acquisition builds on the strategic partnership between Diversified and Carlyle announced in 2025, which combines Carlyle’s asset-backed finance capabilities with Diversified’s operating expertise to invest in proved developed producing (“PDP”) energy assets across the United States. "This transaction demonstrates what's possible when structuring expertise and long-term capital are paired with a best-in-class operator. We're proud to work alongside Diversified to create a financing solution purpose-built for these assets, and we see this as a model for how Carlyle approaches asset-backed investing" - Akhil Bansal, Head of Asset-Backed Finance. Read more here: http://spr.ly/6045BBgCPL