The Carlyle Group

Carlyle recently priced CBAM 2017-2, a ~$2 billion U.S. broadly syndicated loan CLO reset and the largest BSL CLO on record. The milestone underscores Carlyle’s scale and leadership in the global CLO market, as well as continued investor demand for high-quality, actively managed credit strategies. Read more in Creditflux: http://spr.ly/6043B8G3qP

Private markets are going with the deal flow. Our latest Global Private Markets Quarterly, authored by Ruulke Bagijn, Dan Murphy, and Hannah Khizgilov, examines how private markets evolved in Q1 2026 amid geopolitical volatility and macro uncertainty. The data points to a meaningful rotation toward hard-asset industries with a sharp rise in buyout activity across utilities, energy, chemicals, and machinery; a sustained shift in favor of buyers in the secondaries market, with tightening supply/demand dynamics; and credit markets that continued to support new financing activity despite localized stress in software-related loans. While the macro picture remains complex, private market activity has demonstrated resilience. ➡️ Read the full paper here: http://spr.ly/6041B8EEDX

We are pleased to share that Carlyle was recognized as Broadly Syndicated CLO Manager of the Year at the GlobalCapital US Securitization Awards 2026. Thank you to the market participants who voted for us and congratulations to our team on this recognition from across the structured finance market. See the full list of winners here: http://spr.ly/6040BBh7g2 This award was announced in May 2026 by Global Capital. No compensation was paid by Carlyle for award.

We believe private equity can play an important role in supporting long-term retirement outcomes. Carlyle is pleased to collaborate with AllianceBernstein and Brookfield on a Defined Contribution-focused solution designed to provide diversified private markets exposure throughout participants’ retirement journeys.

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.