Global investment firm founded in 1987, investing across private equity, credit, and AlpInvest, with $485bn in assets, 678 vehicles, and 2,500+ professionals in 28 offices.
Carlyle is a global investment firm founded in 1987 that connects people, ideas, and capital to fuel growth for companies and performance for investors. The firm invests across three core segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit, and Carlyle AlpInvest, each deploying expertise across industries, markets, and geographies. Its investor base spans public and private pension funds, wealthy individuals and families, sovereign wealth funds, unions, and corporations.
The firm's scale is considerable. Carlyle manages $485 billion in assets across 678 investment vehicles, supported by more than 2,500 professionals working from 28 offices worldwide. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., its presence extends across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia, operating within the private equity, private credit, investment management, and financial services sectors.
Carlyle states that a wide spectrum of experiences and viewpoints drives its performance, and that diverse expertise and perspectives are central to producing enduring value. The firm emphasises employee development, retention, and inclusion through internal processes, and maintains an environment where ideas are openly shared and challenged. Seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) support this work.
