Carlyle returned a record $15bn to investors during the first nine months of 2011, an amount equal to the combined payments made by private equity rivals Blackstone, KKR and TPG during the same period.
The bumper return is particularly striking as Carlyle is planning to list on the stock market as soon as market conditions for initial public offerings improve. One of the main metrics by which private equity firms are valued is the size of assets under management.
After Carlyle’s $15bn return, the group still raised assets under management from $107bn at the end of last year to about $148bn, a level partly boosted by acquisitions.
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