Strong Fee-Related Earnings (FRE) Growth
The company delivered a third quarter FRE of $312 million, contributing to a year-to-date total of $946 million, up 16% year-to-date. The firm is confident about exceeding their financial targets for the year, including a full-year FRE growth of approximately 10%.
Record Assets Under Management (AUM)
The company reported record AUM of $474 billion, up 7% year-to-date, with organic inflows of $17 billion in the quarter and nearly $60 billion over the past 12 months.
Successful Capital Returns and Transactions
Over the past year, the company returned $19 billion in capital to investors in global private equity, 150% of the industry average. Additionally, notable transactions include the EUR 7.7 billion carve-out of BASF's coatings business and the successful IPO of Orion Breweries in Japan.
Growth in Carlyle AlpInvest
FRE for Carlyle AlpInvest increased by more than 80% year-to-date. The company closed its largest-ever secondaries fund at $20 billion and completed a $1.25 billion publicly rated, GP-led collateralized fund obligation.
Strong Performance in Global Credit
Global Credit generated nearly $10 billion of inflows in the quarter, with a total AUM of $208 billion. The platform's FRE now represents nearly 1/3 of Carlyle's total.
Momentum in Global Wealth
The firm achieved its best fundraising quarter in Global Wealth ever, with $3 billion of inflows. The momentum is reflected in the 90% growth rate over the past year.