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Carlyle appoints Sharda Cherwoo as Independent Director

Global investment firm Carlyle announced the appointment of Sharda Cherwoo, retired Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) senior partner, to serve as an independent director of its Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, effective June 1, 2023. With this appointment, Carlyle’s Board of Directors will comprise 13 members. Cherwoo […]

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Investment

Carlyle and GIC invest in green ammonia development company Eneus Energy

Global investment firm Carlyle and GIC, and the green ammonia project development company Eneus Energy Limited (Eneus), announce Carlyle and GIC’s strategic investment in Eneus to support the development of a 14GW+ pipeline. Eneus is amongst a small cohort of first movers for industrial scale production plants in a global market for green ammonia and/or […]

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Global investment firm Carlyle CEO Kewsong Lee steps down

Global investment firm The Carlyle Group Inc. (Carlyle) announced changes in its executive leadership team. With Chief Executive Officer Kewsong Lee’s five-year employment agreement coming to a close at the end of 2022, both the Company’s Board of Directors and Lee mutually agreed as part of their discussions that the timing is right to initiate […]

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Acquisition

Carlyle Aviation completes acquisition of Fly Leasing

Global investment firm Carlyle and Fly Leasing Limited announced that an affiliate of Carlyle Aviation Partners (Carlyle Aviation) completed its previously announced acquisition of FLY. Carlyle Aviation is the commercial aviation investment and servicing arm within Carlyle’s $61 billion Global Credit platform. The closing of the transaction follows the receipt of regulatory approval from all government authorities […]

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Global Investment

Carlyle and Brighton Park to invest US$200 million in Indegene

The Carlyle Group, Brighton Park Capital and Indegene, the Bangalore-headquartered enterprise healthtech solutions provider, has announced that Carlyle and Brighton Park Capital will acquire minority stakes in the company for US$200 million. The transaction, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals, consists of a secondary sale from existing shareholders of Indegene and a primary investment […]

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Investment

Carlyle to acquire about 25% stake in Airtel’s Data Centre business

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telecommunications operator, and Comfort Investments II, an affiliated entity of CAP V Mauritius Limited, an investment fund managed and advised by affiliated entities of The Carlyle Group, announced an agreement under which Comfort Investments II will invest $235 million in Nxtra Data Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airtel engaged […]

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Corporate

Carlyle Group buys 20% stake in Piramal’s pharma businesses

U.S.-based Carlyle Group Inc recently announced that it has agreed to buy a 20% stake in the pharmaceutical unit of Indian conglomerate Piramal Enterprises Ltd for about $490mn. Both the companies have jointly announced the transaction in a statement. Piramal Pharma in a statement said that it will use the capital injection to accelerate its […]

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Investment

Carlyle Group acquires a majority stake in SeQuent Scientific

Global investment firm The Carlyle Group and the existing promoters of SeQuent Scientific Ltd, announced that CA Harbor Investments, an affiliated entity of CAP V Mauritius Ltd and The Carlyle Group, has agreed to acquire an equity stake of up to 74% in SeQuent Scientific Limited, the largest pure-play animal healthcare company in India. The […]

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Carlyle Group appoints Neeraj Bhardwaj as Managing Director for India Investment Team

US private equity fund The Carlyle Group has appointed Neeraj Bharadwaj as Managing Director of its India investment operations. His role is based out of Mumbai and he would be focused on large growth capital and buyout opportunities across sectors in India.