The Carlyle Group

Private Equity

Global private equity and alternative investment firm. One of the world's largest PE firms managing over $400B in assets.

Profile

Founded
1987
Headquarters
Washington, US
Investments
1
Companies
1

Capital

Total Deployed
$500M
Lead Rounds
1

Portfolio

1 company
Beats Electronics $869M
Acquired Culver City, US

Premium consumer audio brand that made headphones, earphones, speakers, and launched Beats Music streaming service. Co-founded by hip-hop producer Dr. Dre and music executive Jimmy Iovine, it became the dominant premium headphone brand before Apple's largest-ever acquisition.

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