Industry Expertise

Industry Expertise

Deep expertise in 11 core industries is central to Carlyle’s ability to create value. Valuing depth over breadth, most of our investment professionals specialize in an industry sector. And through One Carlyle collaboration, that expertise is shared across fund, industry and geography to harness the power of our global network. For example, when our South America team targeted a healthcare company in São Paulo, the New York-based healthcare team collaborated on the transaction and both our U.S. and South America buyout funds invested in the company.

Core Industries

Aerospace, Defense
& Government Services

Vought Aircraft, owned twice by Carlyle, makes parts for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Consumer & Retail

Each year Dunkin' Donuts serves 900 million cups of coffee in the U.S. alone.

Energy & Power

Kinder Morgan owns thousands of miles of natural gas pipelines in the U.S. and Canada.
Financial Services

China Pacific Insurance, a Carlyle Asia Partners investment, is the third largest insurer in China.
Healthcare

Carlyle purchased a family of hospitals in Turkey in 2009.

Industrial
Kuhlman, a manufacturer of electric utility transformers, was once held at $0, generated a return of more than 10x invested equity.
Infrastructure

We’re refurbishing Connecticut’s 23 highway rest stops.
Real Estate

Our skyscrapers and condos are located in NY, Beijing, Paris and Tokyo.
Technology
& Business Services

Barcelona-based Applus tests things without destroying them.
Telecom & Media

We invest in cable companies in the U.S., Europe and Asia and Nielsen, the company that monitors their programs.

Transportation

We’re commissioning up to $5 billion in container ships that will serve Chinese state-owned entities.