The Carlyle Group Appoints Eric Faillenet Principal for Carlyle International Energy Partners

With 20 years’ Experience in the Energy Industry, Mr. Faillenet Will Help Carlyle Grow International Energy Platform

London, UK – Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) today announced the appointment of Eric Faillenet as a Principal in Carlyle International Energy Partners (CIEP). Mr Faillenet brings 20 years of experience in the energy industry, most recently as Africa Regional Manager for oil and gas company Perenco.  Mr. Faillenet will be based in London.

Head of Carlyle International Energy Partners, Marcel van Poecke, said, “We are excited to welcome Eric to the team. With his extensive operating experience within the oil and gas industry, Eric will help us create value from our investments while also helping us to identify new opportunities.”

Mr. Faillenet said, “I am delighted to join The Carlyle Group and look forward to this remarkable opportunity to contribute to the success of Carlyle’s international energy platform and to work with one of the most experienced and respected teams in the industry.”

Mr. Faillenet worked for 20 years in a variety of roles at Perenco, in Africa, Latin America and the UK.  During his career at Perenco he held operating positions as well as positions in business development and acquisitions and divestments.

Mr. Faillenet earned his Engineering Degree from Ecole Centrale, Lyon, France, and his MSc in Electronic Control Engineering from Salford University, UK.

The CIEP team makes investments in all parts of the energy value chain, including exploration and production (E&P), refining and marketing (R&M), and midstream and oil field services (OFS) in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia.

CIEP is a key component of Carlyle’s global energy platform ($28 billion in AUM), which includes a strategic partnership with NGP Energy Capital Management (E&P investing in North America); Energy Mezzanine financing; energy infrastructure & power generation (Cogentrix); commodities (Vermillion); and the firm’s buyout capabilities in transactions such as Philadelphia Energy Solutions and Kinder Morgan.

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About The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global alternative asset manager with $199 billion of assets under management across 120 funds and 133 fund of funds vehicles as of March 31, 2014. Carlyle's purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, many of whom are public pensions. Carlyle invests across four segments – Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Market Strategies and Solutions – in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America. Carlyle has expertise in various industries, including: aerospace, defense & government services, consumer & retail, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial, real estate, technology & business services, telecommunications & media and transportation. The Carlyle Group employs more than 1,600 people in 38 offices across six continents.

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About Carlyle’s Energy Platform

Carlyle has carefully constructed a broad-based energy investing platform (over $25bn in AUM) offering innovative investment opportunities, including international energy investing in oil & gas exploration & production, midstream, oil field services and refining & marketing in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia (CIEP), U.S. energy investing (NGP Energy Capital Management where Carlyle owns 47.5% of revenues), project finance (Energy Mezzanine), Power (Cogentrix) and Commodities (Vermillion) and the firm’s proven buyout capabilities in transactions such as Philadelphia Energy Solutions and Kinder Morgan. Supporting this is the Carlyle network and capital markets experience.

About CIEP

Established in May 2013, the CIEP team will focus on oil and gas exploration and production midstream, oil field services and refining and marketing in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia. CIEP is led by Marcel van Poecke, a leading international energy investor and operator, and his team is comprised of long-tenured international energy professionals with oil and gas industry investment and operational expertise. It includes Paddy Spink, Senior Advisor to CIEP with 35 years’ upstream experience in Africa, Latin America & Europe, Carlyle Managing Director Joost Dröge, an industry veteran with over 25 years’ downstream experience in Europe and Bob Maguire, recently appointed CIEP Managing Director who has 30 years of experience covering the energy industry. The CIEP team focuses on transactions where it has a distinctive competitive advantage and can create tangible value for companies in which it invests, through industry specialization, deployment of human capital and access to Carlyle’s global network. The team operates primarily from offices in London while leveraging Carlyle’s local offices to pursue opportunities across Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America and is reinforced by Carlyle’s regional fund teams and global investment professionals.

Contact:
Catherine Armstrong
+44 207 894 1632
catherine.armstrong@carlyle.com

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