Carlyle Plans Complex Credit Vehicle to Kick-Start Flagship Fund

As private equity firms take longer to sell off companies they’ve bought, pay back investors in their funds, and raise money for new vehicles, Carlyle Group Inc. is turning to...

By Scott Carpenter, Allison McNeely · Bloomberg Markets

As private equity firms take longer to sell off companies they’ve bought, pay back investors in their funds, and raise money for new vehicles, Carlyle Group Inc. is turning to a unique solution: a multibillion-dollar structured financing.