Tag: Carlyle Group LP

The Pentagon Road to Venture Capital

Here is a list of people who have jumped from the Pentagon and other government posts into jobs with venture capitalists that are backing defense technology startups.

A ‘Shadow’ Lending Market in the U.S., Funded by Insurance Premiums

Apollo was the first to use annuities to build a major financing business. Others followed, driving the growth of the private lending market and worrying regulators.

A Private Equity Firm Might Be Your Next Landlord

Investment firms are buying smaller buildings in the boroughs from families and smaller landlords. Some tenants are wary.

Private Equity Is Gutting America — and Getting Away With It

Private equity firms make loads of money when their schemes succeed and lose very little when they fail.

Revenge of the Founders: A Generational Struggle on Wall Street

The abrupt departure of Kewsong Lee as Carlyle Group’s chief executive followed conflicts over how to run the financial firm.