The Carlyle Group is a publicly owned firm headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1987, the firm employs approximately 2,350 individuals and reported $4.9B in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as an investment firm, its main product is financial services.
On August 21, 2026, defense technology company Castelion closed a $1 billion Series C funding round, valuing it at $13 billion, with Carlyle co-leading the $800 million equity portion alongside JPMorganChase and Andreessen Horowitz. The funding, which also included a $250 million revolving credit facility, aims to accelerate production of Castelion's Blackbeard low-cost hypersonic strike missile and expand into longer-range strike and defensive systems; the company currently holds $500 million in military contracts and targets 2027 for Blackbeard. Previously, on August 20, 2026, Carlyle Credit Income Fund (NYSE: CCIF) presented its third quarter 2026 earnings results, highlighting a period of stabilization as it maintained its net asset value at $3.32 per share and generated sufficient income to support its monthly dividend. Also on August 20, Semafor's Liz Hoffman discussed Carlyle's strategic pivot back to Washington.
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