Carlyle Group News

Private Equity Firm Carlyle Sues Insurers Over Oil Losses

Julia Payne U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group is suing a group of its insurers over $400 million worth of oil it claims it lost when Morocco’s sole refinery went bankrupt two years ago, court documents show. Carlyle claims in …

3 Firms Reported in Bidding for USI Insurance; Offers Top $4 Billion

Carlyle Group LP, CVC Capital Partners and KKR & Co. are among suitors that have made first-round bids for Onex Corp.’s USI Insurance Services, according to people familiar with the matter. The initial offers value the Valhalla, New York-based insurance …

JenCap Holdings Acquires Trivedi-Capacity in New Jersey

JenCap Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of private-equity giant Carlyle Group, has acquired Trivedi-Capacity Associates LLC, a specialist MGA and wholesaler based in Mahwah, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Trivedi-Capacity is a provider of specialty programs …

Verisk in Talks to Sell Health Data Unit to Carlyle Group: Reuters

Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP is in advanced talks to acquire the healthcare information technology division of U.S. data analytics company Verisk Analytics Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. Carlyle has so far prevailed in an auction …

Carlyle, KKR Among Bidders for Insurer in ‘Hot’ Thai Market

Carlyle Group LP and KKR & Co. LP are among the bidders to have made first round offers to buy a minority stake in Thai Life Insurance Co. Ltd., in a deal said to be worth about $500 million, according …

Carlyle Group Drops Controversial Arbitration Requirement for Shareholders

Carlyle Group LP, a giant private equity firm that has filed for an initial public offering, has dropped a controversial effort to require its future shareholders to resolve claims through arbitration rather than in court. The Washington, D.C.-based firm, with …

Carlyle Cuts Stake in China Pacific Insurance Group

U.S. private equity fund Carlyle Group has sold 18 million shares in China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. Ltd (CPIC), taking its holding below 5 percent, CPIC said in a statement. Based on Thursday’s closing price, Carlyle raised about HK$438 million …