Macquarie Held Talks to Acquire Carlyle Group: Semafor

Australia’s Macquarie Group held talks to acquire Carlyle Group, Semafor reports, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.

• The two firms discussed a transaction that would have instantly created a global investment giant across private equity, credit, real estate, and Macquarie’s legacy strength of infrastructure
• Talks fizzled this summer as CEO Harvey Schwartz’s turnaround plan caught on with investors
• Representatives for Carlyle and Macquarie declined to comment to Semafor

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Rocio Fabbro in New York at rfabbro1@bloomberg.net

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