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solicitationofofferstopurchaseanysecurity.AnofferorsolicitationforaninvestmentinanyinvestmentfundmanagedorsponsoredbyCarlyleoritsaffiliates(“Fund”)willoccuronlythroughanofferingmemorandumandrelatedpurchase
documentation,andsubjecttothetermsandconditionscontainedinsuchdocumentsandinsuchFund’soperativeagreements.TheofferingmemorandumrelatingtoanyFundcontainsadditionalinformationabouttheinvestment
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whichshouldbereadcompletelybeforemakinganyinvestment.AninvestmentinaFundwouldbespeculativeandwouldinvolvesignificantrisks.Nothinginthispresentationisintendedtobetakenby,andshouldnotbetakenby,any
individualrecipientasinvestmentadvice,arecommendationtobuy,holdorsellanysecurity,oranoffertosellorasolicitationofofferstopurchaseanysecurity.
AlthoughtheinformationpresentedinthispresentationhasbeenobtainedfromsourcesthatCarlylebelievestobereliable,Carlylemakesnorepresentationsastoitsaccuracy,validity,timelinessorcompletenessforanypurpose.The
informationsetforthhereindoesnotpurporttobecompleteandCarlyleisnotresponsibleforerrorsand/oromissionswithrespecttotheinformationcontainedherein.Unlessotherwiseexpresslystatedhereinanyanalysisoroutlook
relatingtothemattersdiscussedhereinexpressCarlyle’sviewsonlyasofNovember29,2018.
Statementscontainedinthispresentationthatarenothistoricalfactsarebasedoncurrentexpectations,estimates,projections,opinionsand/orbeliefsofCarlyle.Suchstatementsinvolveknownandunknownrisks,uncertaintiesandother
factors,andunduerelianceshouldnotbeplacedthereon.Certaininformationcontainedinthispresentationconstitutes“forward-lookingstatements,”whichcanbeidentifiedbytheuseofforward-lookingterminologysuchas“may,”“will,”
“should,”“seek,”“expect,”“anticipate,”“forecast,”“project,”“estimate,”“intend,”“continue,”“target,”or“believe”orthenegativesthereoforothervariationsthereonorcomparableterminology.Thesestatementsaresubjecttorisks,
uncertaintiesandassumptions,includingthosedescribedunderthesectionentitled“RiskFactors”inourAnnualReportonForm10‐Kfortheyearended12/31/2017filedwiththeSEConFebruary15,2018,assuchfactorsmaybeupdated
fromtimetotimeinourperiodicfilingswiththeSEC,whichareaccessibleontheSEC’swebsiteatwww.sec.gov.Thesefactorsshouldnotbeconstruedasexhaustiveandshouldbereadinconjunctionwiththeothercautionarystatements
thatareincludedinthisreleaseandinourfilingswiththeSEC.Weundertakenoobligationtopubliclyupdateorreviewanyforward‐lookingstatements,whetherasaresultofnewinformation,futuredevelopmentsorotherwise,exceptas
requiredbyapplicablelaw.
ThefundreturninformationreflectedinthispresentationisnotindicativeoftheperformanceofTheCarlyleGroupL.P.andisalsonotnecessarilyindicativeofthefutureperformanceofanyparticularfund.Therecanbenoassurancethatany
ofCarlyle’sfundsoritsotherexistingandfuturefundswillachievesimilarreturns.See“RiskFactors—RisksRelatedtoOurBusinessOperations—Thehistoricalreturnsattributabletoourfunds,includingthosepresentedinthisreport,
shouldnotbeconsideredasindicativeofthefutureresultsofourfundsorofourfutureresultsorofanyreturnsexpectedonaninvestmentinourcommonunits”intheAnnualReport.Asusedthroughoutthisdocument,andunless
otherwiseindicated,“GrossIRR”representstheannualizedinternalrateofreturnfortheperiodindicatedonlimitedpartnerinvestedcapitalbasedoncontributions,distributionsandunrealizedvaluebeforemanagementfees,expensesand
carriedinterest,whichwillreducereturnsand,intheaggregatearesubstantial.“NetIRR”representstheannualizedinternalrateofreturnfortheperiodindicatedonlimitedpartnerinvestedcapitalbasedoncontributions,distributionsand
unrealizedvalueaftermanagementfees,expensesandcarriedinterest(butnottaxesbornebyinvestors).“GrossMOIC”representstotalfairvalue,beforemanagementfees,expensesandcarriedinterest,dividedbycumulativeinvested
capital.Aninvestmentisconsideredrealizedwhentheinvestmentfundhascompletelyexited,andceasestoownaninterestin,theinvestment.Aninvestmentisconsideredpartiallyrealizedwhenthetotalproceedsreceivedinrespectof
suchinvestment,includingdividends,interestorotherdistributionsand/orreturnofcapitalrepresentsatleast85%ofinvestedcapitalandsuchinvestmentisnotyetfullyrealized.Inconsideringinvestmentperformanceinformation
containedinthispresentation,prospectiveinvestorsshouldbearinmindthatpastperformanceisnotnecessarilyindicativeoffutureresultsandtherecanbenoassurancethatCarlyleoranyFundwillachievecomparableresults.Actual
realizedvalueofcurrentlyunrealizedinvestmentswilldependon,amongotherfactors,futureoperatingresults,thevalueoftheassetsandmarketconditionsatthetimeofdisposition,anyrelatedtransactioncostsandthetimingand
mannerofsale,allofwhichmaydifferfromtheassumptionsandcircumstancesonwhichthecurrentunrealizedvaluationsarebased.Accordingly,theactualrealizedvaluesofunrealizedinvestmentsmaydiffermateriallyfromthevalues
indicatedherein.Unlessotherwisespecified,LTM,orlasttwelvemonthsreferstotheperiodofQ42017throughQ32018,andthepriorrolling12-monthperiodreferstotheperiodQ42016toQ32017.
ThispresentationincludescomparisonsofcertainprivateequityindicestovariousindexesincludingcertainMSCIindexes(MSCI)andtheS&P500andotherindexes.TheprivateequityindicesdonotrepresenttheperformanceofanyFund
orfamilyofFunds.RecipientsshouldnotinferthatanyFundistopquartile.TherearesignificantdifferencesbetweenthetypesofsecuritiesandassetstypicallyacquiredbyU.S.andglobalbuyoutfunds,theinvestmentscoveredbythe
MSCI,S&P500andotherindexes.Specifically,U,S.andglobalbuyoutfundstypicallymakeinvestmentsinsecuritiesandotherassetsthathaveagreaterdegreeofriskandvolatility,andlessliquidity,thanthosesecuritiesincludedinthese
indexesandcompaniesincludedintheindexesarenotsubjecttocertainofthemanagementfees,carriedinterestorexpensestowhichinvestorsinU.S.andglobalbuyoutfundsaretypicallysubject.Comparisonsbetweenprivateequity
funds,Carlylesponsoredfunds,theMSCI,S&P500andotherindexesareincludedforinformationalpurposesonly.TheprivateequityreturnsdonotrepresenttheperformanceofanyFundorfamilyofFunds.Recipientsshouldnotinferthat
anyFundistopquartile.
DetailedinformationaboutCarlyle’smanagementfeesandperformancerevenuesisavailableinCarlyle’spublicfilings.PleasenotethatcertainmetricsandprojectionscontainedinthisPresentationincludetheLegacyEnergyFundsand
fundsadvisedbyNGPEnergyCapitalManagement.PleasenotethattheLegacyEnergyFunds(asdefinedinCarlyle’spublicfilings),aremanagedwithRiverstoneHoldingsLLCanditsaffiliates.AffiliatesofbothCarlyleandRiverstoneactas
investmentadviserstoeachoftheLegacyEnergyFunds.Currently,CarlyleisonlyentitledtocarriedinterestandmanagementfeesincertainfundsadvisedbyNGPEnergyCapitalManagement.TheNGPEnergyCapitalManagementfunds
whichsolelyearnmanagementfeesarereferredtohereinas“NGPmanagementfeefunds.”
Forpurposesofthenon-financialoperatingandstatisticaldataincludedinthispresentation,includingtheaggregationofournon-U.S.dollardenominatedinvestmentfunds,foreigncurrencieshavebeenconvertedtoU.S.dollarsatthespot
rateasofthelasttradingdayofthereportingperiodwhenpresentingperiodendbalances,andtheaverageratefortheperiodhasbeenutilizedwhenpresentingactivityduringsuchperiod.Withrespecttocapitalcommitmentsraisedin
foreigncurrencies,theconversiontoU.S.dollarsisbasedontheexchangerateasofthedateofclosingofsuchcapitalcommitment.
ThispresentationincludescertainNon-GAAPfinancialmeasures,includingEconomicIncome(“EI”),DistributableEarnings(“DE”)andDistributableEBITDA.TheseNon-GAAPfinancialmeasuresshouldbeconsideredonlyassupplementalto,
andnotassuperiorto,financialmeasurespreparedinaccordancewithGAAP.PleaserefertotheAppendixofthispresentationforareconciliationofthenon-GAAPfinancialmeasuresincludedinthispresentationtothemostdirectly
comparablefinancialmeasuredpreparedinaccordancewithGAAP.PleaseseeCarlyle’spublicfilingsforthedefinitionof“carryfunds,”“Fee-earningassetsundermanagement”or“Fee-earningAUM,”(FEAUM),and“Assetsunder
management”or“AUM.”
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