The Carlyle Group specializes in direct and fund of fund investments. The firm invests across four segments which include Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Market Strategies, and Solutions. Within direct investments, it specializes in management-led/ Leveraged buyouts, privatizations, divestitures, strategic minority equity investments. The Carlyle Group Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Washington, D.C. with additional offices in 21 countries across 5 continents (North America, South America, Asia, Australia and Europe) It typically invests between $1 million and $50 million for venture investments and up to $2 billion for buyouts.