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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions 8. Related Party Transactions
Due from Affiliates and Other Receivables, Net
The Company had the following due from affiliates and other receivables at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025: 
 
As of
 
March 31,
2026
December 31,
2025
 
(Dollars in millions)
Accrued incentive fees
$58.9
$53.6
Unbilled receivable for giveback obligations from current and former employees
34.6
24.2
Notes receivable and accrued interest from affiliates
49.5
34.0
Management fee receivable, net
215.2
246.0
Reimbursable expenses and other receivables from unconsolidated funds and affiliates, net
410.9
477.0
Total
$769.1
$834.8
Reimbursable expenses and other receivables from certain of the unconsolidated funds and portfolio companies relate to
advisory fees receivable and expenses paid on behalf of these entities. These costs generally represent costs related to the
pursuit of actual or proposed investments, professional fees, and expenses associated with the acquisition, holding, and
disposition of the investments. The affiliates are obligated at the discretion of the Company to reimburse the expenses. Based
on management’s determination, the Company may accrue and charge interest on amounts due from affiliate accounts at
interest rates ranging up to 7.05% as of March 31, 2026. The accrued and charged interest to the affiliates was not significant
for any period presented.
Notes receivable includes loans that the Company has provided to certain unconsolidated funds to meet short-term
obligations to purchase investments. Notes receivable as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 also include interest-
bearing loans of $39.0 million and $19.5 million, respectively, to certain eligible Carlyle employees, which excludes Section 16
officers and other members of senior management, to finance their investments in certain Carlyle sponsored funds. These
advances accrue interest at rates which range between 5.05% and 5.75% as of March 31, 2026.
These receivables are assessed regularly for collectability. Management fee receivable amounts determined to be
uncollectible are recorded as a reduction in revenue in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. For all other
receivables, amounts determined to be uncollectible are charged directly to general, administrative and other expenses in the
condensed consolidated statements of operations. A corresponding allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded and such
amounts were not significant for any period presented.
Due to Affiliates
The Company has recorded obligations for amounts due to certain of its affiliates. The Company periodically offsets
expenses it has paid on behalf of its affiliates against these obligations. The Company had the following due to affiliates
balances at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025
 
As of
 
March 31,
2026
December 31,
2025
 
(Dollars in millions)
Due to affiliates of Consolidated Funds
$7.6
$6.1
Due to non-consolidated affiliates
129.1
102.0
Amounts owed under the tax receivable agreement
64.1
71.8
Other
25.6
24.0
Total
$226.4
$203.9
In connection with the Company’s initial public offering, the Company entered into a tax receivable agreement with the
limited partners of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships whereby certain subsidiaries of the Partnership agreed to pay to the limited
partners of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships involved in any exchange transaction 85% of the amount of cash tax savings, if
any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax realized as a result of increases in tax basis resulting from exchanges of Carlyle
Holdings Partnership units for common units of The Carlyle Group L.P.
Other Related Party Transactions
Aircraft Transactions
Entities controlled by our co-founders own aircraft that may be used for the Company’s business in the ordinary course of
its operations. The hourly rates that the Company pays for the use of these aircraft are based on current market rates for
chartering private aircraft of the same type. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company incurred fees
for the use of these aircraft of $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. All payments were paid directly to the manager of the
aircraft, and a significant portion of the payments were ultimately paid to or were for the benefit of certain co-founders.
Other Transactions
Senior Carlyle professionals and employees are permitted to participate in co-investment entities that invest in Carlyle
funds or alongside Carlyle funds. In many cases, participation is limited by law to individuals who qualify under applicable
legal requirements. These co-investment entities generally do not require senior Carlyle professionals and employees to pay
management fees or performance allocations, however, Carlyle professionals and employees are required to pay their portion of
partnership expenses.
Carried interest income from certain funds can be distributed to senior Carlyle professionals and employees on a current
basis, but is subject to repayment by the subsidiary of the Company that acts as general partner of the fund in the event that
certain specified return thresholds are not ultimately achieved. The senior Carlyle professionals and certain other investment
professionals have personally guaranteed, subject to certain limitations, the obligation of these subsidiaries in respect of this
general partner obligation. Such guarantees are several and not joint and are limited to a particular individual’s distributions
received.
The Company does business with some of its portfolio companies; all such arrangements are on a negotiated basis.
Substantially all revenue is earned from affiliates of Carlyle.