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| 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 September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
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 September 30, 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 September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 also include interest-bearing loans of $39.2 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 6.00% as of September 30, 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 September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
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 September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company incurred fees for the use of these aircraft of $1.0 million and $0.4 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company incurred fees for the use of these aircraft of $1.9 million and $1.4 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 of a realized giveback obligation. 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.
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