A Look at Carlyle’s Real Assets Segment

The Carlyle Group’s (CG) real assets segment ended the first quarter with total AUM (assets under management) of $44 billion, of which legacy energy AUM comprised $5 billion, real estate comprised $19 billion, and natural resources comprised $20.1 billion. In the first quarter, the real assets segment’s fee-related earnings rose substantially YoY (year-over-year) to $24 million, supported by fund management fees. The segment’s deployments rose YoY to $1.9 billion, and its fund management fees rose YoY to $74 million from $56 million.