The Carlyle Group : News Archive : 2004

News Archive : 2004

December 24, 2004

#2004-059

The Carlyle Group and Advent International to Acquire HT Troplast AG from RUETGERS AG

December 22, 2004

#2004-097

Valvitalia Acquires Tecnoforge S.p.A. from The Carlyle Group

December 20, 2004

#2004-077

The Carlyle Group Establishes Growth Capital Investment Team in Japan

December 15, 2004

#2004-046

SemGroup Signs Letter of Intent for $75 Million Equity Transaction with Carlyle/Riverstone

December 09, 2004

#2004-049

Shankar Narayanan Joins The Carlyle Group as Managing Director in India

December 06, 2004

#2004-060

The Carlyle Group and China Merchant Fortune Ventures Co-lead US$14 Million Investment in Runstar, a Leading Chinese Electronic Games Company

December 06, 2004

#2004-092

The Carlyle Group, Chengwei Ventures and Pacific Venture Partners Invest $13 Million in Huaya Microelectronics, a Leading Chinese Fabless Semiconductor Design Company

December 01, 2004

#2004-058

The Carlyle Group Acquires Rhythm

November 22, 2004

#2004-063

The Carlyle Group and Jerome Parks to Develop 12-Acre Site in Downtown Annapolis; $200 Million Residential, Commercial, Retail and Arts Complex to Create 1,323 New Jobs

November 22, 2004

#2004-094pc (issued by portfolio company)

Transport Pharmaceuticals Secures $27 Million in Venture Financing to Continue Development of Unique Drug Delivery Platform

November 19, 2004

#2004-062

The Carlyle Group and IMMOFINANZ Complete Acquisition of 230 Properties in Italy from San Paolo IMI for €320 Million

November 10, 2004

#2004-072

The Carlyle Group Builds European Leveraged Finance Team; Four Appointed Under Mike Ramsay's Leadership

November 10, 2004

#2004-093pc (issued by portfolio company)

TradeBeam Receives Funding from The Carlyle Group; Global Private Equity Firm Sees Software Provider as Leader in Fast-Growing Global Trade Management Arena, Joins Existing Investors in Contributing $18 Million

November 08, 2004

#2004-012pc (issued by third party)

Carlyle High Yield Partners - The Washington Post "Carlyle Increases Its Interest in Debt Deals

November 01, 2004

#2004-088

The Carlyle Group Sells Stake in Beru AG for €218 Million to BorgWarner Inc.

October 29, 2004

#2004-056

The Carlyle Group Acquires Majority Stake in Newgen Imaging Systems, One of India's Leading E-Publishing Services Companies

October 19, 2004

#2004-039pc

Magellan Midstream Partners to Expand Terminals Segment

October 18, 2004

#2004-086

The Carlyle Group Sells 50% of Riello Group to the Riello Family

October 15, 2004

#2004-064

The Carlyle Group and Kyocera Complete Acquisition of DDI Pocket from KDDI Corp

October 15, 2004

#2004-057

The Carlyle Group Acquires Omiya Center Building; The First Real Estate Investment in Japan

October 15, 2004

#2004-053pc

The Carlyle Group Acquires a Controlling Interest in Stellex Aerostructures, Inc.

October 13, 2004

#2004-083

The Carlyle Group Names Michael Ruley Chief Executive Officer of Hawaiian Telcom; Experienced Telecom Exec to Lead Management Team at Verizon Hawaii

October 11, 2004

#2004-051pc (issued by portfolio company)

StrionAir, Inc. Receives $11 Million Series B Investment

October 05, 2004

#2004-082

The Carlyle Group Names David Torline Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Hawaiian Telcom; Seasoned Phone Company Executive Worked for 33 Years at Cincinnati Bell

October 05, 2004

#2004-100

Walter Dods to Serve as Board Member for the Telephone Company

October 04, 2004

#2004-084

The Carlyle Group Names New Phone Company Hawaiian Telcom; Launches Website with FAQs on Sale

October 01, 2004

#2004-076

The Carlyle Group Completes AZ Electronic Materials Acquisition for €338 Million and Announces Management Team and Board

October 01, 2004

#2004-028pc

Firth Rixson Acquires Schlosser Forge

October 01, 2004

#2004-007pc

Buckeye Partners, L.P. Acquires Midwest Pipelines and Terminals from Shell

October 01, 2004

#2004-038pc

Magellan Midstream Partners Completes Acquisition of Strategic Pipeline Systems

September 27, 2004

#2004-099pc (issued by portfolio company)

Verari Systems Receives Investors' Choice Award at Datacenter Ventures 2004

September 15, 2004

#2004-098pc (issued by portfolio company)

Verari Systems Closes $13.275 Million Series B Equity Round; Carlyle Venture Partners Leads Investment in Pioneering Blade Computing Company

September 08, 2004

#2004-089

The Carlyle Group Signs Agreement to Sell Honsel International Technologies to Ripplewood Holdings

September 01, 2004

#2004-071

The Carlyle Group Announces US$15 Million Investment in Leading China Media Services Company

August 26, 2004

#2004-050

Statement on FCC Approval of Carlyle Purchase of Verizon Hawaii

August 20, 2004

#2004-044pc (issued by portfolio company)

Private Equity Firms Complete Acquisition of PanAmSat Corp. from The DIRECTV Group, Inc.

August 09, 2004

#2004-027pc

Encore Medical Agrees to Acquire Empi, Inc. Highly Accretive Transaction Brings Revenues to Over $300 Million

August 06, 2004

#2004-078

The Carlyle Group Forms European Leveraged Finance Business; Mike Ramsay Named Managing Director

August 05, 2004

#2004-043

Peter Clare Named Head of Carlyle's Global Aerospace & Defense Team

July 30, 2004

#2004-037pc (issued by portfolio company)

Loews Cineplex Entertainment Announces Close of Acquisition by Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors

July 27, 2004

#2004-021

Carlyle/Riverstone Sells Legend's Assets to Chesapeake

July 27, 2004

#2004-052pc (issued by portfolio company)

Symbol Technologies Announces Agreement to Acquire Matrics, Inc.

July 23, 2004

#2004-054

The Carlyle Group Acquires AZ Electronic Materials from Clariant for €338 Million

July 22, 2004

#2004-026pc

Dex Media, Inc. to Begin Trading on the New York Stock Exchange

July 19, 2004

#2004-073

The Carlyle Group Buys Garrett Aviation from General Electric Company; Garrett to Be Combined with Piedmont Hawthorne

July 19, 2004

#2004-080pc (issued by portfolio company)

The Carlyle Group Managing Director Robert Grady Joins AuthenTec's Board of Directors

July 19, 2004

#2004-006pc (issued by portfolio company)

BNX Receives $9 Million in Funding to Fuel Growth Within Surging Identity Management Market; BNX Attracts New Lead Investor During Year of Record Growth, New Management and Key Customer Deployment

July 15, 2004

#2004-074

The Carlyle Group Closes $400 Million High Yield Fund, CHYP VI; Leveraged Finance Group Now Manages $3 Billion in High Yield Assets

July 12, 2004

#2004-066

The Carlyle Group and QUALCOMM Close Venture Capital Investment in China

July 12, 2004

#2004-035pc (issued by portfolio company)

LipoSonix, Inc., Secures $27 Million Investment for Commercialization of Non-Invasive Cosmetic Body Sculpting System; Series C Financing Led by New Investor Three Arch Partners

July 08, 2004

#2004-009

Carlyle Closes Sale of Horizon Lines to Castle Harlan

July 07, 2004

#2004-003pc

Belden & Blake Corporation Completes Merger With Carlyle/Riverstone affiliate, Capital C Energy Operations

July 06, 2004

#2004-004pc (issued by portfolio company)

Biometrics Leader AuthenTec Raises $15 Million; Global Equity Firm Carlyle Group Leads Series D Investment Funding

July 05, 2004

#2004-065

The Carlyle Group and Meggitt to Acquire Dunlop Standard Aerospace Group for $1.4 Billion

July 01, 2004

#2004-047pc

Sempra Energy and Carlyle/Riverstone Complete Acquisition of Cleto Creek Power in Texas

July 01, 2004

#2004-008pc

Buckeye Partners, L.P. to Acquire Midwest Pipelines and Terminals

June 23, 2004

#2004-032pc

HIP Announces ConnectiCare Acquisition; Combined Health Plans Enable Strategic, Regional Growth and Retain Local Control

June 23, 2004

#2004-045

Proteus Biomedical Secures $11M in Series B Financing; Key New Investors include The Carlyle Group and Kaiser Permanente Ventures; Proteus Board of Directors Strengthened by Addition of Prominent Executives, including New Chairman Frank Fischer

June 22, 2004

#2004-070

The Carlyle Group Announces Six Exits from European Real Estate Fund for an IRR of 36%

June 21, 2004

#2004-010

Carlyle Group and Kyocera to Buy DDI Pocket from KDDI for $2.03 Billion; Significant Growth in Wireless Data Communications Market Expected

June 21, 2004

#2004-042pc

Onex To Sell Loews Cineplex To Investor Group For C$2.0 Billion; Bain Capital, Carlyle And Spectrum Equity To Purchase Loews

June 18, 2004

#2004-005pc (issued by portfolio company)

Blackboard Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering of Common Stock

June 16, 2004

#2004-019

Carlyle/Riverstone and Capital C Energy to Acquire Belden & Blake Corporation

June 10, 2004

#2004-087

The Carlyle Group Sells Remaining eAccess Common Share Holdings Via Accelerated Equity Offering

June 10, 2004

#2004-067

The Carlyle Group and Wilton Hill Acquire the Hilton Pasadena in Southern California; Davidson Hotel Company to Manage the Property

June 08, 2004

#2004-068

The Carlyle Group Announces Joint Venture with Halladale to Develop £100 Million Production and Retail Park in Cumbernauld, Scotland

June 03, 2004

#2004-091

The Carlyle Group to Invest in Japanese Real Estate; New Team Joins Established Asia Real Estate Operation

May 31, 2004

#2004-075

The Carlyle Group Closes the Acquisition of the Saprogal Group of Animal Nutrition Companies

May 28, 2004

#2004-096pc (issued by portfolio company)

Universal American Financial Corp. Completes Acquisition of Heritage Health Systems; Accelerates Entry into Medicare Advantage Market S&P Rates Universal American's Debt "Investment Grade

May 24, 2004

#2004-069

The Carlyle Group Announces Sale of Horizon Lines to Castle Harlan

May 21, 2004

#2004-090

The Carlyle Group to Buy Verizon Hawaii for $1.65 billion - New Services, Jobs, and Capital Investment Expected with Transition to Locally Managed Company

May 12, 2004

#2004-079

The Carlyle Group Makes First Investment in Denmark: 400 Homes on the Copenhagen Waterfront

May 11, 2004

#2004-041pc (issued by portfolio company)

Matrics Named Top 100 Technology Company by Red Herring; Frost & Sullivan Selects Matrics for 2004 Entrepreneurial Company Award

May 04, 2004

#2004-030pc (issued by portfolio company)

General Partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P. Sold to Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund II, L.P.

April 30, 2004

#2004-022pc (issued by portfolio company)

Citigroup Completes Successful Tender Offer for KorAm Bank; Tender Result and Agreement with Investor Consortium to give Citigroup Approximately 97.5% Shareholding in KorAm Bank

April 29, 2004

#2004-055

The Carlyle Group Acquires Kingston Inmedia from Kingston Communications for £34 Million in all Cash Deal

April 20, 2004

#2004-011

Carlyle Group Establishes Mainland China Presence; New Shanghai Office Will Foster Buyout, Venture, and Real Estate Activity in China through Carlyle's $1 Billion in Asian Investment Assets"

April 06, 2004

#2004-020

Carlyle/Riverstone Raises $1.1 Billion Energy Fund Nearly Half of Fund Already Committed

April 02, 2004

#2004-001pc (issued by portfolio company)

Adesso Systems Secures $8 Million to Advance Leadership Position in Enterprise Mobile Application Solultions

March 30, 2004

#2004-024pc (issued by portfolio company)

Citigroup to Commence Tender Offer for KorAm Bank

March 29, 2004

#2004-061

The Carlyle Group and Cré dit Lyonnais Private Equity Announce Successful Exit from Egencia in a Trade Sale to IAC/InterActiveCorp

March 29, 2004

#2004-095pc (issued by portfolio company)

Tyco's Sonitrol Is Sold to Spire, Carlyle, and Wachovia for $125.5 Million; Kevin Dowd Named Chairman and CEO of Sonitrol

March 26, 2004

#2004-002pc (issued by portfolio company)

Adesso Systems Secures $8 Million to Advance Leadership Position in Enterprise Mobile Application Solutions; Carlyle Venture Partners Leads Funding for Mobile Computing Leader

March 25, 2004

#2004-033

ISR Solutions Acquires The COMM Group and Receives $11 Million in Funding Led by Carlyle Venture Partners and Fairfax Partners

March 18, 2004

#2004-029pc (issued by portfolio company)

Gemini Air Cargo Names Sam Woodward Chairman, President and CEO

March 15, 2004

#2004-048

Sempra Energy and Carlyle/Riverstone to Acquire American Electric Power's Coleto Creek Power Station in Texas

March 12, 2004

#2004-017

Carlyle Sells Part of eAccess Share Holdings Via Block Trade

March 09, 2004

#2004-081

The Carlyle Group Names Andrei Terekhov and Joshua Larson Managing Directors and Co-Heads of New Russia Investment Team

March 05, 2004

#2004-031

General Partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P. to be Sold to Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund II, L.P.

March 04, 2004

#2004-040

Mariner Energy Completes Merger

February 23, 2004

#2004-023pc (issued by portfolio company)

Citigroup to Acquire KorAm Bank for KRW 3.18 Trillion ($2.73 Billion)*

February 12, 2004

#2004-101

Wayne Tsou Joins The Carlyle Group as Managing Director and Head of Asia Venture Team; Tony Jansz to Lead New Initiatives in the Region

February 11, 2004

#2004-036

Liquid Engines Secures $9.2 Million Series C Led by The Carlyle Group; Charles Rossotti, Carlyle Senior Advisor and Former IRS Commissioner, Joins Board; Software Exec Gwen Spertell Joins as New CEO

February 05, 2004

#2004-014

Carlyle Issues Summary of 2003 Investment Activity; $2.5 Billion Invested; $2.1 Billion Returned to Investors; $2 Billion Raised

January 21, 2004

#2004-034pc (issued by portfolio company)

Jazz Semiconductor Announces the Filing of a Registration Statement for the Initial Public Offering of its Common Stock

January 15, 2004

#2004-015

Carlyle Promotes 21 Investment Professionals to Senior Positions

January 12, 2004

#2004-085

The Carlyle Group Raises €430 / $545 Million European Real Estate Fund

January 12, 2004

#2004-013

Carlyle Invests €14 Million in Fennel Technologies AG

January 09, 2004

#2004-025

David FitzGerald Joins as Managing Director and Co-head of Carlyle Europe Venture Partners

January 09, 2004

#2004-018

Carlyle Statement on Aviall, Inc. Shelf Registration Filing

January 07, 2004

#2004-016

Carlyle Raises JPY50 Billion Japanese Buyout Fund