The Carlyle Group Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Financial Results

• Declared a quarterly distribution of $0.16 per common unit for Q4 2016; Aggregate distribution of $1.55 per common unit for 2016

• $8.7 billion in realized proceeds in Q4 2016 and a record $29.6 billion realized in 2016

• $6.1 billion of invested capital in Q4 2016 and a record $17.9 billion invested in 2016

• $3.5 billion in gross new capital raised and $2.7 billion raised on a net basis after redemptions in Q4 2016; $13.9 billion in gross new capital raised and $8.2 billion on a net basis after redemptions in 2016

• U.S. GAAP net income (loss) attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P. of $(9) million and $6 million, or $(0.16) and $(0.08) per common unit on a diluted basis, for Q4 2016 and 2016, respectively

• $175 million in net charges within Global Market Strategies relating to losses in Vermillion Asset Management and separation from Claren Road Asset Management; Q4 2016 Distributable Earnings impact of  $175 million and Economic Net Income impact of $75 million

• Distributable Earnings of $7 million on a pre-tax basis for Q4 2016 and $652 million in 2016; excluding the net charges in Global Market Strategies, Distributable Earnings would have been $182 million for Q4 2016 and $827 million in 2016; Distributable Earnings per common unit of $0.00 in Q4 2016 and $1.85 in 2016, on a post-tax basis

• Economic Net Income of $6 million and $306 million on a pre-tax basis and $0.02 and $0.76 per Adjusted Unit on a post-tax basis in Q4 2016 and in 2016, respectively, driven by carry fund appreciation of 5% in Q4 2016 and 12% in 2016

Washington, DC – Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group L.P. (NASDAQ: CG) today reported its unaudited results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016.

Carlyle Co-CEO David M. Rubenstein said, “Our core business performed well in 2016, but obviously we are disappointed with the losses in our hedge fund business. We are focused on raising $100 billion in new capital over several years, scaling our global credit business, and performing well for our fund and unitholder investors.”

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