Business Context and Reporting Period
This filing is a Form 13F-HR submitted by Carlyle Group L.P. for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The report discloses the institutional investment manager's holdings in U.S. equity securities. The filing covers the reporting manager and two other included managers: Carlyle Investment Management LLC and CIM Global, L.L.C.
Key Financial Metrics
As a Form 13F filing, this document reports portfolio holdings rather than the operating financial performance (revenue, profit, cash flow) of the Carlyle Group itself. The following metrics are derived from the reported securities portfolio:
- Total Portfolio Value: $12,224,556,000 (reported as 12,224,556 in thousands).
- Number of Holdings: 28 distinct securities entries.
- Number of Included Managers: 2 (in addition to the primary reporting manager).
Note: The filing text does not provide data on Carlyle Group's corporate revenue, profit margins, debt levels, or liquidity.
Material Changes
The provided text contains only the summary page and cover sheet of the filing. It does not include the detailed holdings table or comparative data from the prior quarter. Therefore, material changes in specific positions, additions, or deletions versus the prior comparable period cannot be determined from this source text.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
This filing type does not contain management guidance, future outlook, or operational risk commentary. However, the filing includes specific legal disclaimers and contingencies regarding investment discretion:
- Investment Discretion: The Reporting Manager notes it may not serve as the adviser to all owners of certain securities (specifically citing Freescale Semiconductor Hldg) but may be deemed part of a group exercising discretion.
- Affiliation: AlpInvest Partners B.V. is noted as an indirectly wholly owned investment adviser, though the Reporting Manager does not participate in its investment decision-making.
- Beneficial Ownership: The filing explicitly states it is not an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Sections 13(d), 13(g), or 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the total portfolio value of $12.22 billion against the detailed holdings schedule (not included in this text) to confirm asset allocation.
- Confirm the specific securities held within the 28 reported entries, as the summary does not list individual tickers.
- Review the separate 13F filings for Carlyle Investment Management LLC and CIM Global, L.L.C. to understand the full scope of the combined reporting group.
- Check for any Section 13(d) or 13(g) filings referenced in the explanatory notes regarding Freescale Semiconductor Hldg for details on shared investment discretion.