---

---

(a)

for substantially all carry funds and certain co-investment vehicles where the original investment period has not expired, and for Metropolitan fund of funds vehicles during the weighted-average investment period of the underlying funds, the amount of limited partner capital commitments, and for AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles, the amount of external investor capital commitments during the commitment fee period, and for the NGP management fee funds and certain carry funds advised by NGP, the amount of investor capital commitments before the first investment realization;

(b)

for substantially all carry funds and certain co-investment vehicles where the original investment period has expired and for Metropolitan fund of funds vehicles after the expiration of the weighted-average investment period of the underlying funds, the remaining amount of limited partner invested capital at cost, and for the NGP management fee funds and certain carry funds advised by NGP where the first investment has been realized, the amount of partner commitments less realized and written-off investments;

(c)	the amount of aggregate fee-earning collateral balance at par of our collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), as defined in the fund indentures (typically exclusive of equities and defaulted positions) as of the quarterly cut-off date for each CLO, and the aggregate principal amount of the notes of our other structured products;

(d)	the net asset value of our mutual fund and the external investor portion of the net asset value (pre-redemptions and subscriptions) of our long/short credit funds, emerging markets, multi-product macroeconomic, fund of hedge funds vehicles and other hedge funds;

(e)	the gross assets (including assets acquired with leverage), excluding cash and cash equivalents of our business development companies and certain carry funds; and

(f)	for AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles where the commitment fee period has expired, and certain carry funds where the investment period has expired, the lower of cost or fair value of invested capital.

(b)	the amount of aggregate collateral balance and principal cash at par or aggregate principal amount of the notes of our CLOs and other structured products (inclusive of all positions);

(c)	the net asset value (pre-redemptions and subscriptions) of our long/short credit, emerging markets, multi-product macroeconomic, fund of hedge funds vehicles, mutual fund and other hedge funds; and

(d)	the gross assets (including assets acquired with leverage) of our business development companies.

---

•	Excellence in Investing. Our primary goal is to invest wisely and create value for our fund investors. We strive to generate superior investment returns by combining deep industry expertise, a global network of local investment teams who can leverage extensive firm-wide resources and a consistent and disciplined investment process.

•	Commitment to our Fund Investors. Our fund investors come first. This commitment is a core component of our firm culture and informs every aspect of our business. We believe this philosophy is in the long-term best interests of Carlyle and its owners, including our common unitholders.

•

Investment in the Firm. We have invested, and intend to continue to invest, significant resources in hiring and retaining a deep talent pool of investment professionals and in building the infrastructure of the firm, including our expansive local office network and our comprehensive investor services team, which provides finance, legal and compliance and tax services in addition to other services.

•	Expansion of our Platform. We innovate continuously to expand our investment capabilities through the creation or acquisition of new asset-, sector- and regional-focused strategies in order to provide our fund investors a variety of investment options.

•

Unified Culture. We seek to leverage the local market insights and operational capabilities that we have developed across our global platform through a unified culture we call “One Carlyle.” Our culture emphasizes collaboration and sharing of knowledge and expertise across the firm to create value. We believe our collaborative approach enhances our ability to analyze investments, deploy capital and improve the performance of our portfolio companies.

•	During 2015, we raised approximately $23 billion in gross new commitments, or $16 billion net of redemptions, across our platform; made equity investments through our carry funds of approximately $9 billion in 279 new and follow-on investments; realized proceeds of more than $18 billion through 51 funds; and increased the value of our carry fund portfolio by approximately 7%.

•	We continued to bolster our senior management team by hiring a new Chief Information Officer and promoting the co-head of our U.S. buyout group to Co-Deputy Chief Investment Officer of CPE.

•	We further aligned our interests with those of our fund investors with Carlyle, our senior Carlyle professionals, advisors, other professionals and advisors increasing their commitments to our investment funds by over $0.7 billion to a total cumulative commitment of $8.9 billion.

---

•	Each of our segments continued to leverage the One Carlyle platform to take advantage of economies of scale and offer our fund investors differentiated products. Specifically:

◦	In our CPE segment:

▪	We closed our fourth Europe buyout fund, our third Japan buyout fund and our third European technology fund. We launched fundraising for our fifth Asia growth fund and continued to see investor demand for our second U.S. mid-market fund and our first longer duration global buyout fund. In total, we closed on $8.0 billion in commitments in our CPE segment.

•

We invested in, among others, Asia Satellite Telecom Holdings (through CAP IV), The Innovation Group (through CEP IV), JIC Leasing Co., Ltd. (through CAGP IV), Novetta Solutions, LLC (through CP VI), PA Consulting (through CEP IV), PNB Housing Finance Limited (through CAP IV), PrimeSport (through CEOF I), Rede D’or São Luiz S.A. (through CSABF and related coinvestments, and CP VI) and SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (through CEOF II).

•

We sold our stake in, among others, Altice S.A., a CEP II and CEP III portfolio company, kbro Limited, a CAP II portfolio company, Metrologic Group SA, a CETP II portfolio company, The Nielsen Company, a CP IV and CEP II portfolio company, Veyance Technologies, Inc., a CP IV portfolio company, Telecable de Asturias, S.A., a CEP III portfolio company, and a portion of our stake in both Axalta Coating Systems and CommScope, Inc., both CP V and CEP III portfolio companies. We also undertook several successful initial public offerings including Tsubaki Nakashima Co., Ltd., a CJP II portfolio company, Guangxi Nanning Waterworks Co., Ltd., a CAGP IV portfolio company and Focus Media, a CAP III portfolio company. In total, we realized proceeds of $12.8 billion for our CPE carry fund investors.

◦	In our Global Market Strategies (“GMS”) segment:

▪

We raised $2.4 billion for our second generation energy mezzanine fund, continued fundraising for our first Asian structured credit fund and launched fundraising for our fourth generation distressed fund. We closed five new collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) in the U.S. and closed three new CLOs in Europe in 2015 with $4.3 billion of AUM at December 31, 2015. In total, we raised more than $2.9 billion for our GMS funds.

▪	CSP III and CEMOF I were particularly active this year, investing in Nationwide Accident Repair Services (CSP III), Trey Resources (CEMOF I), and Clearly Petroleum Holdings (CEMOF I), among others.

▪	We established a partnership with Hilcorp Energy Company that will seek to acquire, operate, and develop onshore oil and natural gas properties and related assets in North America. CEMOF I and CEMOF II have entered into an agreement to invest more than $1 billion in the newly formed partnership.

◦	In our Real Assets segment:

▪

We closed our seventh U.S. real estate fund and our first international energy fund, both reaching their caps; NGP XI also had a final close at its cap. Demand for our second power fund remained strong, and we launched fundraising for a new core-plus real estate fund. Building on our existing expertise in real estate and infrastructure, we intend to launch a global infrastructure fund later this year. In total, we closed on approximately $3.9 billion in commitments to our Real Assets segment.

•	We invested nearly $1.4 billion to acquire or develop real estate properties, primarily in the U.S. across multiple sectors including multi-family and for-sale residential properties in the U.S. We invested in power generating facilities in the United States, an office property in China and a Romanian oil and gas development platform.

---

•	We exited a number of investments, including a student housing portfolio in the United Kingdom, a Florida based 250 MW coal-fired power facility, a southern California apartment complex and a Northern Virginia mid-rise apartment complex. In total, we realized proceeds of approximately $4.8 billion for our Real Assets carry fund investors.

◦	In our Investment Solutions segment:

▪	We launched fundraising for our sixth AlpInvest secondaries fund and closed on more than $400 million for funds that are focused on a real estate secondaries and coinvestments for Metropolitan real Estate, our real estate fund of funds business. In total, we closed on approximately $1.6 billion in commitments to our Investment Solutions segment.

▪	We named a new Head of Investment Solutions, promoting the segment's Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer to the position.

•

Buyout Funds. Our buyout teams advise a diverse group of 22 active funds that invest in transactions that focus either on a particular geography (e.g., United States, Europe, Asia, Japan, MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa or South America) or a particular industry. We continually seek to expand and diversify our buyout portfolio into new areas where we see opportunity for future growth. In 2015, we had final closings on our fourth European buyout fund and third Japan buyout fund and continued fundraising for our first longer duration global buyout fund. We invested $4.1 billion in new and follow-on investments through our buyout funds. As of December 31, 2015, our buyout funds had, in the aggregate, approximately $56.2 billion in AUM.

•

Growth Capital Funds. Our 10 active growth capital funds are advised by four regionally focused teams in the United States, Europe and Asia, with each team generally focused on middle-market and growth companies consistent with specific regional investment considerations. The investment mandate for our growth capital funds is to seek out companies with the potential for growth, strategic redirection and operational improvements. These funds typically do not invest in early stage or venture-type investments. In 2015, launched our fifth Asia growth fund, held a final closing for our third Europe technology fund at its cap and continued fundraising for our second U.S. equity opportunities fund. As of December 31, 2015, our growth capital funds had, in the aggregate, approximately $7.0 billion in AUM.

---

•

Structured Credit Funds. Our structured credit funds invest primarily in performing senior secured bank loans through structured vehicles and other investment vehicles. In 2015, we closed five new U.S. CLOs and three CLOs in Europe with a total of $2.8 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, of AUM at December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, our structured credit team advised 43 structured credit funds and one carry fund in the United States, Europe, and Asia totaling, in the aggregate, approximately $18.4 billion in AUM.

•

Distressed and Corporate Opportunities. Our distressed and corporate opportunities funds generally invest in liquid and illiquid securities and obligations, including secured debt, senior and subordinated unsecured debt, convertible debt obligations, preferred stock and public and private equity of financially distressed companies in defensive and asset-rich industries. In certain investments, our funds may seek to restructure pre-reorganization debt claims into controlling positions in the equity of reorganized companies. As of December 31, 2015, our distressed and corporate opportunities team advised two funds totaling, in the aggregate, approximately $1.4 billion in AUM.

•

Middle Market Finance. Our middle market finance business comprises our business development companies (“BDCs”), which invest primarily in first lien loans (which include unitranche, "first out" and "last out" loans) and second lien loans, a CLO consisting of middle market senior, first lien loans, and our corporate mezzanine funds, which invest in the first-lien, second-lien and mezzanine loans of middle-market companies, typically defined as companies with annual EBITDA ranging from $10 million to $100 million that lack access to the broadly syndicated loan and bond markets. As of December 31, 2015, our middle market investment team advised five funds totaling, in the aggregate, approximately $2.2 billion in AUM.

•	Energy Mezzanine Opportunities. Our energy mezzanine opportunities team invests primarily in privately negotiated mezzanine debt investments in North American energy and power projects and companies. As of December 31, 2015, our energy mezzanine opportunities team advised two funds with approximately $4.3 billion in AUM.

•

Long/Short Credit. Claren Road Asset Management LLC (“Claren Road”) advises two long/short credit hedge funds focusing on the global high grade and high yield markets totaling, in the aggregate, $3.4 billion in AUM as of December 31, 2015, which includes $2.3 billion of AUM that is subject to outstanding redemption requests as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2016. Claren Road seeks to profit from market mispricing of long and/or short positions in corporate and municipal bonds and loans, and their derivatives, across investment grade, below investment grade (high yield) or distressed companies.

---

•

Emerging Market Equity and Macroeconomic Strategies. Emerging Sovereign Group LLC (“ESG”) advises six emerging markets equities and macroeconomic hedge funds with $4.3 billion in the aggregate of AUM as of December 31, 2015, which includes $0.7 billion of AUM that is subject to outstanding redemption requests as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2016. ESG’s emerging markets equities funds invest in publicly traded equities across a range of developing countries. ESG’s macroeconomic funds pursue investment strategies in developed and developing countries, and opportunities resulting from changes in the global economic environment.

•

Commodities. Carlyle Commodity Management ("CCM," a New York-based commodities investment manager formerly known as Vermillion Asset Management) serves as investment manager to five hedge funds and two structured products totaling, in the aggregate, approximately $1.3 billion of AUM as of December 31, 2015, which includes $0.1 billion of AUM that is subject to outstanding redemption requests as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2016. CCM’s investment strategies include relative value, enhanced index and long-biased physical commodities, commodity sector-focused funds, and structured transactions. CCM seeks to produce positive, uncorrelated returns, through a liquid, relative-value, low volatility approach to trading both physical commodities and their derivatives and structuring transactions in physical commodities.

(1)	Includes 67 middle-office and back office professionals.

•

Real Estate. Our eight active real estate funds pursue real estate investment opportunities in Asia, Europe and the United States and generally focus on acquiring single-property assets rather than large-cap companies with real estate portfolios. Our team of 108 real estate investment professionals has made more than 675 investments in 327 cities/metropolitan statistical areas around the world as of December 31, 2015, including office buildings, hotels, retail and residential properties, industrial properties and senior living facilities. As of December 31, 2015, our real estate funds had, in the aggregate, approximately $13.8 billion in AUM.

•

Energy and Natural Resources. Our energy and natural resources activities focus on buyouts, growth capital investments and strategic joint ventures in the midstream, upstream, power and oilfield services sectors, the renewable and alternative sectors and the energy and power industries around the world. Historically, we conducted our energy activities jointly with Riverstone, advising five funds with approximately $6.3 billion in AUM as of December 31, 2015 (we refer to these energy funds as our “Legacy Energy funds”). Currently, we conduct our North American energy investing through our partnership with NGP Energy Capital Management, an Irving, Texas-based energy investor. NGP advises nine funds with approximately $12.4 billion in AUM as of December 31, 2015. Our power team focuses on investment opportunities in the North American power generation sector. As of December 31, 2015, the power team managed approximately $1.8 billion in AUM through two funds. Our international energy investment team focuses on investments in a full range of energy assets outside of North America. As of December 31, 2015, the international energy team

---

(1)	Excludes NGP and Riverstone employees.

(2)	Excludes investment activity of the NGP management fee funds.

(3)	Includes the six NGP management fee funds and three carry funds advised by NGP.

•	Private Equity Fund Investments. Our fund of funds vehicles advised by AlpInvest make investment commitments directly to buyout, growth capital, venture and other alternative asset funds advised by other general partners (“portfolio funds”). As of December 31, 2015, AlpInvest advised 48 fund of funds vehicles totaling, in the aggregate, approximately $28.2 billion in AUM.

•

Private Equity Co-investments. AlpInvest invests alongside other private equity and mezzanine funds in which it typically has a fund investment throughout Europe, North America and Asia (for example, when an investment opportunity is too large for a particular fund, the sponsor of the fund may seek to raise additional “co-investment” capital from sources such as AlpInvest). As of December 31, 2015, our co-investment programs were conducted through 35 vehicles totaling, in the aggregate, over $6.4 billion in AUM.

•

Private Equity Secondary Investments. We manage through AlpInvest funds that acquire limited partnership interests in secondary market transactions. Private equity investors who desire to sell or restructure their pre-existing investment commitments to a fund may negotiate to sell the fund interests to AlpInvest. In this manner, AlpInvest’s secondary investments team provides liquidity and restructuring alternatives for third-party private equity investors. In 2015, we established a secondary team dedicated to finding opportunities in the energy and infrastructure space. As of December 31, 2015, our secondary investments program was conducted through 35 fund of funds vehicles totaling, in the aggregate, more than $7.7 billion in AUM.

•	Real Estate, Funds of Funds and Co-Secondary Investments. The principal strategic focus in our real estate fund of funds vehicles is on value add/opportunistic real estate investments through direct commitments with 90 highly focused, specialist real estate managers across the globe. As of December 31, 2015, we advised 26

---

(1)

Under our arrangements with the historical owners and management team of AlpInvest, we generally do not retain any carried interest in respect of the historical investments and commitments to our fund of funds vehicles that existed as of July 1, 2011 (including any options to increase any such commitments exercised after such date). We are entitled to 15% of the carried interest in respect of commitments from the historical owners of AlpInvest for the period between 2011 and 2020 and 40% of the carried interest in respect of all other commitments (including all future commitments from third parties).

(2)	AlpInvest only.

•

Consistent and Disciplined Investment Process. We believe our successful investment track record is the result in part of a consistent and disciplined application of our investment process. Investment opportunities for our CPE funds are initially sourced and evaluated by one or more of our deal teams. The due diligence and transaction review process places a special emphasis on, among other considerations, the reputation of a target company’s shareholders and management, the company’s size and sensitivity of cash flow generation, the business sector and competitive risks, the portfolio fit, exit risks and other key factors highlighted by the deal team. In evaluating each deal, we consider what expertise or experience (i.e., the “Carlyle Edge”) we can bring to the transaction. An investment opportunity must secure final approval from the investment committee of the applicable investment fund. The investment committee approval process involves a detailed overview of the transaction and investment thesis, business, risk factors and diligence issues, as well as financial models.

•

Geographic- and Industry-Focused. We have developed a global network of local investment teams with deep local insight into the areas in which they invest and have adopted an industry-focused approach to investing. Our extensive network of global investment professionals has the knowledge, experience and relationships on a local level that allow them to identify and take advantage of opportunities which may be unavailable to firms who do not have our global reach and resources. We also have particular industry expertise in aerospace, defense and government services, consumer and retail, financial services, healthcare, industrial, telecom, media and technology and transportation. As a result, we believe that our in-depth knowledge of specific industries improves our ability to source and create transactions, conduct effective and more informed due diligence, develop strong relationships with management teams and use contacts and relationships within such industries to identify potential buyers as part of a coherent exit strategy.

•

Variable Deal Sizes and Creative Structures. Our teams are staffed not only to effectively pursue large transactions, but also other transactions of varying sizes. We often invest in smaller companies and this has allowed us to obtain greater diversity across our entire portfolio. Additionally, we may undertake large, strategic minority investments with certain control elements or private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions in large companies with a clear exit strategy. In certain jurisdictions around the world, we may make investments with little or no debt financing and seek alternative structures to opportunistically pursue transactions. We generally seek to obtain board representation and typically appoint our investment professionals and advisors to represent us on the boards of the companies in which we invest. Where our

---

•

Driving Value Creation. Our CPE teams seek to make investments in portfolio companies in which our particular strengths and resources may be employed to their best advantage. Typically, as part of a CPE investment, our investment teams will prepare and execute a value creation plan that is developed during a thorough due diligence effort and draws on the deep resources available across our global platform, specifically relying on:

•	Reach: Our global team and global presence that enables us to support international expansion efforts and global supply chain initiatives.

•	Expertise: Our investment professionals and our industry specialists, who provide extensive sector-specific knowledge and local market expertise.

•

Insight: We engage 26 operating executives and advisors as independent consultants to work with our investment teams during due diligence, provide board-level governance and support and advise our portfolio company CEOs. These advisors are former CEOs or other high level executives of some of the world’s most successful corporations and currently sit on the board of directors of a diverse mix of companies. We use this collective group of advisors to provide special expertise to support specific value creation initiatives.

•

Data: The goal of our research function is to extract as much information from the portfolio as possible about the current state of the economy and its likely evolution over the near-to-medium term. Our CPE investment portfolio includes over 175 active portfolio companies as of December 31, 2015, across a diverse range of industries and geographies that each generate multiple data points (e.g., orders, shipments, production volumes, occupancy rates, bookings). By evaluating these data on a systematic basis, we work to identify the data with the highest correlation with macroeconomic data and map observed movements in the portfolio to anticipated variation in the economy, including changes in growth rates across industries and geographies.

•	Pursuing Best Exit Alternatives. In determining when to exit an investment, our private equity teams consider whether a portfolio company has achieved its objectives, the financial returns and the appropriate timing in industry cycles and company development to strive for the optimal value. The fund’s investment committee approves all exit decisions.

•

Source Investment Opportunities. Our GMS teams source investment opportunities from both the primary and secondary markets through our global network and strong relationships with the financial community. We typically target portfolio companies that have a demonstrated track record of profitability, market leadership in their respective niche, predictable cash flow, a definable competitive advantage and products or services that are value added to its customer base.

•

Conduct Fundamental Due Diligence and Perform Capital Structure Analyses. After an opportunity is identified, our GMS teams conduct fundamental due diligence to determine the relative value of the potential investment and capital structure analyses to determine the credit worthiness. Our due diligence approach typically incorporates meetings with management, company facility visits, discussions with industry analysts and consultants and an in-depth examination of financial results and projections.

•

Evaluation of Macroeconomic Factors. Our GMS teams evaluate technical factors such as supply and demand, the market’s expectations surrounding a company and the existence of short- and long-term value creation or destruction catalysts. Inherent in all stages of credit evaluation is a determination of the likelihood of potential catalysts emerging, such as corporate reorganizations, recapitalizations, asset sales, changes in a company’s liquidity and mergers and acquisitions.

---

•

Risk Minimization. Our GMS teams seek to make investments in capital structures to enable companies to both expand and weather downturns and/or below-plan performance. They work to structure investments with strong financial covenants, frequent reporting requirements and board representation, if possible. Through board representation or observation rights, our GMS teams work to provide a consultative, interactive approach to equity sponsors and management partners as part of the overall portfolio management process.

•

Pursue Single Asset Transactions. In general, our U.S. real estate funds have focused on single asset transactions. We follow this approach in the U.S. because we believe that pursuing single assets enables us to better understand the factors that contribute to the fundamental value of each property, mitigate concentration risk, establish appropriate asset-by-asset capital structures and maintain governance over major property-level decisions. In addition, direct ownership of assets typically enables us to effectively employ an active asset management approach and reduce financing and operating risk, while increasing the visibility of factors that affect the overall returns of the investment. Historically, we have used an opportunistic real estate investment strategy; however, we have recently expanded our platform to include a core-plus investment strategy. In the U.S., we will continue to focus on single asset transactions in both our opportunistic and core plus investment strategies. Outside the U.S., we continue to opportunistically invest in the Asia and European markets. Currently, we are pursuing a value add strategy in China and focusing on opportunities such as logistics and data center platforms. In Europe, we pursue investment opportunities across asset classes and geographies both for single assets and portfolios, with a focus on opportunistic or value-add strategies.

•

Seek out Strong Joint Venture Partners or Managers. Where appropriate, we seek out joint venture partners or managers with significant operational expertise. For each joint venture, we design structures and terms that provide situationally appropriate incentives, often including, for example, the subordination of the joint venture partner’s equity and profits interest to that of a fund, clawback provisions and/or profits escrow accounts in favor of a fund and exclusivity. We also typically structure positions with control or veto rights over major decisions.

•

Source Deals Directly. Our teams endeavor to establish “market presence” in our target geographies where we have a history of operating in local markets and benefit from extensive long-term relationships with developers, corporate real estate owners, institutional investors and private owners. Such relationships have resulted in our ability to source a large number of investments on a direct negotiated basis.

•

Focus on Sector-Specific Strategies. Our real estate funds focus on specific sectors and markets in areas where we believe the fundamentals are sound and dynamic capital markets allow for identification of assets whose value is not fully recognized. The real estate funds we advise have invested according to strategies established in several main sectors: office, hotel, retail, residential, industrial and senior living.

•

Actively Manage our Real Estate Investments. Our real estate investments often require active management to uncover and create value. Accordingly, we have put in place experienced local asset management teams. These teams add value through analysis and execution of capital expenditure programs, development projects, lease negotiations, operating cost reduction programs and asset dispositions. The asset management teams work closely with the other real estate professionals to effectively formulate and implement strategic management plans.

•

Manage the Exit of Investments. We believe that “exit management” is as important as traditional asset management in order to take full advantage of the typically short windows of opportunity created by temporary imbalances in capital market forces that affect real estate. In determining when to exit an investment, our real estate teams consider whether an investment has fulfilled its strategic plan, the depth of the market and generally prevailing industry conditions.

---

•

International Energy Investing. Our international energy team pursues investment opportunities in oil and gas exploration and production, midstream, oilfield services and refining and marketing in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia. Seeking to take advantage of the lack of capital in the international energy market, we pursue transactions where we have a distinctive competitive advantage and can create tangible value for companies in which we invest, through industry specialization, deployment of human capital and access to our global network. In seeking to build a geographically diverse international energy portfolio, we focus on cash generating opportunities, with a particular focus on proven reserves and production, and strategically seek to enhance the efficiency of the portfolio through exploration or infrastructure improvements.

•

North American Energy Investing. We conduct our current North American energy investing through our partnership with NGP Energy Capital Management, an Irving, Texas-based energy investment firm that focuses on investments across a range of energy and natural resource assets, including oil and gas resources, oilfield services, pipelines and processing, as well as agricultural investments and properties. NGP seeks to align itself with “owner-managers” who are invested in the enterprise, have a top-tier technical team and who have a proprietary edge that differentiates their business plan. NGP strives to establish a portfolio of platform companies to grow through acquisitions and development and provides financial and strategic support and access to additional capital at the lowest cost. We do not control or manage the NGP management fee funds or the existing carry funds that are advised by NGP. NGP is managed by its founders and other senior members of NGP.

•

Power Investing. Our power team focuses on investment opportunities in the North American power generation sector. Leveraging the expertise of the investment professionals at Cogentrix Energy L.L.C., one of our portfolio companies, the team seeks investments where it can obtain direct or indirect operational control to facilitate the implementation of technical enhancements. We seek to capitalize on secular trends and to identify assets where engineering and technical expertise, in addition to a strong management team, can facilitate performance.

•

Depth of Investment Expertise. Investment Solutions has dedicated teams for each area of focus, and seeks to attract and retain talent with the required skill-set for each strategy. Investment Solutions professionals have trading, operational, portfolio and risk management expertise. From a top-down perspective, investment professionals seek to position the Investment Solutions business to capitalize on market opportunities through focused research and allocation of resources. From a bottom-up perspective, they seek to build deep relationships with underlying fund managers that are strengthened by the investment professionals’ relevant experience in the broader financial markets.

•

Discipline. Investment Solutions professionals focus on diversification, risk management and downside protection. Its processes include the analysis and interpretation of macrodevelopments in the global economy and the assessment of a wide variety of issues that can influence the emphasis placed on sectors, geographies, asset classes and strategies when constructing investment portfolios. After making an investment commitment, the investment portfolios are subject to at least semi-annual reviews conducted by the respective investment team responsible for each investment.

•

Innovation. Investment Solutions professionals seek to leverage the intellectual capital throughout the firm to identify emerging trends, market anomalies and new investment technologies to facilitate the formation of new strategies, as well as to set the direction for exiting strategies. This market intelligence provides them with an additional feedback channel for the development of new investment products.

(1)

Open-ended hedge funds and other pooled vehicles. Amounts represent AUM across all products as of December 31, 2015. Our GMS hedge fund partnerships had outstanding redemption requests for $3.1 billion in the aggregate as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2016. As disclosed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Partnership commenced a wind down of the operations of Diversified Global Asset Management in the first quarter of 2016.

(2)	Amounts represent gross assets as of December 31, 2015.

(3)	Includes NGP ETP I, NGP M&R, NGP ETP II, NGP VII, NGP VIII and NGP IX.

(4)	Carlyle Commodity Management was formerly known as Vermillion Asset Management.

(1)

The Carlyle Group L.P. common unitholders have only limited voting rights and have no right to remove our general partner or, except in limited circumstances, elect the directors of our general partner. TCG Carlyle Global Partners L.L.C., an entity wholly owned by our senior Carlyle professionals, holds a special voting unit in The Carlyle Group L.P. that entitles it, on those few matters that may be submitted for a vote of The Carlyle Group L.P. common unitholders, to participate in the vote on the same basis as the common unitholders and provides it with a number of votes that is equal to the aggregate number of vested and unvested partnership units in Carlyle Holdings held by the limited partners of Carlyle Holdings on the relevant record date.

---

(2)	Certain individuals engaged in our business own interests directly in selected subsidiaries, including, in certain instances, entities that receive management fees from funds that we advise. See “— Structure and Operation of Our Investment Funds — Incentive Arrangements/Fee Structure” in this Item 1 for additional information.

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

•	potential compliance with certain commodities interest position limits or position accountability rules;

•	administrative requirements, including recordkeeping, confirmation of transactions and reconciliation of trade data; and

•	mandatory central clearing and collateral requirements.

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

•	our ability to correctly identify and create products that appeal to our investors;

•	the diversion of management’s time and attention from our existing businesses;

•	management's ability to spend time developing and integrating the new business;

•	our ability to properly manage conflicts of interests;

•	our ability to obtain requisite approvals and licenses from the relevant governmental authorities and to comply with applicable laws and regulations without incurring undue costs and delays; and

---

•	our ability to successfully negotiate and enter into beneficial arrangements with our counterparties.

•	difficulties and costs associated with the integration of operations and systems;

•	difficulties integrating the acquired business’s internal controls and procedures into our existing control structure;

•	difficulties and costs associated with the assimilation of employees; and

•	the risk that a change in ownership will negatively impact the relationship between an acquiree and the investors in its investment vehicles.

•	the required investment of capital and other resources;

•	the possibility that we have insufficient expertise to engage in such activities profitably or without incurring inappropriate amounts of risk;

•	the diversion of management’s attention from our core businesses;

•	assumption of liabilities in any acquired business;

•	the disruption of our ongoing business;

•	the increasing demands on or issues related to the combination or integration of operational and management systems and controls;

•	compliance with additional regulatory requirements;

•	potential increase in investor concentration; and

•	the broadening of our geographic footprint, including the risks associated with conducting operations in certain foreign jurisdictions where we currently have no presence.

---

---

---

---

---

•

The The Dodd-Frank Act imposes a number of restrictions on the relationship and activities of banking organizations with private equity funds and hedge funds and other provisions that will affect the private equity industry, either directly or indirectly. Included in the Dodd-Frank Act is the so-called “Volcker Rule,” which takes the form of new Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. Among other things, the Volcker Rule prohibits any “banking entity” (generally defined as any insured depository institution, any company that controls such an institution, a non-U.S. bank that is treated as a bank holding company for purposes of U.S. banking law and any affiliate or subsidiary of the foregoing entities) from sponsoring or acquiring or retaining an ownership interest in a private equity fund or hedge fund that is not subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act in reliance upon either Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended, the “1940 Act”). The Volcker Rule also requires certain nonbank financial companies that have been designated as systemically important by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and subject to supervision by the Federal Reserve to comply with additional capital

---

•

The Dodd-Frank Act also imposes a new regulatory structure on the “swaps” market, including requirements for clearing, exchange trading, capital, margin, reporting, and recordkeeping. In connection with the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFTC has finalized many rules applicable to swap market participants, including business conduct standards for swap dealers, reporting and recordkeeping, mandatory clearing for certain swaps, exchange trading rules applicable to swaps, initial and variation margin requirements for uncleared swap transactions and regulatory requirements for cross-border swap activities. Most recently, on December 16, 2015, the CFTC published a final rule governing margin requirements for uncleared swaps entered into by swap dealers and major swap participants who are not supervised by a “prudential regulator” (“covered swap entities”). The final rule generally requires covered swap entities, subject to certain thresholds and exemptions for inter-affiliate swaps, to collect and post margin in respect of uncleared swap transactions with other covered swap entities and financial end-users. In particular, the final rule requires covered swap entities and financial end-users having “material swaps exposure,” defined as such entity and certain affiliates have an average aggregate daily notional amount of uncleared swaps exceeding $8 billion for June, July and August of the previous calendar year, to collect and post a minimum amount of “initial margin” in respect of each uncleared swap. In addition, the final rule requires covered swap entities entering into uncleared swaps with other covered swap entities or financial-end users, regardless of swaps exposure, to post or collect (as appropriate) “variation margin”. These newly adopted rules on margin requirements for uncleared swaps could adversely affect our business, including our ability to enter such swaps or our available liquidity.

•

The Dodd-Frank Act amends the Exchange Act to direct the Federal Reserve and other federal regulatory agencies to adopt rules requiring sponsors of asset-backed securities to retain at least 5% of the credit risk relating to the assets that underlie such asset-backed securities (the “U.S. Risk Retention Rules”). In October 2014, five federal banking and housing agencies (the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency) and the SEC issued the final credit risk retention rules. With respect to the regulation of CLOs, the U.S. Risk Retention Rules require that either (i) the “sponsor” (which, in most cases, will be us) or a “majority-owned affiliate” thereof (in each case as defined therein) will retain an “eligible vertical interest” or an “eligible horizontal residual interest” (in each case as defined therein) or any combination thereof in the CLO in the manner required by the U.S. Risk Retention Rules (provided that in certain circumstances, as described therein, a “sponsor” may offset the amount of “eligible interests” (as defined therein) it is required to own by the eligible interests in the CLO acquired by an “originator” (as defined therein) in such CLO) or (ii) the CLO is an “open market CLO” that buys and holds only certain “CLO-eligible loan tranches” (in each case as defined therein). Although the U.S. Risk Retention Rules will not become fully effective until December 24, 2016 (and CLOs issued prior to that date will be exempt from the requirements set forth in the U.S. Risk Retention Rules, except in connection with any offer and sale of securities thereunder after the U.S. Risk Retention Effective Date), the U.S. Risk Retention Rules contain provisions that may have adverse effects on us and/or the holders of the notes issued by our CLOs. While the impact of the rule on the loan securitization market and the leveraged loan market generally are uncertain, it is possible that any negative impact on secondary market liquidity for CLO securities may be experienced immediately, notwithstanding the effective date of the rule as to new transactions, due to effects of the rule on market expectations and the relative appeal of alternative investments not impacted by the rule or other factors. In addition, it is possible that the rule may reduce the number of collateral managers active in the market, which may result in fewer new issue CLOs and reduce the liquidity provided by CLOs to the leveraged loan market generally. A contraction or reduced liquidity in the loan market could reduce opportunities for us and other CLO managers.

•

The Dodd-Frank Act authorizes federal regulatory agencies to review and, in certain cases, prohibit compensation arrangements at financial institutions that give employees incentives to engage in conduct deemed to encourage inappropriate risk taking by covered financial institutions. Such restrictions could limit our ability to recruit and retain investment professionals and senior management executives.

•	The Dodd-Frank Act requires public companies to adopt and disclose policies requiring, in the event the company is required to issue an accounting restatement, the clawback of any related incentive compensation from current and former executive officers.

---

•

The Dodd-Frank Act amends the Exchange Act to compensate and protect whistleblowers who voluntarily provide original information to the SEC and establishes a fund to be used to pay whistleblowers who will be entitled to receive a payment equal to between 10% and 30% of certain monetary sanctions imposed in a successful government action resulting from the information provided by the whistleblower.

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

•	we may create new funds in the future that reflect a different asset mix and different investment strategies, as well as a varied geographic and industry exposure as compared to our present funds, and any such new funds could have different returns than our existing or previous funds;

•	the rates of returns of our carry funds reflect unrealized gains as of the applicable measurement date that may never be realized, which may adversely affect the ultimate value realized from those funds’ investments;

•	unitholders will not benefit from any value that was created in our funds prior to our becoming a public company to the extent such value was previously realized;

•	in recent years, there has been increased competition for private equity investment opportunities resulting from the increased amount of capital invested in alternative investment funds, high liquidity in debt markets and strong equity markets, and the increased competition for investments may reduce our returns in the future;

•	the rates of returns of some of our funds in certain years have been positively influenced by a number of investments that experienced rapid and substantial increases in value following the dates on which those investments were made, which may not occur with respect to future investments;

•	our investment funds’ returns in some years have benefited from investment opportunities and general market conditions that may not repeat themselves;

•

our current or future investment funds might not be able to avail themselves of comparable investment opportunities or market conditions; and the circumstances under which our funds may make future investments may differ significantly from those conditions prevailing in the past (including, for example, particularly favorable borrowing conditions from 2013 through early 2015 for many of our investments which relied heavily on the use of leverage; however, more recently, debt markets have tightened in the U.S. and may not be as accommodating in future years);

•	newly-established funds may generate lower returns during the period that they take to deploy their capital.

---

•	subject the entity to a number of restrictive covenants, terms and conditions, any violation of which could be viewed by creditors as an event of default and could materially impact our ability to realize value from the investment;

•	allow even moderate reductions in operating cash flow to render the entity unable to service its indebtedness, leading to a bankruptcy or other reorganization of the entity and a loss of part or all of the equity investment in it;

•	give rise to an obligation to make mandatory prepayments of debt using excess cash flow, which might limit the entity’s ability to respond to changing industry conditions to the extent additional cash is needed for the response, to make unplanned but necessary capital expenditures or to take advantage of growth opportunities;

•	limit the entity’s ability to adjust to changing market conditions, thereby placing it at a competitive disadvantage compared to its competitors that have relatively less debt;

•	limit the entity’s ability to engage in strategic acquisitions that might be necessary to generate attractive returns or further growth; and

•	limit the entity’s ability to obtain additional financing or increase the cost of obtaining such financing, including for capital expenditures, working capital or other general corporate purposes.

---

•	the inability of our investment professionals to identify attractive investment opportunities;

•	competition for such opportunities among other potential acquirers;

•	decreased availability of capital on attractive terms; and

•	our failure to consummate identified investment opportunities because of business, regulatory or legal complexities and adverse developments in the U.S. or global economy or financial markets.

•	a number of our competitors in some of our businesses have greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources and more personnel than we do;

•	some of our funds may not perform as well as competitors’ funds or other available investment products;

•	several of our competitors have significant amounts of capital, and many of them have similar investment objectives to ours, which may create additional competition for investment opportunities and may reduce the size and duration of pricing inefficiencies that otherwise could be exploited;

•	some of these competitors (including strategic competitors) may also have a lower cost of capital and access to funding sources that are not available to us, which may create competitive disadvantages for our funds with respect to investment opportunities;

•	some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances, different risk assessments or lower return thresholds than us, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and to bid more aggressively than us for investments that we want to make;

•	some of our competitors may be subject to less regulation and accordingly may have more flexibility to undertake and execute certain businesses or investments than we do and/or bear less compliance expense than us;

•	some of our competitors may have more flexibility than us in raising certain types of investment funds under the investment management contracts they have negotiated with their investors;

•	some of our competitors may have better expertise or be regarded by investors as having better expertise in a specific asset class or geographic region than we do;

---

•	our competitors that are corporate buyers may be able to achieve synergistic cost savings in respect of an investment, which may provide them with a competitive advantage in bidding for an investment;

•	there are relatively few barriers to entry impeding the formation of new alternative asset management firms, and the successful efforts of new entrants into our various businesses, including former “star” portfolio managers at large diversified financial institutions as well as such institutions themselves, is expected to continue to result in increased competition;

•	some investors may prefer to pursue investments directly instead of investing through one of our funds;

•	some investors may prefer to invest with an asset manager that is not publicly traded or is smaller with only one or two investment products that it manages; and

•	other industry participants may, from time to time, seek to recruit our investment professionals and other employees away from us.

---

•

we advise funds that invest in businesses that operate in a variety of industries that are subject to extensive domestic and foreign regulation, such as the telecommunications industry, the aerospace, defense and government services industry and the healthcare industry (including companies that supply equipment and services to governmental agencies), that may involve greater risk due to rapidly changing market and governmental conditions in those sectors;

•	significant failures of our portfolio companies to comply with laws and regulations applicable to them could affect the ability of our funds to invest in other companies in certain industries in the future and could harm our reputation;

•	companies in which private equity investments are made may have limited financial resources and may be unable to meet their obligations, which may be accompanied by a deterioration in the value of their equity securities or any collateral or guarantees provided with respect to their debt;

•	companies in which private equity investments are made are more likely to depend on the management talents and efforts of a small group of persons and, as a result, the death, disability, resignation or termination of one or more of those persons could have a material adverse impact on their business and prospects and the investment made;

---

•	companies in which private equity investments are made may be businesses or divisions acquired from larger operating entities which may require a rebuilding or replacement of financial reporting, information technology, back office and other operations;

•	companies in which private equity investments are made may from time to time be parties to litigation, may be engaged in rapidly changing businesses with products subject to a substantial risk of obsolescence and may require substantial additional capital to support their operations, finance expansion or maintain their competitive position;

•	companies in which private equity investments are made generally have less predictable operating results;

•

instances of fraud, corruption and other deceptive practices committed by senior management of portfolio companies in which our funds invest may undermine our due diligence efforts with respect to such companies and, upon the discovery of such fraud, negatively affect the valuation of a fund’s investments as well as contribute to overall market volatility that can negatively impact a fund’s investment program;

•	our funds may make investments that they do not advantageously dispose of prior to the date the applicable fund is dissolved, either by expiration of such fund’s term or otherwise, resulting in a lower than expected return on the investments and, potentially, on the fund itself;

•

our funds generally establish the capital structure of portfolio companies on the basis of the financial projections based primarily on management judgments and assumptions, and general economic conditions and other factors may cause actual performance to fall short of these financial projections, which could cause a substantial decrease in the value of our equity holdings in the portfolio company and cause our funds’ performance to fall short of our expectations;

•

under ERISA, a “trade or business” within a “controlled group” can be liable for the ERISA Title IV pension obligations (including withdrawal liability for union multiemployer plans) of any other member of the controlled group. This “controlled group” liability represents one of the few situations in which one entity’s liability can be imposed upon another simply because the entities are united by common ownership, but in order for such joint and several liability to be imposed, two tests must be satisfied: (1) the entity on which such liability is to be imposed must be a “trade or business” and (2) a “controlled group” relationship must exist among such entity and the pension plan sponsor or the contributing employer. While a number of cases have held that managing investments is not a “trade or business” for tax purposes, a 2013 federal Circuit Court case concluded that a private equity fund could be a “trade or business” for ERISA purposes (and, consequently, could be liable for underfunded pension liabilities of an insolvent portfolio company) based upon a number of factors present in that case, including the fund’s level of involvement in the management of its portfolio companies and the nature of its management fee arrangements; and

•	executive officers, directors and employees of an equity sponsor may be named as defendants in litigation involving a company in which a private equity investment is made or is being made.

•	those associated with the burdens of ownership of real property;

•	general and local economic conditions;

•	changes in supply of and demand for competing properties in an area (as a result, for instance, of overbuilding);

•	fluctuations in the average occupancy and room rates for hotel properties;

•	the financial resources of tenants;

•	changes in building, environmental and other laws;

---

•	energy and supply shortages;

•	various uninsured or uninsurable risks;

•	natural disasters;

•	changes in government regulations (such as rent control);

•	changes in real property tax rates;

•	changes in interest rates;

•	the reduced availability of mortgage funds which may render the sale or refinancing of properties difficult or impracticable;

•	negative developments in the economy that depress travel activity;

•	environmental liabilities;

•	contingent liabilities on disposition of assets;

•	unexpected cost overruns in connection with development projects;

•	terrorist attacks, war and other factors that are beyond our control; and

•	dependence on local operating partners.

---

•	certain economic and political risks, including potential exchange control regulations and restrictions on our non-U.S. investments and repatriation of profits on investments or of capital invested, the risks of political, economic or social instability, the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation and adverse economic and political developments;

•	the imposition of non-U.S. taxes on gains from the sale of investments or other distributions by our funds;

•	the absence of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and disclosure requirements and less government supervision and regulation;

•	changes in laws or clarifications to existing laws that could impact our tax treaty positions, which could adversely impact the returns on our investments;

•	limitations on the deductibility of interest for income tax purposes in certain jurisdictions;

•	differences in the legal and regulatory environment or enhanced legal and regulatory compliance;

•	limitations on borrowings to be used to fund acquisitions or dividends;

•	political hostility to investments by foreign or private equity investors, including increased risk of government expropriation;

•	less liquid markets;

•	reliance on a more limited number of commodity inputs, service providers and/or distribution mechanisms;

---

•	adverse fluctuations in currency exchange rates and costs associated with conversion of investment principal and income from one currency into another;

•	higher rates of inflation;

•	higher transaction costs;

•	less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and issuers;

•	less developed bankruptcy, limited liability company, corporate, partnership and other laws (which may have the effect of disregarding or otherwise circumventing the limited liability structures potentially causing the actions or liabilities of one fund or a portfolio company to adversely impact us or an unrelated fund or portfolio company);

•	difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations;

•	less stringent requirements relating to fiduciary duties;

•	fewer investor protections and less publicly available information in respect of companies in non-U.S. markets; and

•	greater price volatility.

---

---

---

---

•	the use of new technologies;

•	reliance on estimates of oil and gas reserves in the evaluation of available geological, geophysical, engineering and economic data for each reservoir;

•	encountering unexpected formations or pressures, premature declines of reservoirs, blow-outs, equipment failures and other accidents in completing wells and otherwise, cratering, sour gas releases, uncontrollable flows of oil, natural gas or well fluids, adverse weather conditions, pollution, fires, spills and other environmental risks; and

•	the volatility of oil and natural gas prices.

---

---

•	labor disputes, work stoppages or shortages of skilled labor

•	shortages of fuels or materials,

•	slower than projected construction progress and the unavailability or late delivery of necessary equipment,

•	delays caused by or in obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals or permits,

•	adverse weather conditions and unexpected construction conditions,

•	accidents or the breakdown or failure of construction equipment or processes,

•	difficulties in obtaining suitable or sufficient financing, and

•	force majeure or catastrophic events such as explosions, fires and terrorist activities and other similar events beyond our control.

---

•

The Investment Solutions business is subject to business and other risks and uncertainties generally consistent with our business as a whole, including without limitation legal, tax and regulatory risks, the avoidance or management of conflicts of interest and the ability to attract and retain investment professionals and other personnel, and risks associated with the acquisition of new investment platforms.

•

Pursuant to our current arrangements with the various businesses, we currently restrict our participation in the investment activities undertaken by our Investment Solutions segment (including with respect to AlpInvest and Metropolitan), which may in turn limit our ability to address risks arising from their investment activities. For example, although we maintain ultimate control over AlpInvest, AlpInvest’s management team (who are our employees) continues to exercise independent investment authority without involvement by other Carlyle personnel. For so long as these arrangements are in place, Carlyle representatives will serve on the management board of AlpInvest, but we will observe substantial restrictions on our ability to access investment information or engage in day-to-day participation in the AlpInvest investment business, including a restriction that AlpInvest investment decisions are made and maintained without involvement by other Carlyle personnel and that no specific investment data, other than data on the investment performance of its investment funds and managed accounts, will be shared. Generally, we have a reduced ability to identify or respond to investment and other operational issues that may arise within the Investment Solutions business, relative to other Carlyle investment funds.

•	Historically, the main part of AlpInvest capital commitments have been obtained from its initial co-owners, with such owners thereby holding, specific contractual rights with respect to potential suspension or termination of investment commitments made to AlpInvest.

•	Similar to other parts of our business, Investment Solutions is seeking to broaden its investor base by advising separate accounts for investors on an account-by-account basis and the number and complexity of such investor mandates and fund structures has increased as a result of continuing fundraising efforts, and the activation of mandates with existing investors.

---

•

Conflicts may arise between such separate managed accounts (e.g., competition for investment opportunities), and in some cases conflicts may arise between a managed account and a Carlyle fund. In addition, such managed accounts may have different or heightened standards of care, and if they invest in other investment funds sponsored by us could result in lower management fees and carried interest to us than Carlyle’s typical investment funds.

•	Our fund of funds business could be subject to the risk that other sponsors will no longer be willing to provide these fund of funds with investment opportunities as favorable as in the past, if at all, as a result of our ownership of AlpInvest and Metropolitan.

•	Our Investment Solutions business is separated from the rest of the firm by an informational wall designed to prevent certain types of information from flowing from the Investment Solutions platform to the rest of the firm. This information barrier could limit the collaboration between our investment professionals with respect to specific investments.

•	Generally, there are few limitations on the execution of these hedge funds’ investment strategies, which are subject to the sole discretion of the management company or the general partner of such funds.

•

These funds may engage in short-selling, which is subject to a theoretically unlimited risk of loss because there is no limit on how much the price of a security may appreciate before the short position is closed out. A fund may be subject to losses if a security lender demands return of the lent securities and an alternative lending source cannot be found or if the fund is otherwise unable to borrow securities that are necessary to hedge its positions.

•

These funds may be limited in their ability to engage in short selling or other activities as a result of regulatory mandates. Such regulatory actions may limit our ability to engage in hedging activities and therefore impair our investment strategies. In addition, these funds may invest in securities and other assets for which appropriate market hedges do not exist or cannot be acquired on attractive terms.

•	These funds are exposed to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the fund to suffer a loss.

•

Credit risk may arise through a default by one of several large institutions that are dependent on one another to meet their liquidity or operational needs, so that a default by one institution causes a series of defaults by the other institutions. This “systemic risk” could have a further material adverse effect on the financial intermediaries (such as prime brokers, clearing agencies, clearing houses, banks, securities firms and exchanges) with which these funds transact on a daily basis.

•	The efficacy of investment and trading strategies depend largely on the ability to establish and maintain an overall market position in a combination of financial instruments, which can be difficult to execute.

•	These funds may make investments or hold trading positions in markets that are volatile and may become illiquid.

•	The IRS may change the tax treatment of these funds, subjecting them to additional federal or state taxes, which may decrease the returns to investors.

•

These funds’ investments are subject to risks relating to investments in commodities, futures, options and other derivatives, the prices of which are highly volatile and may be subject to a theoretically unlimited risk of loss in certain circumstances. In addition, the funds’ assets are subject to the risk of the failure of any of the exchanges on which their positions trade or of their clearinghouses or counterparties.

•	These funds may make investments that they do not advantageously dispose of prior to the date the applicable fund is dissolved, either by expiration of such fund’s term or otherwise. Although we generally expect that investments will be disposed of prior to dissolution or be suitable for in-kind distribution at dissolution, and

---

•

These funds may rely on computer programs, internal infrastructure and services, quantitative models (both proprietary models and those supplied by third parties) and information and data provided by third parties to trade, clear and settle securities and other transactions, among other activities, that are critical to the oversight of certain funds’ activities. If any such models, information or data prove to be incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance thereon could expose the funds to potential risks. Any hedging based on faulty models, information or data may prove to be unsuccessful and adversely impact a fund’s profits.

---

•	our general partner determines the amount and timing of our investments and dispositions, indebtedness, issuances of additional partnership interests and amounts of reserves, each of which can affect the amount of cash that is available for distribution to common unitholders;

•

our general partner is allowed to take into account the interests of parties other than us and the common unitholders in resolving conflicts of interest, which has the effect of limiting its duties (including fiduciary duties) to our common unitholders. For example, our subsidiaries that serve as the general partners of our investment funds have certain duties and obligations to those funds and their investors as a result of which we expect to regularly take actions in a manner consistent with such duties and obligations but that might adversely affect our near term results of operations or cash flow;

•

because our senior Carlyle professionals hold their Carlyle Holdings partnership units directly or through entities that are not subject to corporate income taxation and The Carlyle Group L.P. holds Carlyle Holdings partnership units through wholly owned subsidiaries, some of which are subject to corporate income taxation, conflicts may arise between our senior Carlyle professionals and The Carlyle Group L.P. relating to the selection, structuring and disposition of investments and other matters. For example, the earlier disposition of assets following an exchange or acquisition transaction by a limited partner of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships generally will accelerate payments under the tax receivable agreement and increase the present value of such payments, and the disposition of assets before an exchange or acquisition transaction will increase the tax liability of a limited partner of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships without giving rise to any rights of a limited partner of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships to receive payments under the tax receivable agreement;

---

•	our partnership agreement does not prohibit affiliates of the general partner, including its owners, from engaging in other businesses or activities, including those that might directly compete with us;

•

our general partner has limited its liability and reduced or eliminated its duties (including fiduciary duties) under the partnership agreement, while also restricting the remedies available to our common unitholders for actions that, without these limitations, might constitute breaches of duty (including fiduciary duty). In addition, we have agreed to indemnify our general partner and its affiliates to the fullest extent permitted by law, except with respect to conduct involving bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct. By purchasing our common units, common unitholders have agreed and consented to the provisions set forth in our partnership agreement, including the provisions regarding conflicts of interest situations that, in the absence of such provisions, might constitute a breach of fiduciary or other duties under applicable state law;

•	our partnership agreement will not restrict our general partner from causing us to pay it or its affiliates for any services rendered, or from entering into additional contractual arrangements with any of these entities on our behalf, so long as our general partner agrees to the terms of any such additional contractual arrangements in good faith as determined under the partnership agreement;

•	our general partner determines how much we pay for acquisition targets and the structure of such consideration, including whether to incur debt to fund the transaction, whether to issue units as consideration and the number of units to be issued and the amount and timing of any earn-out payments;

•	our general partner determines whether to allow the senior Carlyle professionals to exchange their Carlyle Holdings partnership units or waive certain restrictions relating to such units pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement;

•	our general partner determines how much debt we incur and that decision may adversely affect our credit ratings;

•	our general partner determines which costs incurred by it and its affiliates are reimbursable by us;

•	our general partner controls the enforcement of obligations owed to us by it and its affiliates; and

•	our general partner decides whether to retain separate counsel, accountants or others to perform services for us.

---

---

•	the timing of exchanges — for instance, the increase in any tax deductions will vary depending on the fair value, which may fluctuate over time, of the depreciable or amortizable assets of Carlyle Holdings at the time of each exchange;

•	the price of our common units at the time of the exchange — the increase in any tax deductions, as well as the tax basis increase in other assets, of Carlyle Holdings, is directly proportional to the price of our common units at the time of the exchange;

•	the extent to which such exchanges are taxable — if an exchange is not taxable for any reason, increased deductions will not be available; and

•

the amount and timing of our income — the corporate taxpayers will be required to pay 85% of the cash tax savings as and when realized, if any. If the corporate taxpayers do not have taxable income, the corporate taxpayers are not required (absent a change of control or other circumstances requiring an early termination payment) to make payments under the tax receivable agreement for that taxable year because no cash tax savings will have been realized. However, any cash tax savings that do not result in realized benefits in a given tax year will likely generate tax attributes that may be utilized to generate benefits in previous or future tax years. The utilization of such tax attributes will result in payments under the tax receivables agreement.

---

•	it is or holds itself out as being engaged primarily, or proposes to engage primarily, in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities; or

•	absent an applicable exemption, it owns or proposes to acquire investment securities having a value exceeding 40% of the value of its total assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis.

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

•	first, we will cause Carlyle Holdings to make distributions to its partners, including The Carlyle Group L.P.’s wholly owned subsidiaries. If Carlyle Holdings makes such distributions, the limited partners of Carlyle Holdings will be entitled to receive equivalent distributions pro rata based on their partnership interests in Carlyle Holdings;

•	second, we will cause The Carlyle Group L.P.’s wholly owned subsidiaries to distribute to The Carlyle Group L.P. their share of such distributions, net of taxes and amounts payable under the tax receivable agreement by such wholly owned subsidiaries; and

•	third, The Carlyle Group L.P. will distribute its net share of such distributions to our common unitholders on a pro rata basis.

---

---

---

---

(1)

The entities comprising our Consolidated Funds are not the same entities for all periods presented. On July 1, 2011, we completed the acquisitions of ESG and 60% of AlpInvest and consolidated these entities as well as certain of their managed funds from that date forward. On February 28, 2012, we acquired certain European CLO management contracts from Highland Capital Management L.P. and consolidated those CLOs from that date forward. We also formed four CLOs throughout 2012, six CLOs throughout 2013, eight CLOs throughout 2014, and eight CLOs throughout 2015 and consolidated those CLOs beginning on their respective formation dates or closing dates. The consolidation or deconsolidation of funds generally has the effect of grossing up or down, respectively, reported assets, liabilities, and cash flows, and has no effect on net income attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P. or partners’ capital.

---

•	Corporate Private Equity — Our Corporate Private Equity segment advises our 22 buyout and 10 growth capital funds, which seek a wide variety of investments of different sizes and growth potentials. As of December 31, 2015, our Corporate Private Equity segment had approximately $63 billion in AUM and approximately $41 billion in Fee-earning AUM.

•

Global Market Strategies — Our Global Market Strategies segment advises a group of 68 funds that pursue investment opportunities across structured credit, distressed debt, corporate and energy mezzanine debt, middle-market and senior debt, as well as credit, emerging markets and commodities-focused hedge funds and a mutual fund. As of December 31, 2015, our Global Market Strategies segment had approximately $35 billion in AUM and approximately $31 billion in Fee-earning AUM.

•

Real Assets — Our Real Assets segment advises our eight U.S. and internationally focused real estate funds, our infrastructure fund, our two power funds, our international energy fund, as well as our five Legacy Energy funds (funds that we jointly advise with Riverstone). The segment also includes six NGP management fee funds and three carry funds advised by NGP. As of December 31, 2015, our Real Assets segment had approximately $38 billion in AUM and approximately $31 billion in Fee-earning AUM.

•	Investment Solutions — Our Investment Solutions segment advises a global private equity fund of funds program and related co-investment and secondary activities across 118 fund of funds vehicles. As of December 31, 2015, our Investment Solutions segment had approximately $46 billion in AUM and approximately $28 billion in Fee-earning AUM.

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

(a)

for substantially all carry funds and certain co-investment vehicles where the original investment period has not expired, and for Metropolitan fund of funds vehicles during the weighted-average investment period of the underlying funds, the amount of limited partner capital commitments, and for AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles, the amount of external investor capital commitments during the commitment fee period, and for the NGP management fee funds and certain carry funds advised by NGP, the amount of investor capital commitments before the first investment realization (see “Fee-earning AUM based on capital commitments” in the table below for the amount of this component at each period);

(b)

for substantially all carry funds and certain co-investment vehicles where the original investment period has expired and for Metropolitan fund of funds vehicles after the expiration of the weighted-average investment period of the underlying funds, the remaining amount of limited partner invested capital at cost, and for the NGP management fee funds and certain carry funds advised by NGP where the first investment has been realized, the amount of partner commitments less realized and written-off investments (see “Fee-earning AUM based on invested capital” in the table below for the amount of this component at each period);

(c)

the amount of aggregate fee-earning collateral balance at par of our collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), as defined in the fund indentures (typically exclusive of equities and defaulted positions) as of the quarterly cut-off date for each CLO, and the aggregate principal amount of the notes of our other structured products (see “Fee-earning AUM based on collateral balances, at par” in the table below for the amount of this component at each period);

---

(d)	the net asset value of our mutual fund and the external investor portion of the net asset value (pre-redemptions and subscriptions) of our long/short credit funds, emerging markets, multi-product macroeconomic, fund of hedge funds vehicles and other hedge funds (see “Fee-earning AUM based on net asset value” in the table below for the amount of this component at each period);

(e)	the gross assets (including assets acquired with leverage), excluding cash and cash equivalents of our business development companies and certain carry funds; and

(f)	for AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles where the commitment fee period has expired, and certain carry funds where the investment period has expired, the lower of cost or fair value of invested capital (see “Fee-earning AUM based on lower of cost or fair value and other” in the table below for the amount of this component at each period).

(1)

Reflects limited partner capital commitments where the original investment period, weighted-average investment period, or commitment fee period has not expired. Increases of $8.8 billion from December 31, 2014 are related primarily to fundraising in our Corporate Private Equity and Real Assets funds, offset by net changes from commitments to invested capital in our Investment Solutions funds and decreases from foreign exchange of $1.0 billion.

(2)

Reflects limited partner invested capital at cost and includes amounts committed to or reserved for investments for certain Real Assets and Investment Solutions funds. Decreases of $7.4 billion from December 31, 2014 are primarily related to large distributions for funds outside their original commitment periods in our Corporate Private Equity and Real Assets segments, along with decreases for foreign exchange of approximately $0.5 billion.

(3)

Represents the amount of aggregate Fee-earning collateral balances and principal balances, at par, for our CLOs/structured products. The overall increase of $0.3 billion from December 31, 2014 is related to fundraising of $4.6 billion for nine structured products. Fundraising was offset by decreases in the collateral balances, at par, of our structured products, in addition to decreases from foreign exchange of $0.6 billion.

(4)

Reflects the net asset value (pre-redemptions and subscriptions) of our hedge funds, mutual fund and fund of hedge funds vehicles. The decrease from December 31, 2014 of $5.3 billion was due to net redemptions and market depreciation in our hedge funds and fund of hedge fund vehicles of $4.5 billion and $0.7 billion, respectively. Our hedge fund partnerships had outstanding redemption requests for $3.1 billion in the aggregate as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2016. Also, as disclosed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, we commenced a wind down of the operations of Diversified Global Asset Management in our Investment Solutions segment in the first quarter of 2016, which had approximately $2 billion of Fee-earning AUM as of December 31, 2015.

(5)	Includes funds with fees based on gross asset value. The decrease of $1.0 billion from December 31, 2014 was primarily related to foreign exchange decreases of $1.6 billion and distributions in our funds based on lower of cost or fair value in our Investment Solutions segment.

(6)

Energy II, Energy III, Energy IV, Renew I, and Renew II (collectively, the “Legacy Energy Funds”), are managed with Riverstone Holdings LLC and its affiliates. Affiliates of both Carlyle and Riverstone act as investment advisers to each of the Legacy Energy Funds. With the exception of Energy IV and Renew II, where Carlyle has a minority representation on the funds’ management committees, management of each of the Legacy Energy Funds is vested in committees with equal representation by Carlyle and Riverstone, and the consent of representatives of both Carlyle and Riverstone is required for investment decisions. As of December 31, 2015, the Legacy Energy Funds had, in the aggregate, approximately $6.3 billion in AUM and $5.8 billion in Fee-earning AUM. We are no longer raising capital for the Legacy Energy Funds and expect these balances to continue to decrease over time as the funds wind down.

---

(1)	Inflows represent limited partner capital raised and capital invested by our carry funds, NGP management fee funds, and fund of funds vehicles outside the investment period, weighted-average investment period or commitment fee period. Inflows do not include amounts raised of $4.5 billion for which fees have not yet commenced as of December 31, 2015.

(2)	Outflows represent limited partner distributions from our carry funds, NGP management fee funds, and fund of funds vehicles and changes in basis for our carry funds and fund of funds vehicles where the investment period, weighted-average investment period or commitment fee period has expired.

(3)

Represents the net result of subscriptions to and redemptions from our hedge funds, mutual fund and fund of hedge funds vehicles. Our hedge fund partnerships had outstanding redemption requests for $3.1 billion in the aggregate as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2016. Also, as disclosed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, we commenced a wind down of the operations of Diversified Global Asset Management in our Investment Solutions segment in the first quarter of 2016, which had approximately $2 billion of Fee-earning AUM as of December 31, 2015.

(4)	Represents the change in the aggregate Fee-earning collateral balances at par of our CLOs/structured products, as of the quarterly cut-off dates.

(5)	Market Appreciation/ (Depreciation) represents changes in the net asset value of our hedge funds, mutual fund and fund of hedge funds vehicles, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on portfolio investments in our carry funds and fund of funds vehicles based on the lower of cost or fair value.

(6)	Includes activity of funds with fees based on gross asset value. Represents the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of our non-U.S. dollar denominated funds. Activity during the period is translated at the average rate for the period. Ending balances are translated at the spot rate as of the period end.

(a)

the fair value of the capital invested in Carlyle carry funds, co-investment vehicles, NGP management fee funds and fund of funds vehicles plus the capital that Carlyle is entitled to call from investors in those funds and vehicles (including Carlyle commitments to those funds and vehicles and those of senior Carlyle professionals and employees) pursuant to the terms of their capital commitments to those funds and vehicles;

(b)	the amount of aggregate collateral balance and principal cash at par or aggregate principal amount of the notes of our CLOs and other structured products (inclusive of all positions);

(c)	the net asset value (pre-redemptions and subscriptions) of our long/short credit, emerging markets, multi-product macroeconomic, fund of hedge funds vehicles, mutual fund and other hedge funds; and

(d)	the gross assets (including assets acquired with leverage) of our business development companies.

---

---

(1)	Represents capital raised by our carry funds, NGP management fee funds and fund of funds vehicles, net of expired available capital.

(2)	Represents capital called by our carry funds, NGP management fee funds and fund of funds vehicles, net of fund fees and expenses and investments in our business development companies. Equity invested amounts may vary from capital called due to timing differences between investment acquisition and capital call dates.

(3)	Represents distributions from our carry funds, NGP management fee funds and fund of funds vehicles, net of amounts recycled and distributions from our business development companies. Distributions are based on when proceeds are actually distributed to investors, which may differ from when they are realized.

(4)

Represents the net result of subscriptions to and redemptions from our hedge funds, mutual fund, and fund of hedge funds vehicles. Our hedge fund partnerships had outstanding redemption requests for $3.1 billion in the aggregate as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2016. Also, as disclosed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, we commenced a wind down of the operations of Diversified Global Asset Management in our Investment Solutions segment in the first quarter of 2016, which had approximately $2 billion of AUM as of December 31, 2015.

(5)	Represents the change in the aggregate collateral balance and principal cash at par of the CLOs/structured products.

(6)	Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) represents realized and unrealized gains (losses) on portfolio investments and changes in the net asset value of our hedge funds, mutual fund, and fund of hedge funds vehicles. Appreciation for the fourth quarter was primarily driven by appreciation in the public portfolio of our carry funds of $1.0 billion (7%) which

---

(7)	Represents the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of our non-U.S. dollar denominated funds and other changes in AUM. Activity during the period is translated at the average rate for the period. Ending balances are translated at the spot rate as of the period end.

(1)	Carry funds only, excluding external coinvestment.

(2)

For Carlyle returns, “Appreciation/Depreciation” represents realized and unrealized gain / loss for the period on a total return basis before fees and expenses. The percentage of return is calculated as the sum of ending remaining investment fair market value ("FMV") and net investment outflow (sales proceeds less net purchases) less beginning remaining investment FMV divided by beginning remaining investment FMV.

(3)	Public portfolio includes initial public offerings ("IPO") that occurred in the quarter. Investments may be reported as private in quarters prior to the IPO quarter.

(4)

The MSCI ACWI - All Cap Index represents the performance of the MSCI All Country World Index across all market capitalization sizes of the global equity market.  There are significant differences between the types of securities and assets typically acquired by our carry funds and the investments covered by the MSCI All Country World Index. Specifically, our carry funds may make investments in securities and other assets that have a greater degree of risk and volatility, and less liquidity, than those securities included in the MSCI All Country World Index.  Moreover, investors in the securities included in the MSCI All Country World Index may not be subject to the management fees, carried interest or expenses to which investors in our carry funds are typically subject.  Comparisons between the our carry fund appreciation and the MSCI All Country World Index are included for informational purposes only.

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

(1)	See reconciliation to most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure below:

---

(2)

Adjustments to performance fees and investment income (loss) relate to (i) amounts earned from the Consolidated Funds, which were eliminated in the U.S. GAAP consolidation but were included in the Non-GAAP results, (ii) amounts attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities, which were excluded from the Non-GAAP results, and (iii) the reclassification of NGP X performance fees, which are included in investment income in the U.S. GAAP financial statements. Adjustments to investment income (loss) also include the reclassification of earnings for the investment in NGP Management to the appropriate operating captions for the Non-GAAP results, the exclusion of charges associated with the investment in NGP Management that are excluded from the Non-GAAP results and adjustments to reflect the Partnership's share of Urbplan's net losses as investment losses for the Non-GAAP results. Adjustments to performance fee related compensation expense relate to the inclusion of certain tax expenses associated with performance fee related compensation. Adjustments are also included in these financial statement captions to reflect Carlyle’s 55% economic interest in each of Claren Road, ESG and, for periods prior to July 1, 2015, Carlyle Commodity Management. Effective July 1, 2015, adjustments are included to reflect the Partnership's approximate 83% economic interest in Carlyle Commodity Management. In addition, adjustments are also included to reflect, for periods prior to August 1, 2013, Carlyle's 60% economic interest in AlpInvest.

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

(1)	For additional information concerning the components of Fee-earning AUM, see “—Fee-earning Assets under Management.”

(2)	Represents the aggregate effective management fee rate of each fund in the segment, weighted by each fund’s Fee-earning AUM, as of the end of each period presented.

(1)	Inflows represent limited partner capital raised and capital invested by carry funds outside the investment period.

(2)	Outflows represent distributions from funds outside the investment period and changes in basis for our carry funds where the investment period has expired.

(3)	Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) represents realized and unrealized gains (losses) on portfolio investments in our carry funds based on the lower of cost or fair value.

---

(4)	Represents the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of our non-U.S. dollar denominated funds. Activity during the period is translated at the average rate for the period. Ending balances are translated at the spot rate as of period end.

---

(1)	Represents capital raised by our carry funds, net of expired available capital.

(2)	Represents capital called by our carry funds, net of fund fees and expenses. Equity invested amounts may vary from capital called due to timing differences between acquisition and capital call dates.

(3)	Represents distributions from our carry funds, net of amounts recycled. Distributions are based on when proceeds are actually distributed to investors, which may differ from when they are realized.

(4)	Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) represents realized and unrealized gains (losses) on portfolio investments.

(5)	Represents the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of our non-U.S. dollar denominated funds. Activity during the period is translated at the average rate for the period. Ending balances are translated at the spot rate as of the period end.

---

---

(1)	The data presented herein that provides “inception to date” performance results of our segments relates to the period following the formation of the first fund within each segment. For our Corporate Private Equity segment our first fund was formed in 1990.

(2)	Represents the original cost of all capital called for investments since inception of the fund.

(3)	Represents all realized proceeds combined with remaining fair value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest.

(4)	Multiple of invested capital (“MOIC”) represents total fair value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest, divided by cumulative invested capital.

(5)

An investment is considered realized when the investment fund has completely exited, and ceases to own an interest in, the investment. An investment is considered partially realized when the total amount of proceeds received in respect of such investment, including dividends, interest or other distributions and/or return of capital, represents at least 85% of invested capital and such investment is not yet fully realized. Because part of our value creation strategy involves pursuing best exit alternatives, we believe information regarding Realized/Partially Realized MOIC and Gross IRR, when considered together with the other investment performance metrics presented, provides investors with meaningful information regarding our investment performance by removing the impact of investments where significant realization

---

(6)	Fully Invested funds are past the expiration date of the investment period as defined in the respective limited partnership agreement. In instances where a successor fund has had its first capital call, the predecessor fund is categorized as fully invested.

(7)	Gross Internal Rate of Return (“Gross IRR”) represents the annualized IRR for the period indicated on Limited Partner invested capital based on contributions, distributions and unrealized value before management fees, expenses and carried interest.

(8)	Net Internal Rate of Return (“Net IRR”) represents the annualized IRR for the period indicated on Limited Partner invested capital based on contributions, distributions and unrealized value after management fees, expenses and carried interest.

(9)	Aggregate includes the following funds: CP I, CMG, CVP I, CVP II, CUSGF III, CEVP, CETP I, CAVP I, CAVP II, CAGP III, Mexico, and MENA.

(10)	Includes coinvestments and certain other stand-alone investments arranged by us.

(11)	Aggregate includes the following funds: CGP, CSABF, CSSAF, CPF I, CCI, and CETP III.

(12)	Returns are not considered meaningful, as the investment period commenced in May 2012 for CP VI, November 2012 for CAP IV, April 2013 for CGFSP II, August 2013 for CEP IV, August 2014 for CJP III, and March 2015 for CEOF II.

(13)	For purposes of aggregation, funds that report in foreign currency have been converted to U.S. dollars at the reporting period spot rate.

(1)	Net asset value of our carry funds. Reflects significant funds with remaining fair value of greater than $100 million.

---

(2)	Unrealized multiple of invested capital (“MOIC”) represents remaining fair market value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest, divided by investment cost.

(3)	Total MOIC represents total fair value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest, divided by cumulative invested capital. For certain funds, represents the original cost of investments net of investment-level recallable proceeds, which is adjusted to reflect recyclability of invested capital for the purpose of calculating the fund MOIC.

(4)	Represents cumulative equity invested as of the reporting period divided by total commitments. Amount can be greater than 100% due to the re-investment of recallable distributions to fund investors.

(5)	Fund has accrued carry/(clawback) as of the reporting period.

(6)	Fund has realized carry in the last twelve months.

(7)	Represents the date of the first capital contribution for management fees.

(8)	Aggregate includes the following funds: CMG, CP I, CP II, CP III, CEP I, CAP I, CBPF, CJP I, CEVP, CETP I, CETP III, CCI, CAVP I, CAVP II, CAGP III, Mexico, MENA, CSABF, CSSAF, CPF, CGP, CVP I, CVP II, and CUSGF III. In Accrued Carry/(Clawback) and LTM Realized Carry not indicated because the indicator does not apply to each fund within the aggregate.

(9)	Includes co-investments, prefund investments and certain other stand-alone investments arranged by us. In Accrued Carry/(Clawback) and LTM Realized Carry not indicated because the indicator does not apply to each fund within the aggregate.

(10)	For purposes of aggregation, funds that report in foreign currency have been converted to U.S. dollars at the reporting period spot rate.

---

---

---

---

---

---

(1)	For additional information concerning the components of Fee-earning AUM, see “—Fee-earning Assets under Management.”

(2)	Includes funds with fees based on notional value and gross asset value.

(3)	Represents the aggregate effective management fee rate for carry funds and hedge funds, weighted by each fund’s Fee-earning AUM, as of the end of each period presented. Management fees for CLOs are based on the total par amount of the assets (collateral) in the fund and are not calculated as a percentage of equity and are therefore not included.

(1)	Inflows represent limited partner capital raised and capital invested by our carry funds outside the investment period and investments in our business development companies.

(2)	Outflows represent limited partner distributions from our carry funds and changes in basis for our carry funds where the investment period has expired and distributions from our business development companies.

(3)	Represents subscriptions and redemptions in our hedge funds and mutual fund. Our hedge fund partnerships had outstanding redemption requests for $3.1 billion in the aggregate as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2016.

(4)	Represents the change in the aggregate Fee-earning collateral balances at par of our CLOs/structured products, as of the quarterly cut-off dates.

(5)	Market Appreciation/ (Depreciation) represents changes in the net asset value of our hedge funds and mutual fund.

---

(6)	Represents the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of our non-U.S. dollar denominated funds and other changes in Total AUM. Activity during the period is translated at the average rate for the period. Ending balances are translated at the spot rate as of the period end.

---

(1)	Represents capital raised by our carry funds, net of expired available capital.

(2)	Represents capital called by our carry funds and business development companies, net of fund fees and expenses. Equity invested amounts may vary from capital called due to timing differences between acquisition and capital call dates.

(3)	Represents distributions from our carry funds and business development companies, net of amounts recycled. Distributions are based on when proceeds are actually distributed to investors, which may differ from when they are realized.

(4)	Represents the net result of subscriptions to and redemptions from our hedge funds and mutual fund. Our hedge fund partnerships had outstanding redemption requests for $3.1 billion in the aggregate as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2016.

(5)	Represents the change in the aggregate collateral balance and principal cash and principal notes at par of the CLOs/structured products.

(6)	Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) represents realized and unrealized gains (losses) on portfolio investments and changes in the net asset value of our hedge funds.

(7)	Represents the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of our non-U.S. dollar denominated funds and other changes in AUM. Activity during the period is translated at the average rate for the period. Ending balances are translated at the spot rate as of the period end.

---

(8)	Ending balance is comprised of approximately $19.4 billion from our structured credit /other structured product funds, $8.3 billion in our hedge funds, $6.2 billion (including $3.8 billion of Available Capital) in our carry funds, and $1.4 billion from our business development companies.

(1)	The data presented herein that provides “inception to date” performance results for CSP II, CEMOF I, and CEMOF II related to the period following the formation of the funds in June 2007, December 2010, and February 2015, respectively.

(2)	Represents the original cost of all capital called for investments since inception of the fund.

---

(3)	Represents all realized proceeds combined with remaining fair value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest.

(4)	Multiple of invested capital (“MOIC”) represents total fair value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest, divided by cumulative invested capital.

(5)	Gross Internal Rate of Return (“Gross IRR”) represents the annualized IRR for the period indicated on Limited Partner invested capital based on contributions, distributions and unrealized value before management fees, expenses and carried interest.

(6)	Net Internal Rate of Return (“Net IRR”) represents the annualized IRR for the period indicated on Limited Partner invested capital based on contributions, distributions and unrealized value after management fees, expenses and carried interest.

(7)	Returns are not considered meaningful, as the investment period commenced in February 2015 for CEMOF II.

(1)	Net asset value of our carry funds. Reflects significant funds with remaining fair value of greater than $100 million.

(2)	Unrealized multiple of invested capital (“MOIC”) represents remaining fair market value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest, divided by investment cost.

(3)	Total MOIC represents total fair value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest, divided by cumulative invested capital. For certain funds, represents the original cost of investments net of investment-level recallable proceeds, which is adjusted to reflect recyclability of invested capital for the purpose of calculating the fund MOIC.

(4)	Represents cumulative equity invested as of the reporting period divided by total commitments. Amount can be greater than 100% due to the re-investment of recallable distributions to fund investors.

(5)	Fund has accrued carry/(clawback) as of the reporting period.

(6)	Fund has realized carry in the last twelve months.

(7)	Represents the date of the first capital contribution for management fees.

(8)	Aggregate includes the following funds: CSP I, CSP III, CMP I, CMP II, and CASCOF. In Accrued Carry/(Clawback) and LTM Realized Carry not indicated because the indicator does not apply to each fund within the aggregate.

(9)	Includes co-investments, prefund investments and certain other stand-alone investments arranged by us. In Accrued Carry/(Clawback) and LTM Realized Carry not indicated because the indicator does not apply to each fund within the aggregate.

---

(1)

For the Claren Road funds, net annualized return is presented for fee-paying investors only on a total return basis, net of all fees and expenses. The Barclays Aggregate Bond Index is a market-value weighted, intermediate-term bond index of over 8,400 intermediate-term government bonds, investment grade corporate debt securities and mortgage-backed securities. This index is an unmanaged statistical composite and its returns do not include payment of any sales charge or fees an investor would pay to purchase the securities the index represents, which would lower performance if taken into account. The index results are shown for illustrative purposes only.

(2)	As of December 31, 2015.

(3)	The Claren Road Master Fund was established in January 2006. The Claren Road Opportunities Fund was established in April 2008. Performance is from inception through December 31, 2015.

(4)	Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of monthly net investment returns.

(5)	The Sharpe Ratio compares the historical excess return on an investment over the risk free rate of return with its historical annualized volatility.

(1)

For the ESG funds, net annualized return is presented on a total return basis, net of all fees and expenses. The MSCI EM Index comprises large and mid-cap securities across 21 emerging markets countries. This index is an unmanaged statistical composite and its returns do not include payment of any sales charges or fees an investor would pay to purchase the securities the index represents, which would lower performance if taken into account. The index results are shown for illustrative purposes only.

(2)	As of December 31, 2015.

---

(3)	The CBE Fund was established in January 2007. The DOF Fund was established in April 2011. Performance is from inception through December 31, 2015.

(4)	Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of monthly net investment returns.

(5)	The Sharpe Ratio compares the historical excess return on an investment over the risk free rate of return with its historical annualized volatility.

---

---

---

---

---

---

(1)	For additional information concerning the components of Fee-earning AUM, See “—Fee-earning Assets under Management.”

(2)	Includes amounts committed to or reserved for investments for certain real estate funds.

(3)	Includes certain funds that are calculated on gross asset value.

(4)

Energy II, Energy III, Energy IV, Renew I, and Renew II (collectively, the “Legacy Energy Funds”), are managed with Riverstone Holdings LLC and its affiliates. Affiliates of both Carlyle and Riverstone act as investment advisers to each of the Legacy Energy Funds. With the exception of Energy IV and Renew II, where Carlyle has a minority representation on the funds’ management committees, management of each of the Legacy Energy Funds is vested in committees with equal representation by Carlyle and Riverstone, and the consent of representatives of both Carlyle and Riverstone is required for investment decisions. As of December 31, 2015, the Legacy Energy Funds had, in the aggregate, approximately $6.3 billion in AUM and $5.8 billion in Fee-earning AUM. NGP VII, NGP VIII, NGP IX, or in the case of NGP M&R, NGP ETP I, and NGP ETP II, certain affiliated entities (collectively, the “NGP management fee funds”) and NGP X, NGP GAP and NGP XI (referred to herein as, "carry funds"), are managed by NGP Energy Capital Management. As of December 31, 2015, the NGP management fee funds and carry funds had, in the aggregate, approximately $12.4 billion in AUM and $11.5 billion in Fee-earning AUM.

(5)	Represents the aggregate effective management fee rate of each fund in the segment, weighted by each fund's Fee-earning AUM, as of the end of each period presented. Calculation reflects Carlyle’s 10% interest in management fees

---

(1)	Inflows represent limited partner capital raised and capital invested by funds outside the investment period.

(2)	Outflows represent distributions from funds outside the investment period and changes in basis for our carry funds where the investment period has expired.

(3)	Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) represents changes in the net asset value of our fund of funds vehicles based on the lower of cost or fair value.

(4)	Represents the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of our non-U.S. dollar denominated funds. Activity during the period is translated at the average rate for the period. Ending balances are translated at the spot rate as of the period end.

---

(1)	Represents capital raised by our carry funds and NGP management fee funds, net of expired available capital.

(2)	Represents capital called by our carry funds and NGP management fee funds, net of fund fees and expenses. Equity invested amounts may vary from capital called due to timing differences between acquisition and capital call dates.

(3)	Represents distributions from our carry funds and NGP management fee funds, net of amounts recycled. Distributions are based on when proceeds are actually distributed to investors, which may differ from when they are realized.

(4)	Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) represents realized and unrealized gains (losses) on portfolio investments.

(5)	Represents the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of our non-U.S. dollar denominated funds. Activity during the period is translated at the average rate for the period. Ending balances are translated at the spot rate as of the period end.

---

---

(1)	The data presented herein that provides “inception to date” performance results of our segments relates to the period following the formation of the first fund within each segment. For our Corporate Private Equity segment our first fund was formed in 1990. For our Real Assets segment our first fund was formed in 1997.

(2)	Represents the original cost of all capital called for investments since inception of the fund.

(3)	Represents all realized proceeds combined with remaining fair value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest.

(4)	Multiple of invested capital (“MOIC”) represents total fair value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest, divided by cumulative invested capital.

(5)

An investment is considered realized when the investment fund has completely exited, and ceases to own an interest in, the investment. An investment is considered partially realized when the total amount of proceeds received in respect of such investment, including dividends, interest or other distributions and/or return of capital, represents at least 85% of invested capital and such investment is not yet fully realized. Because part of our value creation strategy involves pursuing best exit alternatives, we believe information regarding Realized/Partially Realized MOIC and Gross IRR, when considered together with the other investment performance metrics presented, provides investors with meaningful information regarding our investment performance by removing the impact of investments where significant realization activity has not yet occurred. Realized/Partially Realized MOIC and Gross IRR have limitations as measures of investment performance, and should not be considered in isolation. Such limitations include the fact that these measures do not include the performance of earlier stage and other investments that do not satisfy the criteria provided above. The exclusion of such investments will have a positive impact on Realized/Partially Realized MOIC and Gross IRR in instances when the MOIC and Gross IRR in respect of such investments are less than the aggregate MOIC and Gross IRR. Our measurements of Realized/Partially Realized MOIC and Gross IRR may not be comparable to those of other

---

(6)	Fully Invested funds are past the expiration date of the investment period as defined in the respective limited partnership agreement. In instances where a successor fund has had its first capital call, the predecessor fund is categorized as fully invested.

(7)	Gross Internal Rate of Return (“Gross IRR”) represents the annualized IRR for the period indicated on Limited Partner invested capital based on contributions, distributions and unrealized value before management fees, expenses and carried interest.

(8)	Net Internal Rate of Return (“Net IRR”) represents the annualized IRR for the period indicated on Limited Partner invested capital based on contributions, distributions and unrealized value after management fees, expenses and carried interest.

(9)	Aggregate includes the following funds: CRP I, CRP II, CAREP I, CAREP II, CRCP I, CPOCP, Energy I and Renew I.

(10)	Includes coinvestments and certain other stand-alone investments arranged by us.

(11)	Aggregate includes the following fund: NGP GAP. Returns are not considered meaningful, as the investment period commenced in December 2013 for NGP GAP.

(12)	Returns are not considered meaningful, as the investment period commenced in September 2013 for CIEP I, March 2014 for CRP VII, June 2014 for NGP XI, and June 2014 for CPP II.

(13)	For purposes of aggregation, funds that report in foreign currency have been converted to U.S. dollars at the reporting period spot rate.

(1)	Net asset value of our carry funds. Reflects significant funds with remaining fair value of greater than $100 million.

(2)	Unrealized multiple of invested capital (“MOIC”) represents remaining fair market value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest, divided by investment cost.

(3)	Total MOIC represents total fair value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest, divided by cumulative invested capital. For certain funds, represents the original cost of investments net of investment-level recallable proceeds, which is adjusted to reflect recyclability of invested capital for the purpose of calculating the fund MOIC.

(4)	Represents cumulative equity invested as of the reporting period divided by total commitments. Amount can be greater than 100% due to the re-investment of recallable distributions to fund investors.

(5)	Fund has accrued carry/(clawback) as of the reporting period.

(6)	Fund has realized carry in the last twelve months.

(7)	Represents the date of the first capital contribution for management fees.

---

(8)	Aggregate includes the following funds: CRP I, CRP II, CRCP I, CEREP I, CEREP II, CAREP I, CAREP II, CPOCP I, NGP GAP, Energy I, Energy II and Renew I. In Accrued Carry/(Clawback) and LTM Realized Carry not indicated because the indicator does not apply to each fund within the aggregate.

(9)	Includes co-investments, prefund investments and certain other stand-alone investments arranged by us. In Accrued Carry/(Clawback) and LTM Realized Carry not indicated because the indicator does not apply to each fund within the aggregate.

(10)	For purposes of aggregation, funds that report in foreign currency have been converted to U.S. dollars at the reporting period spot rate.

---

---

---

---

---

(1)	For additional information concerning the components of Fee-earning AUM, see “—Fee-earning Assets under Management”.

(2)	Includes amounts committed to or reserved for investments for certain Metropolitan fund of funds vehicles.

(3)	As disclosed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, we commenced a wind down of the operations of Diversified Global Asset Management in the first quarter of 2016, which had approximately $2 billion of Fee-earning AUM as of December 31, 2015.

(1)	Inflows represent mandates where commitment fee period was activated and capital invested by fund of funds vehicles outside the commitment fee period or weighted-average investment period.

---

(2)	Outflows represent distributions from fund of funds vehicles outside the commitment fee period or weighted-average investment period and changes in fee basis for fund of funds vehicles where the commitment fee period or weighted-average investment period has expired.

(3)	Represents subscriptions and redemptions in our fund of hedge funds vehicles. As disclosed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, we commenced a wind down of the operations of Diversified Global Asset Management in the first quarter of 2016, which had approximately $2 billion of Fee-earning AUM as of December 31, 2015.

(4)	Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) represents changes in the net asset value of our fund of hedge funds vehicles and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on our fund of funds vehicles based on the lower of cost or fair value.

(5)	Represents the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of our non-U.S. dollar denominated funds. Activity during the period is translated at the average rate for the period. Ending balances are translated at the spot rate as of the period end.

---

(1)	Represents capital raised by our fund of funds vehicles, including activation of new mandates, net of expired available capital.

(2)	Represents capital called by our fund of funds vehicles, net of fund fees and expenses.

(3)	Represents distributions from our fund of funds vehicles, net of amounts recycled.

(4)	Represents the net result of subscriptions to and redemptions from our fund of hedge funds vehicles. As disclosed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, we commenced a wind down of the operations of Diversified Global Asset Management in the first quarter of 2016, which had approximately $2 billion of AUM as of December 31, 2015.

(5)

Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) represents changes in the net asset value of our fund of hedge funds vehicles and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on fund investments, secondary investments, coinvestments, and real estate fund of funds vehicles. Fair market values for fund of funds vehicles are based on the latest available valuations of the underlying limited partnership interests (in most cases as of September 30, 2015) as provided by their general partners, plus the net cash flows since the latest valuation, up to December 31, 2015.

(6)	Represents the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of our non-U.S. dollar denominated funds. Activity during the period is translated at the average rate for the period. Ending balances are translated at the spot rate as of the period end.

---

---

(1)

Includes private equity and mezzanine primary fund investments, secondary fund investments and co-investments originated by the AlpInvest team. Excluded from the performance information shown are a) investments that were not originated by AlpInvest, b) Direct Investments, which was spun off from AlpInvest in 2005 and c) Metropolitan Real Estate fund of funds vehicles. As of December 31, 2015, these excluded investments represent $0.5 billion of AUM at AlpInvest and $1.9 billion of AUM at Metropolitan.

(2)	Represents the original cost of all capital called for investments since inception of the fund.

(3)	Represents all realized proceeds combined with remaining fair value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest.

(4)	Multiple of invested capital (“MOIC”) represents total fair value, before management fees, expenses and carried interest, divided by cumulative invested capital.

(5)	Fully Committed funds are past the expiration date of the commitment period as defined in the respective limited partnership agreement.

(6)	Gross Internal Rate of Return (“Gross IRR”) represents the annualized IRR for the period indicated on Limited Partner invested capital based on contributions, distributions and unrealized value before management fees, expenses and carried interest.

---

(7)	Net Internal Rate of Return (“Net IRR”) represents the annualized IRR for the period indicated on Limited Partner invested capital based on contributions, distributions and unrealized value after management fees, expenses and carried interest.

(8)	For purposes of aggregation, funds that report in foreign currency have been converted to Euro at the reporting period spot rate.

(9)	Aggregate includes Main Fund I - Co-Investments, Main Fund I - Mezzanine Investments, Main Fund IV - Mezzanine Investments, Main Fund V - Mezzanine Investments, AlpInvest CleanTech Funds and funds which are not included as part of a main fund.

(10)	Returns are not considered meaningful as the commitment period commenced in 2012, 2014, and 2015, respectively for Main Fund V - Fund Investments, Main Fund VI - Co-Investments, and Main Fund VI - Fund Investments.

(11)	Represents the U.S. dollar equivalent balance translated at the spot rate as of period end.

---

---

•	provide capital to facilitate the growth of our existing business lines;

•	provide capital to facilitate our expansion into new, complementary business lines, including acquisitions;

---

•	pay operating expenses, including compensation and compliance costs and other obligations as they arise;

•	fund capital expenditures;

•	repay borrowings and related interest costs and expenses;

•	pay earnouts and contingent cash consideration associated with our acquisitions and strategic investments;

•	pay income taxes;

•	fund costs of litigation and contingencies, including related legal costs,

•	make distributions to our unitholders and the holders of the Carlyle Holdings partnership units in accordance with our distribution policy;

•	fund the capital investments of Carlyle in our funds; and

•	repurchase our common units.

---

---

---

---

---

(a)

The table above assumes that no prepayments are made on the term loans or senior notes and that the outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility is repaid on the maturity date of the senior credit facility. On May 5, 2015, we entered into Amendment No. 2 to the senior credit facility to extend the maturity date of the term loan and revolving credit facility from August 9, 2018 until May 5, 2020. The term loan entered into during 2013 related to an investment in a CLO matures on the earlier of 2018 or the date that the CLO is dissolved. For purposes of the table above, it is assumed that the CLO does not dissolve prior to 2018.

(b)

The interest rate on the loans payable consist of 3.875% on $500.0 million of senior notes, 5.625% on $600.0 million of senior notes, approximately 2.21% on $25.0 million of the term loan of our senior credit facility (inclusive of the effect of the outstanding interest rate swaps), and approximately 1.75% on $13.7 million of our CLO term loan. Interest payments assume that no prepayments are made and loans are held until maturity.

(c)

These obligations represent our probability-weighted estimate of amounts to be paid on the contingent cash consideration obligations associated with our business acquisitions and strategic investment in NGP Management. The actual amounts to be paid under these agreements will not be determined until the specific performance conditions are met. Refer to “— Contingent Cash Payments for Business Acquisitions and Strategic Investments” below for the maximum amounts we may be required to pay under these arrangements and Note 6 and Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information. Included in these amounts are $5.0 million of employment-based contingent consideration payments that have been earned but are not payable until the individuals are no longer employees of Carlyle, the timing of which cannot be predicted. For purposes of the table above, the timing has been based on a probability-weighted estimate.

(d)

We lease office space in various countries around the world and maintain our headquarters in Washington, D.C., where we lease our primary office space under a non-cancelable lease agreement expiring on July 31, 2026. Our office leases in other locations expire in various years from 2016 through 2031. The amounts in this table represent the minimum lease payments required over the term of the lease.

(e)

These obligations represent commitments by us to fund a portion of the purchase price paid for each investment made by our funds. These amounts are generally due on demand and are therefore presented in the less than one year category. A substantial majority of these investments is expected to be funded by senior Carlyle professionals and other professionals through our internal co-investment program. Of the $2.9 billion of unfunded commitments, approximately $2.5 billion is subscribed individually by senior Carlyle professionals, advisors and other professionals, with the balance funded directly by the Partnership.

(f)

Represents obligations by the Partnership’s corporate taxpayers to make payments under the tax receivable agreement. Holders of partnership units in Carlyle Holdings may exchange their Carlyle Holdings partnership units for common units in The Carlyle Group L.P. on a one-for-one basis. These exchanges may reduce the amount of tax that the corporate taxpayers would be required to pay in the future. The corporate taxpayers will pay to the limited partner of Carlyle Holdings making the exchange 85% of the amount of cash savings that the corporate taxpayers realize upon an exchange. See “Tax Receivable Agreement” below.

(g)	These obligations represent amounts due to holders of debt securities issued by the consolidated CLO vehicles. These obligations include interest to be paid on debt securities issued by the consolidated CLO vehicles. Interest payments assume that no prepayments are made and loans are held until

---

(h)

These obligations represent amounts owed to the lenders of Urbplan. These obligations include interest to be paid on the loans of Urbplan. Principal and interest payments shown herein assume that amounts will be paid according to the contractual maturities of the loans without acceleration due to default or covenant violation or other voluntarily prepayments. Interest payments on variable-rate debt are based on interest rates in effect as of December 31, 2015, at spreads to market rates pursuant to the loan agreements, and range from 18.6% to 24.2%. Due to the timing and availability of financial information from Urbplan, we consolidate the financial position and results of operations of Urbplan on a financial reporting lag of 90 days. The balances shown in this table are based on Urbplan’s outstanding borrowings as of September 30, 2015.

(i)	These obligations represent commitments of the CLOs and Consolidated Funds to fund certain investments. These amounts are generally due on demand and are therefore presented in the less than one year category.

(j)	Our consolidated hedge funds are subject to quarterly or monthly redemption by investors in these funds. These obligations represent the amount of redemptions where the amount requested in the redemption notice has become fixed and payable.

---

(1)

On our consolidated balance sheet, the liability for performance-based contingent cash consideration is included in due to affiliates (for amounts owed to Carlyle professionals and NGP) and accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities (for amounts owed to other sellers), and the liability for employment-based contingent cash consideration is included in accrued compensation and benefits.

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

(1)	Comprised of approximately $19.4 billion (100% Level III Investments) in our structured credit/other structured products funds, $8.3 billion (1% Level III Investments) in our hedge funds, and $2.4 billion (84% Level III Investments) in our carry funds, $1.4 billion (94% Level III Investments) in our business development companies.

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

(1)	Balance represents Fund Investments that the Partnership consolidates one fiscal quarter in arrears.

(2)	Balance relates to contingent cash and equity consideration associated with the acquisitions of Claren Road, AlpInvest, ESG, Carlyle Commodity Management L.L.C. (“Carlyle Commodity Management”, formerly Vermillion) and Metropolitan, excluding employment-based contingent consideration (see Note 9).

---

(1)	Balance represents Fund Investments that the Partnership consolidates one fiscal quarter in arrears.

(2)	Balance relates to contingent cash and equity consideration associated with the acquisitions of Claren Road, AlpInvest, ESG, Carlyle Commodity Management and Metropolitan, excluding employment-based contingent consideration (see Note 9).

---

---

(1)	Transfers into and out of Level III financial assets were due to changes in the observability of market inputs used in the valuation of such assets. Transfers are measured as of the beginning of the period in which the transfer occurs.

---

---

(1)	Represents the Partnership’s investments in funds that are valued using the NAV of the underlying fund.

(2)	Relates to contingent cash consideration associated with the acquisitions of Claren Road, AlpInvest, ESG, Carlyle Commodity Management and Metropolitan (see Note 9).

---

(1)	Represents the Partnership’s investments in funds that are valued using the NAV of the underlying fund.

(2)	Related to contingent cash consideration associated with the acquisitions of Claren Road, AlpInvest, ESG, Carlyle Commodity Management and Metropolitan (see Note 9).

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

(1)	Due the earlier of September 28, 2018 or the date that the CLO is dissolved.

---

---

(a)	The subordinated notes and preferred shares do not have contractual interest rates, but instead receive distributions from the excess cash flows of the CLOs.

(b)	The combination notes do not have contractual interest rates and have recourse only to the securities specifically held to collateralize such combination notes.

---

(a)	Refer to Note 6 for information on the contingent consideration payable to BNRI from the strategic investment in NGP.

---

(1)

On the consolidated balance sheet, the liability for performance-based contingent cash consideration is included in due to affiliates (for amounts owed to Carlyle professionals and NGP) and accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities (for amounts owed to other sellers), and the liability for employment-based contingent cash consideration is included in accrued compensation and benefits.

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

(1)	As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, $33.4 million and $35.5 million, respectively, of deferred tax liabilities were offset and presented as a single deferred tax asset amount on the Partnership’s balance sheet.

---

(1)	The Partnership is organized as a series of pass through entities pursuant to the United States Internal Revenue Code. As such, the Partnership is not responsible for the tax liability due on certain income earned during the year. Such income is taxed at the unitholder and non-controlling interest holder level, and any income tax is the responsibility of the unitholders and is paid at that level.

(2)	The effective income tax rate is calculated on income before provision for income taxes.

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

(a)

The Revenues adjustment principally represents fund management and performance fees earned from the Consolidated Funds which were eliminated in consolidation to arrive at the Partnership’s total revenues, adjustments for amounts attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities, adjustments related to expenses associated with the investments in NGP Management and its affiliates that are included in operating captions or are excluded from the segment results, adjustments to reflect the Partnership’s share of Urbplan’s net losses as a component of investment income, and adjustments to reflect the Partnership’s ownership interests in Claren Road, ESG, Carlyle Commodity Management and, for periods prior to August 1, 2013, AlpInvest that were included in Revenues in the Partnership’s segment reporting.

---

(b)

The Expenses adjustment represents the elimination of intercompany expenses of the Consolidated Funds payable to the Partnership, the inclusion of certain tax expenses associated with performance fee compensation, adjustments related to expenses associated with the investment in NGP Management that are included in operating captions, adjustments to reflect the Partnership’s share of Urbplan’s net losses as a component of investment income, changes in the tax receivable agreement liability, charges and credits associated with Carlyle corporate actions and non-recurring items and adjustments to reflect the Partnership’s economic interests in Claren Road, ESG, Carlyle Commodity Management and, for periods prior to August 1, 2013, AlpInvest as detailed below (Dollars in millions):

(c)	The Other Income (Loss) adjustment results from the Consolidated Funds which were eliminated in consolidation to arrive at the Partnership’s total Other Income (Loss).

(d)	The following table is a reconciliation of Income Before Provision for Income Taxes to Economic Net Income, to Fee Related Earnings, and to Distributable Earnings (Dollars in millions):

---

(1)	See reconciliation to most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure below:

---

(2)

Adjustments to performance fees and investment income (loss) relate to (i) amounts earned from the Consolidated Funds, which were eliminated in the U.S. GAAP consolidation but were included in the segment results, (ii) amounts attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities, which were excluded from the segment results and (iii) the reclassification of NGP X performance fees, which are included in investment income in the U.S. GAAP financial statements. Adjustments to investment income (loss) also include the reclassification of earnings for the investments in NGP Management and its affiliates to the appropriate operating captions for the segment results, the exclusion of charges associated with the investment in NGP Management and its affiliates that are excluded from the segment results, and adjustments to reflect the Partnership’s share of Urbplan’s net losses as investment losses for the segment results. Adjustments to performance fee related compensation expense relate to the inclusion of certain tax expenses associated with performance fee compensation. Adjustments are also included in these financial statement captions to reflect the Partnership’s 55% economic interest in each of Claren Road, ESG and, for periods prior to July 1, 2015, Carlyle Commodity Management and, for periods prior to August 1, 2013, the Partnership’s 60% interest in AlpInvest in the segment results. Effective for periods beginning on and after July 1, 2015, adjustments are included to reflect the Partnership's approximate 83% economic interest in Carlyle Commodity Management.

(e)	The Total Assets adjustment represents the addition of the assets of the Consolidated Funds that were eliminated in consolidation to arrive at the Partnership’s total assets.

---

(1)	Relates to investment vehicles whose primary focus is the United States, Mexico or South America.

(2)	Relates to investment vehicles whose primary focus is Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

(3)	Relates to investment vehicles whose primary focus is Asia, including China, Japan, India and Australia.

---

(1)	The sum of the quarterly earnings per common unit amounts may not equal the total for the year due to the effects of rounding and dilution.

(2)	Distributions declared reflects the calendar date of the declaration of each distribution.

---

---

---

---

---

---

•

Messrs. Conway, D’Aniello and Rubenstein — We considered that these three individuals are the original founders of our firm, that each has played an integral role in our firm’s successful growth since its founding in 1987, and that each has developed a unique and unparalleled understanding of our business. Finally, we also noted that these three individuals are our largest equity owners and, as a consequence of such alignment of interest with our other equity owners, each has additional motivation to diligently fulfill his oversight responsibilities as a member of the board of directors of our general partner.

•	Ms. Fitt — We considered her extensive financial background and experience in a distinguished career at Goldman, Sachs in the areas of investment banking and risk analysis, including her unique insights into the operation of global capital markets.

•	Mr. Hance — We considered his invaluable perspective owing to his experience in various senior leadership roles in the financial services industry, including his role as the Chief Financial Officer of Bank of America Corporation, which included responsibility for financial and accounting matters, as well as his familiarity with our business and operations as an Operating Executive of Carlyle.

•	Ms. Hill — We considered her insights into the operations of public companies owing to her experience as a consultant, as well as her familiarity with board responsibilities, oversight and control resulting from her significant experience serving on the boards of directors of various public companies.

•	Mr. Mathias — We considered his extensive knowledge and expertise in the investment management business, as well as his knowledge of and familiarity with our business and operations.

•	Dr. Robertson — We considered his distinguished career as a professor and Dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his extensive knowledge and expertise in finance and business administration.

•	Mr. Shaw — We considered his extensive financial background and public company operating and management experience resulting from his distinguished career in various senior leadership roles at Marriott.

•	Mr. Welters — We considered his business acumen and entrepreneurial experience, extensive operating expertise as well as his familiarity with board responsibilities, oversight and control resulting from his significant experience serving on the boards of directors of various public companies.

---

•

the director is, or has been within the preceding three years, employed by a Carlyle Entity. A Carlyle Entity means the general partner, us and any parent or subsidiary that the general partner or we control and consolidate into the general partner’s or our financial statements, respectively, filed with the SEC, (but not if the general partner or we reflect such entity solely as an investment in these financial statements);

•

the director, or an immediate family member of that director, accepted any compensation from a Carlyle Entity in excess of $120,000 during any period of twelve consecutive months within the three years preceding the determination of independence, other than (i) compensation for director or committee service, (ii) compensation paid to an immediate family member who is an employee (other than an executive officer) of a Carlyle Entity and (iii) benefits under a tax-qualified retirement plan, or non-discretionary compensation;

•	the director is an immediate family member of an individual who is, or at any time during the past three years was, employed by us as an executive officer;

•

the director is, or has an immediate family member who is, a partner in, or a controlling shareholder or an executive officer of any organization to which a Carlyle Entity made, or from which a Carlyle Entity received, payments for property or services in the current or any of the past three fiscal years that exceed five percent (5%) of the recipient’s consolidated gross revenues for that year, or $200,000, whichever is more, other than the following:

•	payments arising solely from investments in a Carlyle Entity’s securities; or

•	payments under non-discretionary charitable contribution matching programs

•	the director is, or has an immediate family member who is, employed as an executive officer of another entity where at any time during the past three years any of the executive officers of a Carlyle Entity serve on the compensation committee of such other entity; or

•	the director is, or has an immediate family member who is, a current partner of a Carlyle Entity’s outside auditor, or was a partner or employee of a Carlyle Entity’s outside auditor who worked on a Carlyle Entity’s audit at any time during any of the past three years.

•

if the director or an immediate family member of that director serves as an executive officer, director or trustee of a charitable organization, and our annual charitable contributions to that organization (excluding contributions by us under any established matching gift program) are less than the greater of $200,000 or five percent (5%) of that organization’s consolidated gross revenues in its most recent fiscal year, provided, however, that in calculating such amount (i) payments arising solely from investments in the Carlyle Entity’s securities and (ii) payments under non-discretionary charitable contribution matching programs shall be excluded; and

•	if the director or an immediate family member of that director (or a company for which the director serves as a director or executive officer) invests in or alongside of one or more investment funds or investment companies managed by us or any of our subsidiaries, whether or not fees or other incentive arrangements for us or our subsidiaries are borne by the investing person.

---

---

---

•	Strategically expanding the firm's product offerings for our fund investors;

•	Raising approximately $23 billion in new gross capital commitments;

•	Achieving strong performance at the firm and fund level; and

•	Managing Carlyle's public unit float, including through the strategic offering of common units in a public offering, which also provided liquidity for certain senior Carlyle professionals.

---

---

---

(1)	For 2015, the amount shown represents the cash portion of the year-end bonus paid in December 2015 and excludes the portion paid in DRUs in February 2016. As part of the discretionary bonuses for services provided in 2015, each of our named executive officers (other than our founders and Mr. Cavanagh) received 10% of his bonus in a grant of DRUs.

(2)	This amount represents the grant-date fair value of DRUs granted in 2015, computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP pertaining to equity-based compensation. For additional information regarding the determination of grant-date fair value see Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(3)

As part of the discretionary bonuses for services provided in 2015, each of our named executive officers (other than our founders and Mr. Cavanagh) received 10% of his bonus in a grant of DRUs. Mr. Buser, Mr. Youngkin and Mr. Ferguson received DRUs equivalent to a value of $150,000, $225,000 and $140,000, respectively, all of which will vest on August 1, 2017, 18 months from the grant date of February 1, 2016. In addition, as part of our year-end compensation program we made an award to Mr. Buser of 80,043 DRUs on February 1, 2016 equivalent to a fair market value of $1,070,975 based on the closing price of the Company's common units on the grant date, of which 40% will vest on August 1, 2017, 30% will vest on August 1, 2018 and the remaining 30% will vest on August 1, 2019. These DRUs will be included in the Summary Compensation Table in our Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2016. See "--Compensation Discussion and Analysis--Compensation Elements--Other Equity Grants" for more information regarding Mr. Buser's DRU grant.

(4)	This amount represents our 401(k) matching contributions.

(5)	This amount represents cash distributions received by Mr. Buser in respect of his equity pool interest and also includes $6,625 and $6,500 in 401(k) matching contributions for 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(6)	This amount represents actual cash distributions received by Mr. Youngkin in respect of direct carried interest allocations at the fund level and also includes $6,625, $6,500 and $6,375 in 401(k) matching contributions for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(7)	This amount represents actual cash distributions received by Mr. Ferguson in respect of direct carried interest allocations at the fund level and also includes $6,625 and $6,500 in 401(k) matching contributions for 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(8)	Mr. Cavanagh served as our Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer until his resignation in May 2015.

(9)	Mr. Cavanagh joined the firm in June 2014 and resigned from the firm in May 2015. Therefore, his salary is pro-rated for his service period during 2014 and 2015.

(10)	These DRUs were unvested and were forfeited upon Mr. Cavanagh's departure following his resignation as Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer in May 2015.

(11)	Of these DRUs, 683,253 were unvested and were forfeited upon Mr. Cavanagh's departure following his resignation as Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer in May 2015.

---

(3)	Of Mr. Youngkin's 87,453 DRUs, 41,826 vest on August 1, 2016; 22,814 vest on August 1, 2017; and 22,813 vest on August 1, 2018.

(4)	Of Mr. Ferguson's 43,347 DRUs, 20,534 vest on August 1, 2016; 11,407 vest on August 1, 2017; and 11,406 vest on August 1, 2018.

(5)	Mr. Cavanagh forfeited these 93,177 DRUs upon his departure following his resignation from the firm in May 2015.

---

(1)	The references to “stock,” “shares” or “units” in this table refer to Carlyle Holdings partnership units and DRUs.

(2)

Mr. Buser's 197,569 units are composed of 97,764 unvested Carlyle Holdings partnership units, of which 32,588 will vest on May 2, 2016; 32,588 will vest on May 2, 2017; and 32,588 will vest on May 2, 2018 and 99,805 DRUs of which 6,269 vested on February 1, 2016; 23,322 will vest on August 1, 2016; 15,716 will vest on August 1, 2017; 11,406 will vest on August 1, 2018; and 43,092 will vest on August 1, 2019.

(3)	Mr. Youngkin’s 2,124,235 units are composed of 1,950,599 unvested Carlyle Holdings partnership units, of which 650,200 will vest on May 2, 2016; 650,200 will vest on May 2, 2017; and 650,199 will vest on May 2, 2018 and 173,636 DRUs of which 41,826 will vest on August 1, 2016; 65,906 will vest on August 1, 2017; 22,813 will vest on August 1, 2018; and 43,091 will vest on August 1, 2019.

(4)	Mr. Ferguson's 329,929 units are composed of 257,854 unvested Carlyle Holdings partnership units of which 85,952 will vest on May 2, 2016; 85,951 will vest on May 2, 2017; and 85,951 will vest on May 2, 2018; and 72,075 DRUs of which 20,534 will vest on August 1, 2016; 25,771 will vest on August 1, 2017; 11,406 will vest on August 1, 2018; and 14,364 will vest on August 1, 2019.

(5)	Mr. Cavanagh forfeited all his unvested DRUs upon his departure following his resignation in May 2015.

---

(1)	The references to “stock”, “shares” or “units” in this table refer to Carlyle Holdings partnership units and Carlyle common units.

(2)	The value for Mr. Buser is based on the value of 32,589 Carlyle Holdings partnership units that vested on May 2, 2015 and 14,602 common units received upon the vesting of DRUs on February 1, 2015 and August 1, 2015.

(3)	The value for Mr. Youngkin is based on the value of 650,200 Carlyle Holdings partnership units that vested on May 2, 2015 and 8,274 common units received upon the vesting of DRUs on August 1, 2015.

(4)	The value for Mr. Ferguson is based on the value of 85,952 Carlyle Holdings partnership units that vested on May 2, 2015 and 4,482 common units received upon the vesting of DRUs on August 1, 2015.

(5)	The value for Mr. Cavanagh is based on the value of the 311,139 common units received upon the vesting of DRUs on February 1, 2015.

(6)	For both Carlyle Holdings partnership units and Carlyle common units, the value realized on vesting was calculated by multiplying the number of vesting Carlyle Holdings partnership units and Carlyle common units held by the named executive officer by the closing market price per Carlyle common unit on the applicable vesting date.

---

(1)	The reference to “stock” in this table refers to DRUs. Amounts represent the grant date fair value of stock awards granted in the year, computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP pertaining to equity-based compensation. For additional information regarding the computation of grant date fair value, see Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(2)	This represents the amount of cash earned or paid in 2015 and the DRU grant made to Mr. Fishman on May 2, 2015. Mr. Fishman resigned as a member of the board of directors of our general partner in October 2015.

(3)	As Mr. Hance is an Operating Executive and Mr. Mathias is an employee, no additional remuneration is paid to them as directors of our general partner. Mr. Hance and Mr. Mathias’ compensation is discussed in “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.”

(4)	Mr. Welters was appointed as a member of the board of directors of our general partner in October 2015.

---

(1)	The references to “stock” or “shares” in this table refer to our DRUs.

(2)	The dollar amounts shown under this column were calculated by multiplying the number of unvested DRUs held by the director by the closing market price of $15.62 per Carlyle common unit on December 31, 2015, the last trading day of 2015.

(3)	Mr. Fishman resigned as a member of the board of directors of our general partner in October 2015.

*	Less than 1%

(1)	Subject to certain requirements and restrictions, the partnership units of Carlyle Holdings are exchangeable for common units of The Carlyle Group L.P. on a one-for-one basis (subject to the terms of the exchange agreement). A Carlyle

---

(2)

TCG Carlyle Global Partners L.L.C., an entity wholly owned by our senior Carlyle professionals, holds a special voting unit of The Carlyle Group L.P. that entitles it, on those few matters that may be submitted for a vote of the common unitholders of The Carlyle Group L.P., to participate in the vote on the same basis as the common unitholders and provides it with a number of votes that is equal to the aggregate number of vested and unvested partnership units in Carlyle Holdings held by the limited partners of Carlyle Holdings on the relevant record date.

(3)

The Carlyle Holdings partnership units shown in the table above for the named executive officers and directors include the following units held for the benefit of family members with respect to which such person disclaims beneficial ownership: Mr. D’Aniello – 285,714 units held in a trust for which Mr. D’Aniello is the investment trustee and Mr. Youngkin – 142,857 units held in a trust for which Mr. Youngkin is the investment trustee.

(4)	Mr. Cavanagh served as our Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer until his resignation in May 2015.

(1)	Reflects the outstanding number of our deferred restricted common units granted under the Equity Plan as of December 31, 2015.

(2)

The aggregate number of our common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units covered by the Equity Plan is increased on the first day of each fiscal year during its term by a number of units equal to the positive difference, if any, of (a) 10% of the aggregate number of our common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year (excluding Carlyle Holdings partnership units held by The Carlyle Group L.P. or its wholly owned subsidiaries) minus (b) the aggregate number of our common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units which were available for the issuance of future awards under the Equity Plan as of such last day (unless the administrator of the Equity Plan should decide to increase the number of our common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units available for future grants under the plan by a lesser amount). As of January 1, 2016, pursuant to this formula, 32,402,830 units were available for issuance under the Equity Plan. We have filed a registration statement and intend to file additional registration statements on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register common units covered by the Equity Plan (including pursuant to automatic annual increases). Any such Form S-8 registration statement will automatically become effective upon filing. Accordingly, common units registered under such registration statement will be available for sale in the open market.

---

---

---

---

---

---

(a)

Audit Fees consisted of fees for (1) the audits of our consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and our internal controls over financial reporting, and services required by statute or regulation; (2) reviews of interim condensed consolidated financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q; (3) comfort letters, consents and other services related to SEC and other regulatory filings. This also includes fees for accounting consultation billed as audit services.

(b)	Audit-Related Fees consisted of due diligence in connection with acquisitions, and other audit and attest services not required by statute or regulation.

(c)	Tax Fees consisted of fees for services rendered for tax compliance and tax planning and advisory services. We also use other accounting firms to provide these services. Fees for tax compliance services were approximately $0.3 million and $46 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(d)

Ernst & Young also provided audit and tax services to certain investment funds managed by Carlyle in its capacity as the general partner or investment advisor. The tax services provided consist primarily of tax compliance and tax advisory services. We also use other accounting firms to provide these services. Fees for tax compliance services were approximately $17 thousand and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(e)

Audit-Related Fees included assurance, merger and acquisition due diligence services provided in connection with contemplated investments by Carlyle-sponsored investment funds and attest services not required by statute or regulation. In addition, Ernst & Young provided audit, audit-related, tax and other services to certain Carlyle fund portfolio companies, which are approved directly by the portfolio company’s management and are not included in the amounts presented here. We also use other accounting firms to provide these services.

---

---

---

---

---

**	XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

*	Filed herewith.

+	Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement in which directors and/or executive officers are eligible to participate.

---