Carlyle
An investment firm that runs private equity, private credit, and fund-of-funds and secondaries strategies for institutional and individual investors.
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- Private Equity Summer AnalystNo data yet
- Private Equity Summer AnalystNo data yet
- Carlyle Sophomore ProgramNo data yet
How Carlyle recruitsTypical for Private Equity
- 1Application
Resume and transcript. Undergraduate programs screen hard on school and prior internships.
- 2First round
Associate or VP. Why PE, deal or internship walkthrough, LBO mechanics, what makes a good LBO target.
- 3Superday and case
A paper LBO or a timed modeling test, an investment judgment case, and fit with partners.
- 4Offer
Fast. Often same week.
Carlyle does not state its process on its own site, so these are the usual stages.
At a glance
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- US offices
- New York, Atlanta, Barrington, Los Angeles, Menlo Park, Miami, San Francisco, Washington, DCcarlyle.com
- Posting now
- No office right now
- Industries
- Private Equity
- Summers
- 2028, 2027
- Last verified
- Not yet
What Carlyle asks6 from public sources
Why Carlyle?
First round, why this firm. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
What is the difference between venture capital and private equity?
First round, technical. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
Which asset class interests you most?
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
Where do you see yourself in five years?
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
Explain private equity as if you were talking to an alien.
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
1 more from public sources
Bring an investment idea and present it as if to an investment committee.
Superday, technical. eFinancialCareers, Feb 16, 2010
Filed base salaries6 filings
- Associate, New YorkNew York$150k median, 6 filings
Base salary Carlyle filed for full-time H-1B hires in front-office analyst and associate titles, decided Oct 7, 2024 to Feb 25, 2026. No bonus, and not intern pay. A row needs 5 filings. US Department of Labor disclosure data
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