Investors
The Carlyle Group is one of the world's largest private equity firms, with more than $16 billion under management. With 21 funds across five investment disciplines (management-led leveraged buyouts, real estate, high yield, venture capital and turnaround), Carlyle combines global vision with local insight, relying on a top-flight team of nearly 300 investment professionals operating out of offices in 12 countries to uncover superior opportunities in North America, Europe, and Asia.
DCM invests primarily in early-stage domestic companies, though they do invest selectively in late-stage and international companies. Typically they are the lead investor, but they will syndicate, co-lead or co-invest based on a company's needs. DCM has made investments as small as $500K in very early stage companies, but their usual initial investment is $3 to $7 million, with an equal amount reserved for future rounds. Their total investment in any one company is generally up to $15 million. |
