Carlyle Group Inc. - Quarter Report: 2016 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)



ý	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2016



¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

Commission File Number: 001-35538

The Carlyle Group L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware		45-2832612
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C., 20004-2505

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(202) 729-5626

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No ¨

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No ý

The number of the Registrant’s common units representing limited partner interests outstanding as of April 29, 2016 was 80,908,905.

TABLE OF CONTENTS



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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements	5

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015	5

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015	6

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015	7

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015	9

	Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	10

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	65

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	135

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	136

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	137

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	137

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	137

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	137

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	137

Item 5.	Other Information	138

Item 6.	Exhibits	138

SIGNATURE		139

INDEX TO EXHIBITS		140

Forward-Looking Statements

This report may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believe,” “expect,” “potential,” “continue,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seek,” “approximately,” “predict,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe these factors include, but are not limited to, those described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this report and in our other periodic filings. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

Website and Social Media Disclosure

We use our website (www.carlyle.com), our corporate Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/The-Carlyle-Group-103519702981/) and our corporate Twitter account (@OneCarlyle) as channels of distribution of material company information. For example, financial and other material information regarding our company is routinely posted on and accessible at www.carlyle.com. Accordingly, investors should monitor these channels, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. In addition, you may automatically receive email alerts and other information about Carlyle when you enroll your email address by visiting the “Email Alert Subscription” section at https://ir.carlyle.com/alerts.cfm?. The contents of our website and social media channels are not, however, a part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are not incorporated by reference herein.

Unless the context suggests otherwise, references in this report to “Carlyle,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to The Carlyle Group L.P. and its consolidated subsidiaries. When we refer to the “partners of The Carlyle Group L.P.,” we are referring specifically to the common unitholders and our general partner and any others who may from time to time be partners of that specific Delaware limited partnership. When we refer to our “senior Carlyle professionals,” we are referring to the partner-level personnel of our firm. References in this report to the ownership of the senior Carlyle professionals include the ownership of personal planning vehicles of these individuals.

“Carlyle funds,” “our funds” and “our investment funds” refer to the investment funds and vehicles advised by Carlyle. Our “carry funds” refer to (i) those investment funds that we advise, including the buyout funds, growth capital funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds, certain energy funds and opportunistic credit, distressed debt and mezzanine funds (but excluding our structured credit funds, hedge funds, business development companies, mutual fund, and fund of funds vehicles), where we receive a special residual allocation of income, which we refer to as a carried interest, in the event that specified investment returns are achieved by the fund and (ii) those investment funds advised by NGP Energy Capital Management (together with its affiliates and subsidiaries, “NGP”) from which we are entitled to receive a carried interest. The “NGP management fee funds” refer to those funds advised by NGP from which we only receive an allocation of income based on the funds’ management fees. Our “fund of funds vehicles” refers to those funds, accounts and vehicles advised by AlpInvest Partners B.V. (“AlpInvest”), Metropolitan Real Estate Equity Management, LLC (“Metropolitan”), and Diversified Global Asset Management (“DGAM”). For an explanation of the fund acronyms used throughout this Quarterly Report, refer to “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Our Family of Funds.”

“Fee-earning assets under management” or “Fee-earning AUM” refer to the assets we manage or advise from which we derive recurring fund management fees. Our Fee-earning AUM generally equals the sum of:

(a)

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.

“Assets under management” or “AUM” refers to the assets we manage or advise. Our AUM equals the sum of the following:

(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.

We include in our calculation of AUM and Fee-earning AUM certain energy and renewable resources funds that we jointly advise with Riverstone Holdings L.L.C. (“Riverstone”) and certain NGP management fee funds and carry funds that are advised by NGP.

For our carry funds, co-investment vehicles, fund of funds vehicles, and NGP management fee funds, total AUM includes the fair value of the capital invested, whereas Fee-earning AUM includes the amount of capital commitments or the remaining amount of invested capital, depending on whether the original investment period for the fund has expired. As such, Fee-earning AUM may be greater than total AUM when the aggregate fair value of the remaining investments is less than the cost of those investments.

Our calculations of AUM and Fee-earning AUM may differ from the calculations of other alternative asset managers. As a result, these measures may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other alternative asset managers. In addition, our calculation of AUM (but not Fee-earning AUM) includes uncalled commitments to, and the fair value of invested capital in, our investment funds from Carlyle and our personnel, regardless of whether such commitments or invested capital are subject to management or performance fees. Our calculations of AUM or Fee-earning AUM are not based on any definition of AUM or Fee-earning AUM that is set forth in the agreements governing the investment funds that we manage or advise.

With respect to certain of the hedge funds and vehicles that we advise, we are entitled to incentive fees that are paid annually, semi-annually or quarterly, as the case may be, if the net asset value of an investor’s account has increased above the high-water mark. A hedge fund's or vehicle’s “high-water mark” refers to the highest period end net asset value of an investor’s account on which incentive fees were previously paid.

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item1. Financial Statements

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in millions)



	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	911.2		$	991.5
Cash and cash equivalents held at Consolidated Funds	140.3			1,612.7
Restricted cash	13.0			18.9
Restricted cash and securities of Consolidated Funds	—			18.4
Accrued performance fees	3,061.1			2,988.6
Investments	1,011.3			885.9
Investments of Consolidated Funds	2,681.8			23,998.8
Due from affiliates and other receivables, net	198.0			195.3
Due from affiliates and other receivables of Consolidated Funds, net	41.5			765.3
Receivables and inventory of a consolidated real estate VIE	164.9			143.6
Fixed assets, net	107.7			110.9
Deposits and other	49.7			49.0
Other assets of a consolidated real estate VIE	40.7			47.6
Intangible assets, net	127.1			135.7
Deferred tax assets	227.6			219.4
Total assets	$	8,775.9		$	32,181.6
Liabilities and partners’ capital
Debt obligations	$	1,256.6		$	1,135.7
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds	2,477.9			17,064.7
Loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE at fair value (principal amount of $122.5 million and $125.6 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)	73.5			75.4
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	272.2			463.8
Accrued compensation and benefits	1,830.7			1,953.2
Due to affiliates	221.1			245.9
Deferred revenue	218.5			40.9
Deferred tax liabilities	110.7			103.5
Other liabilities of Consolidated Funds	231.8			1,838.6
Other liabilities of a consolidated real estate VIE	84.1			84.4
Accrued giveback obligations	266.5			252.0
Total liabilities	7,043.6			23,258.1
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	6.2			2,845.9
Partners’ capital (common units 81,040,289 and 80,408,702 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)	488.3			485.9
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(85.7		)	(90.1		)
Partners’ capital appropriated for Consolidated Funds	—			120.8
Non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	262.0			4,493.8
Non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings	1,061.5			1,067.2
Total partners’ capital	1,726.1			6,077.6
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$	8,775.9		$	32,181.6

See accompanying notes.

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions, except unit and per unit data)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Revenues
Fund management fees	$	289.5		$	269.5
Performance fees
Realized	131.8			326.8
Unrealized	13.4			246.2
Total performance fees	145.2			573.0
Investment income (loss)
Realized	12.6			8.9
Unrealized	(22.2		)	(2.1		)
Total investment income (loss)	(9.6		)	6.8
Interest and other income	4.7			6.0
Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds	28.9			226.3
Revenue of a consolidated real estate VIE	24.4			55.2
Total revenues	483.1			1,136.8
Expenses
Compensation and benefits
Base compensation	166.3			180.1
Equity-based compensation	75.4			89.9
Performance fee related
Realized	61.6			143.0
Unrealized	7.9			173.7
Total compensation and benefits	311.2			586.7
General, administrative and other expenses	82.3			116.8
Interest	15.3			14.6
Interest and other expenses of Consolidated Funds	23.4			237.8
Interest and other expenses of a consolidated real estate VIE	23.4			70.0
Other non-operating expenses	3.8			1.1
Total expenses	459.4			1,027.0
Other income (loss)
Net investment gains (losses) of Consolidated Funds	(8.4		)	505.5
Income before provision for income taxes	15.3			615.3
Provision for income taxes	7.4			10.5
Net income	7.9			604.8
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	(2.3		)	439.1
Net income attributable to Carlyle Holdings	10.2			165.7
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings	1.8			126.2
Net income attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P.	$	8.4		$	39.5
Net income attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P. per common unit (see Note 14)
Basic	$	0.10		$	0.58
Diluted	$	0.01		$	0.54
Weighted-average common units
Basic	80,885,060			67,684,674
Diluted	299,949,767			72,347,771
Distributions declared per common unit	$	0.29		$	1.61

Substantially all revenue is earned from affiliates of the Partnership. See accompanying notes.

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Net income	$	7.9		$	604.8
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	19.0			(465.1		)
Cash flow hedges
Reclassification adjustment for loss included in interest expense	0.6			0.5
Defined benefit plans
Unrealized gain (loss) for the period	(0.2		)	2.6
Less: reclassification adjustment for loss during the period, included in base compensation expense	—			0.1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	19.4			(461.9		)
Comprehensive income	27.3			142.9
Comprehensive loss attributable to partners’ capital appropriated for Consolidated Funds	—			57.6
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	4.9			(61.4		)
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	(0.1		)	(76.5		)
Comprehensive income attributable to Carlyle Holdings	32.1			62.6
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings	(18.1		)	(30.5		)
Comprehensive income attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P.	$	14.0		$	32.1

See accompanying notes.

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Partners' Capital and Redeemable Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities

(Unaudited)

(Dollars and units in millions)



	Common Units		Partners’ Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Partners’ Capital Appropriated for Consolidated Funds			Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities			Non- controlling Interests in Carlyle Holdings			Total Partners’ Capital			Redeemable Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities
Balance at December 31, 2015	80.4		$	485.9		$	(90.1	)	$	120.8		$	4,493.8		$	1,067.2		$	6,077.6		$	2,845.9
Reallocation of ownership interests in Carlyle Holdings	0.2		2.0			(1.2		)	—			—			(0.8		)	—			—
Units repurchased	(0.3	)	(4.6		)	—			—			—			(1.5		)	(6.1		)	—
Equity-based compensation	—		20.9			—			—			—			63.6			84.5			—
Net delivery of vested common units	0.7		(0.7		)	—			—			—			—			(0.7		)	—
Contributions	—		—			—			—			4.3			—			4.3			—
Distributions	—		(23.6		)	—			—			(22.4		)	(85.1		)	(131.1		)	(1.5		)
Net income (loss)	—		8.4			—			—			(2.4		)	1.8			7.8			0.1
Deconsolidation of Consolidated Funds upon adoption of ASU 2015-02 and the impact of adoption of ASU 2014-13 (see Note 2)	—		—			—			(120.8		)	(4,208.8		)	—			(4,329.6		)	(2,838.3		)
Currency translation adjustments	—		—			5.5			—			(2.5		)	16.0			19.0			—
Defined benefit plans, net	—		—			—			—			—			(0.2		)	(0.2		)	—
Change in fair value of cash flow hedge instruments	—		—			0.1			—			—			0.5			0.6			—
Balance at March 31, 2016	81.0		$	488.3		$	(85.7	)	$	—		$	262.0		$	1,061.5		$	1,726.1		$	6.2

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	7.9		$	604.8
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	17.8			39.9
Equity-based compensation	75.4			89.9
Excess tax benefits related to equity-based compensation	0.7			(0.5		)
Non-cash performance fees	(7.4		)	(275.7		)
Other non-cash amounts	(2.3		)	23.8
Consolidated Funds related:
Realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments of Consolidated Funds	67.8			(576.4		)
Realized/unrealized (gain) loss from loans payable of Consolidated Funds	(59.4		)	48.8
Purchases of investments by Consolidated Funds	(320.9		)	(2,139.0		)
Proceeds from sale and settlements of investments by Consolidated Funds	177.7			1,992.4
Non-cash interest income, net	(0.7		)	(4.0		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents held at Consolidated Funds	277.4			778.1
Change in other receivables held at Consolidated Funds	(9.0		)	367.2
Change in other liabilities held at Consolidated Funds	(154.5		)	208.1
Investment (income) loss	10.3			(3.7		)
Purchases of investments	(22.1		)	(20.1		)
Proceeds from the sale of investments and trading securities	62.3			271.4
Payments of contingent consideration	(75.6		)	(3.3		)
Changes in deferred taxes, net	(5.3		)	(0.3		)
Change in due from affiliates and other receivables	3.7			(7.8		)
Change in receivables and inventory of a consolidated real estate VIE	(21.9		)	(34.4		)
Change in deposits and other	(1.3		)	(6.3		)
Change in other assets of a consolidated real estate VIE	8.6			15.8
Change in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(24.5		)	(33.1		)
Change in accrued compensation and benefits	(143.6		)	(11.4		)
Change in due to affiliates	(22.8		)	12.0
Change in other liabilities of a consolidated real estate VIE	6.2			31.9
Change in deferred revenue	175.2			106.9
Net cash provided by operating activities	19.7			1,475.0
Cash flows from investing activities
Change in restricted cash	5.7			18.3
Purchases of fixed assets, net	(4.2		)	(17.4		)
Net cash provided by investing activities	1.5			0.9
Cash flows from financing activities
Net payments on loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE	(9.4		)	(11.1		)
Net borrowings on loans payable of Consolidated Funds	7.6			402.2
Payments of contingent consideration	(0.3		)	(0.5		)
Excess tax benefits related to equity-based compensation	(0.7		)	0.5
Distributions to common unitholders	(23.6		)	(110.9		)
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders in Carlyle Holdings	(85.1		)	(403.6		)
Contributions from non-controlling interest holders	4.3			752.2
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders	(23.9		)	(1,268.4		)
Units repurchased	(6.1		)	—
Change in due to/from affiliates financing activities	14.4			(5.2		)
Change in due to/from affiliates and other receivables of Consolidated Funds	—			(962.2		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(122.8		)	(1,607.0		)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes	21.3			(86.1		)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(80.3		)	(217.2		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	991.5			1,242.0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	911.2		$	1,024.8
Supplemental non-cash disclosures
Net increase in partners’ capital and accumulated other comprehensive income related to reallocation of ownership interest in Carlyle Holdings	$	0.7		$	9.2
Initial consolidation of Consolidated Funds	$	—		$	36.0
Net asset impact of deconsolidation of Consolidated Funds	$	(7,167.9	)	$	—
Tax effect from acquisition of Carlyle Holdings partnership units:
Deferred tax asset	$	(0.2	)	$	—
Tax receivable agreement liability	$	(0.2	)	$	—

See accompanying notes.

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

The Carlyle Group L.P., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Partnership” or “Carlyle”), is one of the world’s largest global alternative asset management firms that originates, structures and acts as lead equity investor in management-led buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, growth capital financings, real estate opportunities, bank loans, high-yield debt, distressed assets, mezzanine debt and other investment opportunities. The Partnership is a Delaware limited partnership formed on July 18, 2011. The Partnership is managed and operated by its general partner, Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., which is in turn wholly-owned and controlled by Carlyle’s founders and other senior Carlyle professionals.

Carlyle provides investment management services to, and has transactions with, various private equity funds, real estate funds, business development companies, collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), hedge funds and other investment products sponsored by the Partnership for the investment of client assets in the normal course of business. Carlyle typically serves as the general partner, investment manager or collateral manager, making day-to-day investment decisions concerning the assets of these products. Carlyle operates its business through four reportable segments: Corporate Private Equity, Global Market Strategies, Real Assets and Investment Solutions (see Note 17).

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries. In addition, certain Carlyle-affiliated funds, related co-investment entities, certain CLOs managed by the Partnership (collectively the “Consolidated Funds”) and a real estate development company (see Note 16) have been consolidated in the accompanying financial statements pursuant to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), as described in Note 2. The consolidation of the Consolidated Funds generally has a gross-up effect on assets, liabilities and cash flows, and has no effect on the net income attributable to the Partnership. The economic ownership interests of the other investors in the Consolidated Funds are reflected as non-controlling interests in consolidated entities, partners’ capital appropriated for Consolidated Funds and redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements (see Note 2).

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information. These statements, including notes, have not been audited, exclude some of the disclosures required for annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The operating results presented for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the entire year. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, which are necessary for the fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the interim periods presented.

Unit Repurchase Program

In February 2016, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the Partnership authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of common units and/or Carlyle Holdings units. Under this unit repurchase program, units may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. We expect that the majority of repurchases under this program will be done via open market transactions. No units will be repurchased from the Partnership's executive officers under this program. The timing and actual number of common units and/or Carlyle Holdings units repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including legal requirements, price, and economic and market conditions. This unit repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and does not have a specified expiration date. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Partnership paid an aggregate of $6.1 million to repurchase and retire 400,519 units with the majority of repurchases done via open market transactions.

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The Partnership consolidates all entities that it controls either through a majority voting interest or as the primary beneficiary of variable interest entities (“VIEs”). On January 1, 2016, the Partnership adopted ASU 2015-2, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which provides a revised consolidation model for all reporting entities to use in evaluating whether to consolidate certain types of legal entities. As a result, the Partnership deconsolidated the majority of the Partnership's consolidated funds on January 1, 2016. Upon adoption, the Partnership deconsolidated approximately $23.2 billion in assets and approximately $16.1 billion in liabilities, and, using the modified retrospective method, recorded a $4.3 billion cumulative effect adjustment to partners' capital and $2.8 billion to redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities. The adoption of the new consolidation guidance had no impact on net income (loss) attributable to Carlyle Holdings or to net income (loss) attributable to the Partnership. Prior period results were not restated upon adoption.

The Partnership evaluates (1) whether it holds a variable interest in an entity, (2) whether the entity is a VIE, and (3)whether the Partnership's involvement would make it the primary beneficiary. In evaluating whether the Partnership holds a variable interest, fees (including management fees and performance fees) that are customary and commensurate with the level of services provided, and where the Partnership does not hold other economic interests in the entity that would absorb more than an insignificant amount of the expected losses or returns of the entity, are not considered variable interests. The Partnership considers all economic interests, including indirect interests, to determine if a fee is considered a variable interest.

For those entities where the Partnership holds a variable interest, the Partnership determines whether each of these entities qualifies as a VIE and, if so, whether or not the Partnership is the primary beneficiary. The assessment of whether the entity is a VIE is generally performed qualitatively, which requires judgment. These judgments include: (a) determining whether the equity investment at risk is sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, (b) evaluating whether the equity holders, as a group, can make decisions that have a significant effect on the economic performance of the entity, (c) determining whether two or more parties' equity interests should be aggregated, and (d) determining whether the equity investors have proportionate voting rights to their obligations to absorb losses or rights to receive returns from an entity. For the funds we deconsolidated on January 1, 2016, the Partnership's fee arrangements were not considered to be variable interests.

For entities that are determined to be VIEs, the Partnership consolidates those entities where it has concluded it is the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary is defined as the variable interest holder with (a) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (b) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE. In evaluating whether the Partnership is the primary beneficiary, the Partnership evaluates its economic interests in the entity held either directly or indirectly by the Partnership.

As of March 31, 2016, assets and liabilities of the remaining Consolidated Funds reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets were $3.1 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively. Except to the extent of the consolidated assets of the VIEs, the holders of the consolidated VIEs’ liabilities generally do not have recourse to the Partnership.

Substantially all of our Consolidated Funds are CLOs, which are VIEs that issue loans payable that are backed by diversified collateral asset portfolios consisting primarily of loans or structured debt. In exchange for managing the collateral for the CLOs, the Partnership earns investment management fees, including in some cases subordinated management fees and contingent incentive fees. In cases where the Partnership consolidates the CLOs (primarily because of a retained interest that is significant to the CLO), those management fees have been eliminated as intercompany transactions. As of March 31, 2016, the Partnership held $72.2 million of investments in these CLOs which represents its maximum risk of loss. The Partnership’s investments in these CLOs are generally subordinated to other interests in the entities and entitle the Partnership to receive a pro rata portion of the residual cash flows, if any, from the entities. Investors in the CLOs have no recourse against the Partnership for any losses sustained in the CLO structure.

Entities that do not qualify as VIEs are generally assessed for consolidation as voting interest entities. Under the voting interest entity model, the Partnership consolidates those entities it controls through a majority voting interest.

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All significant inter-entity transactions and balances of entities consolidated have been eliminated.

Investments in Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities

The Partnership holds variable interests in certain VIEs that are not consolidated because the Partnership is not the primary beneficiary, including its strategic investment in NGP Management Company, L.L.C. (“NGP Management” and, together with its affiliates, “NGP”). Refer to Note 5 for information on this investment. The Partnership’s involvement with such entities is in the form of direct equity interests and fee arrangements. The maximum exposure to loss represents the loss of assets recognized by the Partnership relating to its variable interests in these unconsolidated entities. The assets recognized in the Partnership’s condensed consolidated balance sheets related to the Partnership’s variable interests in these non-consolidated VIEs and the Partnership’s maximum exposure to loss relating to unconsolidated VIEs were as follows:



	As of
	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Investments	$	624.5	$	466.8
Due from affiliates, net	3.7		19.4
Maximum Exposure to Loss	$	628.2	$	486.2

Additionally, as of March 31, 2016, the Partnership had $24.2 million and $8.5 million recognized in the condensed consolidated balance sheet related to performance fee and management fee arrangements, respectively, related to the unconsolidated VIEs.

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Management has determined that the Partnership’s Funds are investment companies under U.S. GAAP for the purposes of financial reporting. U.S. GAAP for an investment company requires investments to be recorded at estimated fair value and the unrealized gains and/or losses in an investment’s fair value are recognized on a current basis in the statements of operations. Additionally, the Funds do not consolidate their majority-owned and controlled investments (the “Portfolio Companies”). In the preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Partnership has retained the specialized accounting for the Funds.

All of the investments held and notes issued by the Consolidated Funds are presented at their estimated fair values in the Partnership’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Interest and other income of the Consolidated Funds as well as interest expense and other expenses of the Consolidated Funds are included in the Partnership’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. Prior to January 1, 2016, the excess of the CLO assets over the CLO liabilities upon consolidation was reflected in the Partnership’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as partners’ capital appropriated for Consolidated Funds. Net income attributable to the investors in the CLOs was included in net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and partners’ capital appropriated for Consolidated Funds in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

On January 1, 2016, the Partnership adopted ASU 2014-13, Consolidation (Topic 810): Measuring the Financial Assets and the Financial Liabilities of a Consolidated Collateralized Financing Entity. ASU 2014-13 relates to reporting entities that elect to measure all eligible financial assets and financial liabilities of a consolidated collateralized financing entity at fair value. The Partnership's consolidated CLOs are consolidated collateralized financing entities for which the Partnership has measured financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. Prior to January 1, 2016, the Partnership’s practice was to classify the difference between the fair value of the financial assets and the fair value of the financial liabilities within partners’ capital appropriated for Consolidated Funds. ASU 2014-13 provides the option for a reporting entity to initially measure both the financial assets and financial liabilities using the fair value of either the financial assets or financial liabilities, whichever is more observable. In adopting this guidance on January 1, 2016, the Partnership applied the modified retrospective method by recording a cumulative effect adjustment to appropriated partners' capital of $2.0 million as of January 1, 2016. As a result of applying this adoption method, prior periods have not been impacted. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on net income attributable to Carlyle Holdings or to net income attributable to the Partnership.

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Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management’s estimates are based on historical experiences and other factors, including expectations of future events that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. It also requires management to exercise judgment in the process of applying the Partnership’s accounting policies. Assumptions and estimates regarding the valuation of investments and their resulting impact on performance fees involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity and these assumptions and estimates may be significant to the consolidated financial statements and the resulting impact on performance fees. Actual results could differ from these estimates and such differences could be material.

Business Combinations

The Partnership accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting, under which the purchase price of the acquisition is allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed using the fair values determined by management as of the acquisition date. Contingent consideration obligations that are elements of consideration transferred are recognized as of the acquisition date as part of the fair value transferred in exchange for the acquired business. Acquisition-related costs incurred in connection with a business combination are expensed as incurred.

Revenue Recognition

Fund Management Fees

The Partnership provides management services to funds in which it holds a general partner interest or has a management agreement. For corporate private equity, certain global market strategies funds and real assets funds, management fees are calculated based on (a) limited partners’ capital commitments to the funds, (b) limited partners’ remaining capital invested in the funds at cost or at the lower of cost or aggregate remaining fair value, (c) gross assets, excluding cash and cash equivalents or (d) the net asset value (“NAV”) of certain of the funds, less offsets for the non-affiliated limited partners’ share of transaction advisory and portfolio fees earned, as defined in the respective partnership agreements.

Management fees for corporate private equity, closed-end carry funds in the global market strategies segment and real assets funds generally range from 1% to 2% of commitments during the investment period of the relevant fund. Following the expiration or termination of the investment period of such funds, the management fees generally step-down to between 0.6% and 2.0% generally on the lower of cost or fair value of capital invested; however, certain of the Partnership's managed accounts base management fees at all times on contributions for unrealized investments or the current value of the investment. The Partnership will receive management fees for corporate private equity and real assets funds during a specified period of time, which is generally ten years from the initial closing date, or, in some instances, from the final closing date, but such termination date may be earlier in certain limited circumstances or later if extended for successive one-year periods, typically up to a maximum of two years. Depending upon the contracted terms of investment advisory or investment management and related agreements, these fees are generally called semi-annually in advance and are recognized as earned over the subsequent six month period.

For certain global market strategies funds, management fees are calculated based on assets under management of the funds with generally lower fee rates. Hedge funds typically pay management fees quarterly that generally range from 1.25% to 1.65% of NAV per year. Management fees for the business development companies are due quarterly in arrears at annual rates that range from 0.25% to 1.0% of gross assets, excluding cash and cash equivalents. Management fees for the CLOs and other structured products typically range from 0.15% to 1.0% on the total par amount of assets or the aggregate principal amount of the notes in the CLO and are due quarterly or semi-annually based on the terms and recognized over the respective period. Management fees for the CLOs/structured products are governed by indentures and collateral management agreements. The Partnership will receive management fees for the CLOs until redemption of the securities issued by the CLOs, which is generally five to ten years after issuance. Open-ended funds typically do not have stated termination dates.

Management fees for the Partnership's private equity and real estate fund of funds vehicles generally range from 0.3% to 1.0% on the vehicle’s capital commitments during the commitment fee period of the relevant fund or the weighted-average investment period of the underlying funds. Following the expiration of the commitment fee period or weighted-average investment period of such funds, the management fees generally range from 0.3% to 1.0% on the lower of cost or fair value of

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the capital invested, the net asset value for unrealized investments, or the contributions for unrealized investments. Management fees for the Partnership's Investment Solutions segment are generally due quarterly and recognized over the related quarter.

The Partnership also provides transaction advisory and portfolio advisory services to the portfolio companies, and where covered by separate contractual agreements, recognizes fees for these services when the service has been provided and collection is reasonably assured. Fund management fees includes transaction and portfolio advisory fees of $23.5 million and $7.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, net of any offsets as defined in the respective partnership agreements. Fund management fees exclude the reimbursement of any partnership expenses paid by the Partnership on behalf of the Carlyle funds pursuant to the limited partnership agreements, including amounts related to the pursuit of actual, proposed, or unconsummated investments, professional fees, expenses associated with the acquisition, holding and disposition of investments, and other fund administrative expenses.

Performance Fees

Performance fees consist principally of the allocation of profits from certain of the funds to which the Partnership is entitled (commonly known as carried interest). The Partnership is generally entitled to a 20% allocation (or 10% to 20% on external coinvestment vehicles, with some earning no carried interest, or approximately 2% to 10% in the case of most of the Partnership’s fund of funds vehicles) of the net realized income or gain as a carried interest after returning the invested capital, the allocation of preferred returns of generally 8% to 9% and return of certain fund costs (generally subject to catch-up provisions as set forth in the fund limited partnership agreement) from its corporate private equity and real assets funds and closed-end carry funds in the global market strategies segment. Carried interest is recognized upon appreciation of the funds’ investment values above certain return hurdles set forth in each respective partnership agreement. The Partnership recognizes revenues attributable to performance fees based upon the amount that would be due pursuant to the fund partnership agreement at each period end as if the funds were terminated at that date. Accordingly, the amount recognized as performance fees reflects the Partnership’s share of the gains and losses of the associated funds’ underlying investments measured at their then-current fair values relative to the fair values as of the end of the prior period. Because of the inherent uncertainty, these estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and it is reasonably possible that the difference could be material.

Carried interest is ultimately realized when: (i) an underlying investment is profitably disposed of, (ii) certain costs borne by the limited partner investors have been reimbursed, (iii) the fund’s cumulative returns are in excess of the preferred return and (iv) the Partnership has decided to collect carry rather than return additional capital to limited partner investors. Realized carried interest may be required to be returned by the Partnership in future periods if the funds’ investment values decline below certain levels. When the fair value of a fund’s investments remains constant or falls below certain return hurdles, previously recognized performance fees are reversed. In all cases, each fund is considered separately in this regard, and for a given fund, performance fees can never be negative over the life of a fund. If upon a hypothetical liquidation of a fund’s investments at their then-current fair values, previously recognized and distributed carried interest would be required to be returned, a liability is established for the potential giveback obligation. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Partnership has recognized $266.5 million and $252.0 million, respectively, for giveback obligations.

In addition to its performance fees from its corporate private equity and real assets funds and closed-end carry funds in the global market strategies segment, the Partnership is also entitled to receive performance fees from certain of its global market strategies funds and investment solutions fund of funds vehicles when the return on assets under management exceeds certain benchmark returns or other performance targets. In such arrangements, performance fees are recognized when the performance benchmark has been achieved, and are included in performance fees in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Investment Income (Loss)

Investment income (loss) represents the unrealized and realized gains and losses resulting from the Partnership’s equity method investments and other principal investments. Equity method investment income (loss) includes the related amortization of the basis difference between the Partnership’s carrying value of its investment and the Partnership’s share of underlying net assets of the investee, as well as the compensation expense associated with compensatory arrangements provided by the Partnership to employees of its equity method investee. Investment income (loss) is realized when the Partnership redeems all or a portion of its investment or when the Partnership receives or is due cash income, such as dividends or distributions.

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Unrealized investment income (loss) results from changes in the fair value of the underlying investment as well as the reversal of unrealized gain (loss) at the time an investment is realized.

Interest Income

Interest income is recognized when earned. For debt securities representing non-investment grade beneficial interests in securitizations, the effective yield is determined based on the estimated cash flows of the security. Changes in the effective yield of these securities due to changes in estimated cash flows are recognized on a prospective basis as adjustments to interest income in future periods. Interest income earned by the Partnership is included in interest and other income in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Interest income of the Consolidated Funds was $27.7 million and $208.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and is included in interest and other income of Consolidated Funds in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Compensation and Benefits

Base Compensation – Base compensation includes salaries, bonuses (discretionary awards and guaranteed amounts), performance payment arrangements and benefits paid and payable to Carlyle employees. Bonuses are accrued over the service period to which they relate.

Equity-Based Compensation – Compensation expense relating to the issuance of equity-based awards to Carlyle employees is measured at fair value on the grant date. The compensation expense for awards that vest over a future service period is recognized over the relevant service period on a straight-line basis, adjusted for estimated forfeitures of awards that are not expected to vest. The compensation expense for awards that do not require future service is recognized immediately. Upon the end of the service period, compensation expense is adjusted to account for the actual forfeiture rate. Cash settled equity-based awards are classified as liabilities and are re-measured at the end of each reporting period. The compensation expense for awards that contain performance conditions is recognized when it is probable that the performance conditions will be achieved; in certain instances, such compensation expense may be recognized prior to the grant date of the award.

Equity-based awards issued to non-employees are recognized as general, administrative and other expenses. The grant-date fair value of equity-based awards granted to Carlyle’s non-employee directors is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The cost of services received in exchange for an equity-based award issued to non-employees who are not directors is measured at each vesting date, and is not measured based on the grant-date fair value of the award unless the award is vested at the grant date. Equity-based awards that require the satisfaction of future service criteria are recognized over the relevant service period, adjusted for estimated forfeitures of awards that are not expected to vest, based on the fair value of the award on each reporting date and adjusted for the actual fair value of the award at each vesting date. Accordingly, the measured value of the award will not be finalized until the vesting date.

Performance Fee Related Compensation – A portion of the performance fees earned is due to employees and advisors of the Partnership. These amounts are accounted for as compensation expense in conjunction with the recognition of the related performance fee revenue and, until paid, are recognized as a component of the accrued compensation and benefits liability. Accordingly, upon any reversal of performance fee revenue, the related compensation expense is also reversed. As of both March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Partnership had recorded a liability of $1.5 billion related to the portion of accrued performance fees due to employees and advisors, which was included in accrued compensation and benefits in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes

Certain of the wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Partnership and the Carlyle Holdings partnerships are subject to federal, state, local and foreign corporate income taxes at the entity level and the related tax provision attributable to the Partnership’s share of this income is reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Based on applicable federal, foreign, state and local tax laws, the Partnership records a provision for income taxes for certain entities. Tax positions taken by the Partnership are subject to periodic audit by U.S. federal, state, local and foreign taxing authorities.

The Partnership accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement reporting and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the period in which the

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difference is expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the period of the change in the provision for income taxes. Further, deferred tax assets are recognized for the expected realization of available net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. A valuation allowance is recorded on the Partnership’s gross deferred tax assets when it is “more likely than not” that such asset will not be realized. When evaluating the realizability of the Partnership’s deferred tax assets, all evidence, both positive and negative, is evaluated. Items considered in this analysis include the ability to carry back losses, the reversal of temporary differences, tax planning strategies, and expectations of future earnings.

Under U.S. GAAP for income taxes, the amount of tax benefit to be recognized is the amount of benefit that is “more likely than not” to be sustained upon examination. The Partnership analyzes its tax filing positions in all of the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax jurisdictions where it is required to file income tax returns, as well as for all open tax years in these jurisdictions. If, based on this analysis, the Partnership determines that uncertainties in tax positions exist, a liability is established, which is included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The Partnership recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax positions in the provision for income taxes. If recognized, the entire amount of unrecognized tax positions would be recorded as a reduction in the provision for income taxes.

Tax Receivable Agreement

Exchanges of Carlyle Holdings partnership units for the Partnership’s common units that are executed by the limited partners of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships result in transfers of and increases in the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of Carlyle Holdings, primarily attributable to a portion of the goodwill inherent in the business. These transfers and increases in tax basis will increase (for tax purposes) depreciation and amortization and therefore reduce the amount of tax that certain of the Partnership’s subsidiaries, including Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc., which are referred to as the “corporate taxpayers,” would otherwise be required to pay in the future. This increase in tax basis may also decrease gain (or increase loss) on future dispositions of certain capital assets to the extent tax basis is allocated to those capital assets. The Partnership has entered into a tax receivable agreement with the limited partners of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships whereby the corporate taxpayers have agreed to pay to the limited partners of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships involved in any exchange transaction 85% of the amount of cash tax savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or foreign or franchise tax that the corporate taxpayers realize as a result of these increases in tax basis and, in limited cases, transfers or prior increases in tax basis. The corporate taxpayers expect to benefit from the remaining 15% of cash tax savings, if any, in income tax they realize. Payments under the tax receivable agreement will be based on the tax reporting positions that the Partnership will determine. The corporate taxpayers will not be reimbursed for any payments previously made under the tax receivable agreement if a tax basis increase is successfully challenged by the Internal Revenue Service.

The Partnership records an increase in deferred tax assets for the estimated income tax effects of the increases in tax basis based on enacted federal and state tax rates at the date of the exchange. To the extent that the Partnership estimates that the corporate taxpayers will not realize the full benefit represented by the deferred tax asset, based on an analysis that will consider, among other things, its expectation of future earnings, the Partnership will reduce the deferred tax asset with a valuation allowance and will assess the probability that the related liability owed under the tax receivable agreement will be paid. The Partnership records 85% of the estimated realizable tax benefit (which is the recorded deferred tax asset less any recorded valuation allowance) as an increase to the liability due under the tax receivable agreement, which is included in due to affiliates in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. The remaining 15% of the estimated realizable tax benefit is initially recorded as an increase to the Partnership’s partners’ capital.

All of the effects to the deferred tax asset of changes in any of the Partnership’s estimates after the tax year of the exchange will be reflected in the provision for income taxes. Similarly, the effect of subsequent changes in the enacted tax rates will be reflected in the provision for income taxes.

Non-controlling Interests

Non-controlling interests in consolidated entities represent the component of equity in consolidated entities held by third-party investors. These interests are adjusted for general partner allocations and by subscriptions and redemptions in hedge funds which occur during the reporting period. Any change in ownership of a subsidiary while the controlling financial interest is retained is accounted for as an equity transaction between the controlling and non-controlling interests. Transaction costs incurred in connection with such changes in ownership of a subsidiary are recorded as a direct charge to partners’ capital.

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Prior to January 1, 2016, non-controlling interests related to hedge funds were subject to quarterly or monthly redemption by investors in these funds following the expiration of a specified period of time, or were withdrawn subject to a redemption fee during the period when capital could not be withdrawn. As limited partners in these types of funds have been granted redemption rights, amounts relating to third-party interests in such consolidated funds were presented as redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities within the condensed consolidated balance sheets. When redeemable amounts became contractually payable to investors, they were classified as a liability and included in other liabilities of Consolidated Funds in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As a result of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance on January 1, 2016, the Partnership deconsolidated certain hedge funds that were previously consolidated and redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities do not include any third-party interests from such hedge funds. Therefore, at March 31, 2016, redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities now solely represent ownership interests in consolidated subsidiaries which are redeemable and not owned by the Partnership.

Non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings relate to the ownership interests of the other limited partners of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships. The Partnership, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, is the sole general partner of Carlyle Holdings. Accordingly, the Partnership consolidates Carlyle Holdings into its consolidated financial statements, and the other ownership interests in Carlyle Holdings are reflected as non-controlling interests in the Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements. Any change to the Partnership’s ownership interest in Carlyle Holdings while it retains the controlling financial interest in Carlyle Holdings is accounted for as a transaction within partners’ capital as a reallocation of ownership interests in Carlyle Holdings.

Earnings Per Common Unit

The Partnership computes earnings per common unit in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share (“ASC 260”). Basic earnings per common unit is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to the common units of the Partnership by the weighted-average number of common units outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per common unit reflects the assumed conversion of all dilutive securities. Net income (loss) attributable to the common units excludes net income (loss) and dividends attributable to any participating securities under the two-class method of ASC 260.

Investments

Investments include (i) the Partnership’s ownership interests (typically general partner interests) in the Funds, (ii) strategic investments made by the Partnership (both of which are accounted for as equity method investments), (iii) the investments held by the Consolidated Funds (which are presented at fair value in the Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements), and (iv) certain credit-oriented investments, including investments in the CLOs (which are accounted for as trading securities).

The valuation procedures utilized for investments of the Funds vary depending on the nature of the investment. The fair value of investments in publicly-traded securities is based on the closing price of the security with adjustments to reflect appropriate discounts if the securities are subject to restrictions.

The fair value of non-equity securities or other investments, which may include instruments that are not listed on an exchange, considers, among other factors, external pricing sources, such as dealer quotes or independent pricing services, recent trading activity or other information that, in the opinion of the Partnership, may not have been reflected in pricing obtained from external sources.

When valuing private securities or assets without readily determinable market prices, the Partnership gives consideration to operating results, financial condition, economic and/or market events, recent sales prices and other pertinent information. These valuation procedures may vary by investment, but include such techniques as comparable public market valuation, comparable acquisition valuation and discounted cash flow analysis. Because of the inherent uncertainty, these estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and it is reasonably possible that the difference could be material. Furthermore, there is no assurance that, upon liquidation, the Partnership will realize the values presented herein.

Upon the sale of a security or other investment, the realized net gain or loss is computed on a weighted average cost basis, with the exception of the investments held by the CLOs, which compute the realized net gain or loss on a first in, first out basis. Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis.

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Equity-Method Investments

The Partnership accounts for all investments in which it has or is otherwise presumed to have significant influence, including investments in the unconsolidated Funds and strategic investments, using the equity method of accounting. The carrying value of equity-method investments is determined based on amounts invested by the Partnership, adjusted for the equity in earnings or losses of the investee allocated based on the respective partnership agreement, less distributions received. The Partnership evaluates its equity-method investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such investments may not be recoverable.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash held at banks and cash held for distributions, including temporary investments with original maturities of less than three months when purchased. Included in cash and cash equivalents is cash withheld from carried interest distributions for potential giveback obligations of $16.0 million and $17.3 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Cash and Cash Equivalents Held at Consolidated Funds

Cash and cash equivalents held at Consolidated Funds consists of cash and cash equivalents held by the Consolidated Funds, which, although not legally restricted, is not available to fund the general liquidity needs of the Partnership.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 primarily represents cash held by the Partnership’s foreign subsidiaries due to certain government regulatory capital requirements.

Restricted Cash and Securities of Consolidated Funds

Certain CLOs receive cash from various counterparties to satisfy collateral requirements on derivative transactions or hold U.S. Treasury notes and corporate bonds as collateral for specific classes of loans payable in the CLOs. Cash and securities held to satisfy these collateral requirements of $18.4 million is included in restricted cash and securities of Consolidated Funds at December 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2016, none of the consolidated CLOs held such cash or securities.

Derivative Instruments

Derivative instruments are recognized at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets with changes in fair value recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for all derivatives not designated as hedging instruments. For all derivatives where hedge accounting is applied, effectiveness testing and other procedures to assess the ongoing validity of the hedges are performed at least quarterly. For instruments designated as cash flow hedges, the Partnership records changes in the estimated fair value of the derivative, to the extent that the hedging relationship is effective, in other comprehensive income (loss). If the hedging relationship for a derivative is determined to be ineffective, due to changes in the hedging instrument or the hedged items, the fair value of the portion of the hedging relationship determined to be ineffective will be recognized as a gain or loss in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Fixed Assets

Fixed assets consist of furniture, fixtures and equipment, leasehold improvements, and computer hardware and software and are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is recognized on a straight-line method over the assets’ estimated useful lives, which for leasehold improvements are the lesser of the lease terms or the life of the asset, and three to seven years for other fixed assets. Fixed assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

The Partnership’s intangible assets consist of acquired contractual rights to earn future fee income, including management and advisory fees, customer relationships, and acquired trademarks. Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range from five to ten years, and are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in

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circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. The Partnership’s intangible assets include acquired contractual rights for fee income related to open-ended funds. Open-ended funds are subject to redemptions on a quarterly or more frequent basis and investors can generally decide to exit their fund investments at any time. The resulting inherent volatility in fee income derived from these contractual rights increases the degree of judgment and estimates used by management in evaluating such intangible assets for impairment. Actual results could differ from management’s estimates and assumptions and such differences could result in a material impairment.

Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the identifiable net assets of businesses acquired and is recorded in the functional currency of the acquired entity. Goodwill is recognized as an asset and is reviewed for impairment annually as of October 1 and between annual tests when events and circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue represents management fees and other revenue received prior to the balance sheet date, which has not yet been earned.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The Partnership’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges, foreign currency translation adjustments and gains and losses on defined benefit plans sponsored by AlpInvest. The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:



	As of
	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedge instruments	$	(0.4	)	$	(0.5	)
Currency translation adjustments	(83.6		)	(87.9		)
Unrealized losses on defined benefit plans	(1.7		)	(1.7		)
Total	$	(85.7	)	$	(90.1	)

Foreign Currency Translation

Non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities are translated at period-end rates of exchange, and the condensed consolidated statements of operations are translated at rates of exchange in effect throughout the period. Foreign currency (gains) losses resulting from transactions outside of the functional currency of an entity of $(10.8) million and $15.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, are included in general, administrative and other expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-9, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ASU 2016-9 changes certain aspects of accounting for share-based payments to employees. ASU 2016-9 requires the income tax effects of awards to be recognized through the income statement when the awards vest or are settled. Currently, an entity must determine for each award whether the difference between the deduction for tax purposes and the compensation cost recognized for financial reporting purposes results in either an excess tax benefit or a tax deficiency. Excess tax benefits have been recognized in partners’ capital, while tax deficiencies have been recognized as an offset to accumulated excess tax benefits or in the income statement. Under ASU 2016-9, all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies are required to be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement. This provision of the guidance is required to be applied prospectively. Additionally, ASU 2016-9 allows an employer to withhold employee shares upon vest up to maximum statutory tax rates without causing an award to be classified as a liability. This provision of the guidance requires a modified retrospective transition method. Finally, the current equity-based compensation guidance requires cost to be measured based on the number of awards that are expected to vest. Under ASU 2016-9, an accounting policy election can be made to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures when they

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occur. This provision of the guidance requires a modified retrospective transition method and will result in a cumulative-effect adjustment in retained earnings upon adoption. This guidance is effective for the Partnership on January 1, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The Partnership is currently assessing the potential impact of this guidance.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-2, Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-2 requires lessees to recognize virtually all of their leases on the balance sheet, by recording a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. The lease liability will be measured at the present value of lease payments and the right-of-use asset will be based on the lease liability value, subject to adjustments. Leases can be classified as either operating leases or finance leases. Operating leases will result in straight-line lease expense, while finance leases will result in front-loaded expense. This guidance is effective for the Partnership on January 1, 2019 and ASU 2016-2 requires the guidance to be applied using a modified retrospective method. Early adoption is permitted. The Partnership is currently assessing the potential impact of this guidance.

In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-7, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) - Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent). ASU 2015-7 provides amended guidance on the disclosures for investments in certain entities that calculate NAV per share (or its equivalent). The amendments remove the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient. The amendments also remove the requirement to make certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the NAV per share practical expedient. Rather, those disclosures are limited to investments for which the entity has elected to measure the fair value using that practical expedient. The guidance was effective for the Partnership on January 1, 2016 and the guidance required adoption to be applied on a retrospective basis. The Partnership adopted this guidance on January 1, 2016 and has revised its prior period fair value disclosures accordingly (see Note 3).

On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-3, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) - Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. ASU 2015-3 requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts and premiums. This guidance was effective for the Partnership on January 1, 2016 and the guidance required adoption to be applied on a retrospective basis. The Partnership adopted this guidance on January 1, 2016 and reclassified approximately $9.4 million of debt issuance costs from deposits and other assets to debt obligations on its December 31, 2015 condensed consolidated balance sheet.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-9, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-9 provides comprehensive guidance for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers. Entities will be able to recognize revenue when the entity transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance includes a five-step framework that requires an entity to: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The guidance in ASU 2014-9 is effective for the Partnership beginning on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted as of the original effective date of January 1, 2017. The Partnership is still assessing the potential impact of this guidance, however, this may have a material impact on the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements by significantly delaying the recognition of performance fee revenue.

3. Fair Value Measurement

The fair value measurement accounting guidance establishes a hierarchal disclosure framework which ranks the observability of market price inputs used in measuring financial instruments at fair value. The observability of inputs is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of financial instrument, the characteristics specific to the financial instrument and the state of the marketplace, including the existence and transparency of transactions between market participants. Financial instruments with readily available quoted prices, or for which fair value can be measured from quoted prices in active markets, will generally have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment applied in determining fair value.

Financial instruments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed based on the observability of inputs used in the determination of fair values, as follows:

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derivatives, listed in active markets. The Partnership does not adjust the quoted price for these instruments, even in situations where the Partnership holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

Level II – inputs to the valuation methodology are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. The type of financial instruments in this category includes less liquid and restricted securities listed in active markets, securities traded in other than active markets, government and agency securities, and certain over-the-counter derivatives where the fair value is based on observable inputs.

Level III – inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to overall fair value measurement. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation. Financial instruments that are included in this category include investments in privately-held entities, non-investment grade residual interests in securitizations, collateralized loan obligations, and certain over-the-counter derivatives where the fair value is based on unobservable inputs.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the determination of which category within the fair value hierarchy is appropriate for any given financial instrument is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Partnership’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the financial instrument.

In certain cases, debt and equity securities are valued on the basis of prices from an orderly transaction between market participants provided by reputable dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrices, market transactions in comparable investments and various relationships between investments.

The following table summarizes the Partnership’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:



(Dollars in millions)	Level I		Level II		Level III		Total
Assets
Investments of Consolidated Funds:
Equity securities	$	—	$	—	$	11.5	$	11.5
Bonds	—		—		331.9		331.9
Loans	—		—		2,263.9		2,263.9
Partnership and LLC interests	—		—		74.3		74.3
Other	—		—		0.2		0.2
	—		—		2,681.8		2,681.8
Investments in CLOs and other	—		—		124.2		124.2
Total	$	—	$	—	$	2,806.0	$	2,806.0
Liabilities
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	—	$	2,459.0	$	2,459.0
Contingent consideration⁽²⁾	—		—		24.3		24.3
Loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE	—		—		73.5		73.5
Foreign currency forward contracts	—		15.2		—		15.2
Total	$	—	$	15.2	$	2,556.8	$	2,572.0


(1)	Senior and subordinated notes issued by CLO vehicles are classified based on the more observable fair value of the CLO financial assets, less (i) the fair value of any beneficial interests held by the Partnership and (ii) the carrying value of any beneficial interests that represent compensation for services.


(2)	Related to contingent cash and equity consideration associated with the Partnership's acquisitions, excluding employment-based contingent consideration (see Note 8).

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The following table summarizes the Partnership’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2015:



(Dollars in millions)	Level I		Level II		Level III		Total
Assets
Investments of Consolidated Funds:
Equity securities	$	254.6	$	311.8	$	575.3	$	1,141.7
Bonds	—		—		1,180.9		1,180.9
Loans	—		—		15,686.7		15,686.7
Partnership and LLC interests⁽¹⁾	—		—		59.6		3,143.3
Hedge funds⁽¹⁾	—		—		—		2,841.2
Other	—		—		5.0		5.0
	254.6		311.8		17,507.5		23,998.8
Trading securities	—		—		1.4		1.4
Foreign currency forward contracts	—		1.7		—		1.7
Restricted securities of Consolidated Funds	7.9		—		8.7		16.6
Total	$	262.5	$	313.5	$	17,517.6	$	24,018.5
Liabilities
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds	$	—	$	—	$	17,046.7	$	17,046.7
Derivative instruments of the CLOs	—		—		29.1		29.1
Contingent consideration⁽²⁾	—		—		20.8		20.8
Loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE	—		—		75.4		75.4
Interest rate swaps	—		0.9		—		0.9
Foreign currency forward contracts	—		2.8		—		2.8
Total	$	—	$	3.7	$	17,172.0	$	17,175.7


(1)	Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.


(2)	Related to contingent cash and equity consideration associated with the Partnership's acquisitions, excluding employment-based contingent consideration (see Note 8).

There were no transfers from Level II to Level I during the three months ended March 31, 2016. Transfers from Level II to Level I during the three months ended March 31, 2015 were due to the expiration of transferability restrictions on certain equity securities of Consolidated Funds that were previously classified as Level II.

Investment professionals with responsibility for the underlying investments are responsible for preparing the investment valuations pursuant to the policies, methodologies and templates prepared by the Partnership’s valuation group, which is a team made up of dedicated valuation professionals reporting to the Partnership’s chief accounting officer. The valuation group is responsible for maintaining the Partnership’s valuation policy and related guidance, templates and systems that are designed to be consistent with the guidance found in ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. These valuations, inputs and preliminary conclusions are reviewed by the fund accounting teams. The valuations are then reviewed and approved by the respective fund valuation subcommittees, which are comprised of the respective fund head(s), segment head, chief financial officer and chief accounting officer, as well as members of the valuation group. The valuation group compiles the aggregate results and significant matters and presents them for review and approval by the global valuation committee, which is comprised of the Partnership’s co-chief executive officers, president and chief operating officer, chief risk officer, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, deputy chief investment officers for Corporate Private Equity, the business segment heads, and observed by the chief compliance officer, the director of internal audit and the Partnership’s audit committee. Additionally, each quarter a sample of valuations are reviewed by external valuation firms.

In the absence of observable market prices, the Partnership values its investments using valuation methodologies applied on a consistent basis. For some investments little market activity may exist. Management’s determination of fair value is then based

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on the best information available in the circumstances and may incorporate management’s own assumptions and involves a significant degree of judgment, taking into consideration a combination of internal and external factors, including the appropriate risk adjustments for non-performance and liquidity risks. Investments for which market prices are not observable include private investments in the equity of operating companies and real estate properties, and certain debt positions. The valuation technique for each of these investments is described below:

Private Equity and Real Estate Investments – The fair values of private equity investments are determined by reference to projected net earnings, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), the discounted cash flow method, public market or private transactions, valuations for comparable companies or sales of comparable assets, and other measures which, in many cases, are unaudited at the time received. The methods used to estimate the fair value of real estate investments include the discounted cash flow method and/or capitalization rate (“cap rate”) analysis. Valuations may be derived by reference to observable valuation measures for comparable companies or transactions (e.g., applying a key performance metric of the investment such as EBITDA or net operating income to a relevant valuation multiple or cap rate observed in the range of comparable companies or transactions), adjusted by management for differences between the investment and the referenced comparables, and in some instances by reference to option pricing models or other similar models. Adjustments to observable valuation measures are frequently made upon the initial investment to calibrate the initial investment valuation to industry observable inputs. Such adjustments are made to align the investment to observable industry inputs for differences in size, profitability, projected growth rates, geography and capital structure if applicable. The adjustments are reviewed with each subsequent valuation to assess how the investment has evolved relative to the observable inputs. Additionally, the investment may be subject to certain specific risks and/or development milestones which are also taken into account in the valuation assessment. Option pricing models and similar tools do not currently drive a significant portion of private equity or real estate valuations and are used primarily to value warrants, derivatives, certain restrictions and other atypical investment instruments.

Credit-Oriented Investments – The fair values of credit-oriented investments are generally determined on the basis of prices between market participants provided by reputable dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrices, market transactions in comparable investments and various relationships between investments. Specifically, for investments in distressed debt and corporate loans and bonds, the fair values are generally determined by valuations of comparable investments. In some instances, the Partnership may utilize other valuation techniques, including the discounted cash flow method.

CLO Investments and CLO Loans Payable – Prior to January 1, 2016, the Partnership elected the fair value option to measure the assets and liabilities of the Partnership's consolidated CLOs. The Partnership accounted for the difference between the fair value of the assets and the fair value of the liabilities of the Partnership's consolidated CLOs in net investment gains (losses) of consolidated funds in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. This amount was attributed to the Partnership and third party beneficial interest holders based on each beneficial interest holder's residual interest in the consolidated CLOs. The amount attributed to third party beneficial interest holders was reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations in net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities and in the condensed consolidated statements of financial position in partners' capital appropriated for consolidated funds. The amount was recorded as appropriated partners' capital since the other holders of the CLOs' beneficial interests, not the Partnership, received the benefits, or absorbed the losses, associated with their proportionate share of the CLOs' assets and liabilities.

On January 1, 2016, the Partnership adopted ASU 2014-13 (concurrently with the adoption of ASU 2015-2) and elected to measure the financial liabilities of its consolidated CLOs based on the fair value of the financial assets of its consolidated CLOs, as the Partnership believes the fair value of the financial assets are more observable. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2014-13, the Partnership recorded a cumulative effect adjustment to partners' capital on January 1, 2016 to adjust the previous measurement of its consolidated CLOs' financial liabilities to the new measurement guidance.

The fair values of the CLO loan and bond assets are primarily based on quotations from reputable dealers or relevant pricing services. In situations where valuation quotations are unavailable, the assets are valued based on similar securities, market index changes, and other factors. The Partnership corroborates quotations from pricing services either with other available pricing data or with its own models. Generally, the loan and bond assets of the CLOs are not actively traded and are classified as Level III. The fair values of the CLO structured asset positions are determined based on both discounted cash flow analyses and third party quotes. Those analyses consider the position size, liquidity, current financial condition of the CLOs, the third party financing environment, reinvestment rates, recovery lags, discount rates and default forecasts and are compared to broker quotations from market makers and third party dealers.

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For periods prior to January 1, 2016, the fair values of the CLO loans payable were determined based on both discounted cash flow analyses and third-party quotes. Those analyses considered the position size, liquidity, current financial condition of the CLOs, the third-party financing environment, reinvestment rates, recovery lags, discount rates and default forecasts and were compared to broker quotations from market makers and third party dealers. Effective January 1, 2016, with the adoption of ASU 2014-13, the Partnership measures the CLO loan payables held by third party beneficial interest holders on the basis of the fair value of the financial assets of the CLO and the beneficial interests held by the Partnership. The Partnership continues to measure the CLO loans payable that it holds at fair value based on both discounted cash flow analyses and third-party quotes, as described above.

Loans Payable of a Consolidated Real Estate VIE – The Partnership has elected the fair value option to measure the loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE at fair value. The fair values of the loans are primarily based on discounted cash flows analyses, which consider the liquidity and current financial condition of the consolidated real estate VIE. These loans are classified as Level III.

Fund Investments – The Partnership’s investments in external funds are valued based on its proportionate share of the net assets provided by the third party general partners of the underlying fund partnerships based on the most recent available information which typically has a lag of up to 90 days. The terms of the investments generally preclude the ability to redeem the investment. Distributions from these investments will be received as the underlying assets in the funds are liquidated, the timing of which cannot be readily determined.

The changes in financial instruments measured at fair value for which the Partnership has used Level III inputs to determine fair value are as follows (Dollars in millions):



	Financial Assets
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Investments of Consolidated Funds
	Equity securities			Bonds			Loans			Partnership and LLC interests⁽²⁾		Other			Investments in CLOs and other			Restricted securities of Consolidated Funds			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	575.3		$	1,180.9		$	15,686.7		$	59.6	$	5.0		$	1.4		$	8.7		$	17,517.6
Deconsolidation of funds ⁽¹⁾	(562.1		)	(890.7		)	(13,506.9		)	—		(5.0		)	123.8			(8.7		)	(14,849.6		)
Purchases	8.9			47.9			251.8			12.4		—			—			—			321.0
Sales and distributions	(5.1		)	(12.5		)	(59.3		)	—		—			(2.6		)	—			(79.5		)
Settlements	—			—			(100.7		)	—		—			—			—			(100.7		)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses), net
Included in earnings	(6.0		)	(8.0		)	(61.7		)	2.3		0.2			4.0			—			(69.2		)
Included in other comprehensive income	0.5			14.3			54.0			—		—			(2.4		)	—			66.4
Balance, end of period	$	11.5		$	331.9		$	2,263.9		$	74.3	$	0.2		$	124.2		$	—		$	2,806.0
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings related to financial assets still held at the reporting date	$	(5.7	)	$	(8.0	)	$	(60.1	)	$	2.3	$	0.3		$	4.0		$	—		$	(67.2	)

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	Financial Assets
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Investments of Consolidated Funds
	Equity securities			Bonds			Loans			Partnership and LLC interests⁽²⁾		Other			Trading securities and other			Restricted securities of Consolidated Funds		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,968.5		$	1,235.8		$	15,084.9		$	—	$	1.5		$	3.3		$	8.6	$	18,302.6
Purchases	12.7			93.4			1,628.2			—		—			—			3.9		1,738.2
Sales	(599.6		)	(68.5		)	(343.2		)	—		—			—			—		(1,011.3		)
Settlements	—			—			(440.9		)	—		—			—			—		(440.9		)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses), net
Included in earnings	188.3			11.9			32.8			—		2.0			(1.1		)	0.1		234.0
Included in other comprehensive income	(176.6		)	(123.3		)	(522.4		)	—		(0.2		)	—			—		(822.5		)
Balance, end of period	$	1,393.3		$	1,149.3		$	15,439.4		$	—	$	3.3		$	2.2		$	12.6	$	18,000.1
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings related to financial assets still held at the reporting date	$	(90.2	)	$	11.1		$	39.8		$	—	$	(11.8	)	$	(1.1	)	$	0.1	$	(52.1	)


(1)	As a result of the adoption of ASU 2015-2 and the deconsolidation of certain CLOs on January 1, 2016, $123.8 million of investments that the Partnership held in those CLOs are no longer eliminated in consolidation and are now included in investments in CLOs and other for the three months ended March 31, 2016.


(2)	As a result of the retrospective adoption of ASU 2015-7, the beginning balance of Partnership and LLC interests that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share practical expedient have been revised to reflect their exclusion from the fair value hierarchy.



	Financial Liabilities
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Loans Payable of Consolidated Funds			Derivative Instruments of Consolidated Funds			Contingent Consideration			Loans Payable of a consolidated real estate VIE			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	17,046.7		$	29.1		$	20.8		$	75.4		$	17,172.0
Deconsolidation of funds	(14,600.3		)	(29.0		)	—			—			(14,629.3		)
Borrowings	12.7			—			—			—			12.7
Paydowns	(5.1		)	—			(0.3		)	(9.4		)	(14.8		)
Realized and unrealized (gains) losses, net
Included in earnings	(59.3		)	(0.1		)	3.8			7.1			(48.5		)
Included in other comprehensive income	64.3			—			—			0.4			64.7
Balance, end of period	$	2,459.0		$	—		$	24.3		$	73.5		$	2,556.8
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses included in earnings related to financial liabilities still held at the reporting date	$	(70.5	)	$	—		$	3.8		$	7.1		$	(59.6	)

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	Financial Liabilities
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Loans Payable of Consolidated Funds			Derivative Instruments of Consolidated Funds			Contingent Consideration			Loans Payable of a consolidated real estate VIE			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	16,052.2		$	17.2		$	51.1		$	146.2		$	16,266.7
Initial consolidation of funds	664.4			—			—			—			664.4
Borrowings	939.3			—			—			7.8			947.1
Paydowns	(538.5		)	—			(0.5		)	(18.9		)	(557.9		)
Sales	—			(0.8		)	—			—			(0.8		)
Realized and unrealized (gains) losses, net
Included in earnings	55.8			9.0			0.7			13.0			78.5
Included in other comprehensive income	(618.6		)	2.0			—			(8.5		)	(625.1		)
Balance, end of period	$	16,554.6		$	27.4		$	51.3		$	139.6		$	16,772.9
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses included in earnings related to financial liabilities still held at the reporting date	$	46.4		$	(13.9	)	$	0.7		$	13.0		$	46.2

Realized and unrealized gains and losses included in earnings for Level III investments for investments in CLOs and trading securities are included in investment income (loss), and such gains and losses for investments of Consolidated Funds and loans payable and derivative instruments of the CLOs are included in net investment gains (losses) of Consolidated Funds in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Realized and unrealized gains and losses included in earnings for Level III contingent consideration liabilities are included in other non-operating expense (income), and such gains and losses for loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE are included in interest and other expenses of a consolidated real estate VIE in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Gains and losses included in other comprehensive income for all Level III financial asset and liabilities are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, partners’ capital appropriated for Consolidated Funds, non-controlling interests in consolidated entities and non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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The following table summarizes quantitative information about the Partnership’s Level III inputs as of March 31, 2016:



	Fair Value at		Valuation Technique(s)	Unobservable Input(s)	Range (Weighted Average)
(Dollars in millions)	March 31, 2016		Valuation Technique(s)	Unobservable Input(s)	Range (Weighted Average)
Assets
Investments of Consolidated Funds:
Equity securities	11.5		Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rates	9% - 12% (10%)
				Exit Cap Rate	7% - 10% (8%)

Bonds	331.9		Consensus Pricing	Indicative Quotes (% of Par)	76 - 112 (96)
Loans	2,263.9		Consensus Pricing	Indicative Quotes (% of Par)	9 - 101 (94)
Partnership and LLC interests	74.3		Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rates	8% - 10% (9%)
				Exit Cap Rates	5% - 6% (5%)
Other	0.2		Counterparty Pricing	Indicative Quotes (% of Notional Amount)	6 - 6 (6)
	2,681.8
Investments in CLOs and other:
Senior secured notes	97.4		Discounted Cash Flow with Consensus Pricing	Discount Rates	1% - 13% (3%)
				Default Rates	1% - 5% (2%)
				Recovery Rates	58% - 78% (69%)
				Indicative Quotes (% of Par)	74 - 100 (96)
Subordinated notes and preferred shares	25.7		Discounted Cash Flow with Consensus Pricing	Discount Rates	10% - 20% (16%)
				Default Rates	1% - 5% (3%)
				Recovery Rates	58% - 78% (65%)
				Indicative Quotes (% of Par)	8 - 8 (8)
Other	1.1		Comparable Multiple	LTM EBITDA Multiple	5.5x - 5.5x (5.5x)
Total	$	2,806.0
Liabilities
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds:
Senior secured notes ⁽¹⁾	$	2,360.0	Other	N/A	N/A
Subordinated notes and preferred shares	99.0		Discounted Cash Flow with Consensus Pricing	Discount Rates	13% - 20% (16%)
				Default Rates	1% - 5% (3%)
				Recovery Rates	58% - 78% (66%)
				Indicative Quotes (% of Par)	35 - 75 (59)
Loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE	73.5		Discounted Cash Flow	Discount to Expected Payment	10% - 50% (34%)
				Discount Rate	21% - 31% (24%)
Contingent consideration⁽²⁾	24.3		Discounted Cash Flow	Assumed % of Total Potential Contingent Payments	0% - 100% (9%)
				Discount Rate	4% - 23% (10%)
Total	$	2,556.8


(1)	Beginning in January 1, 2016, CLO loan payables held by third party beneficial interest holders are measured on the basis of the fair value of the financial assets of the CLO and the beneficial interests held by the Partnership.


(2)	Related to contingent cash consideration associated with the Partnership's acquisitions (see Note 8).

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The following table summarizes quantitative information about the Partnership’s Level III inputs as of December 31, 2015:



	Fair Value at		Valuation Technique(s)	Unobservable Input(s)	Range (Weighted Average)
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2015		Valuation Technique(s)	Unobservable Input(s)	Range (Weighted Average)
Assets
Investments of Consolidated Funds:
Equity securities	$	556.0	Comparable Multiple	LTM EBITDA Multiple	1.0x - 20.4x (11.4x)
	8.0		Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rates	10% - 10% (10%)
	5.2		Other	N/A	N/A
	6.1		Consensus Pricing	Indicative Quotes ($ per share)	$0 - $647 ($0)

Bonds	1,180.9		Consensus Pricing	Indicative Quotes (% of Par)	30 - 112 (97)
Loans	15,673.3		Consensus Pricing	Indicative Quotes (% of Par)	28 - 102 (96)
	13.4		Market Yield Analysis	Market Yield	5% - 16% (10%)
Partnership and LLC interests	59.6		Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rates	8% - 10% (9%)
				Exit Cap Rate	5% - 6% (5%)
Other	5.0		Counterparty Pricing	Indicative Quotes (% of Notional Amount)	1 - 22 (7)
	17,507.5
Trading securities and other	1.4		Comparable Multiple	LTM EBITDA Multiple	5.8x - 5.8x (5.8x)
Restricted securities of Consolidated Funds	8.7		Consensus Pricing	Indicative Quotes (% of Par)	88 - 88 (88)
Total	$	17,517.6
Liabilities
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds:
Senior secured notes	$	15,915.5	Discounted Cash Flow with Consensus Pricing	Discount Rates	1% - 12% (3%)
				Default Rates	1% - 5% (3%)
				Recovery Rates	55% - 80% (63%)
				Indicative Quotes (% of Par)	38 - 102 (98)
Subordinated notes and preferred shares	1,112.4		Discounted Cash Flow with Consensus Pricing	Discount Rates	9% - 16% (12%)
				Default Rates	1% - 5% (3%)
				Recovery Rates	55% - 80% (64%)
				Indicative Quotes (% of Par)	1 - 101 (55)
Combination notes	18.8		Consensus Pricing	Indicative Quotes (% of Par)	88 - 96 (94)
Loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE	75.4		Discounted Cash Flow	Discount to Expected Payment	10% - 52% (35%)
				Discount Rate	20% - 30% (23%)
Derivative instruments of Consolidated Funds	29.1		Counterparty Pricing	Indicative Quotes (% of Notional Amount)	3 - 34 (22)
Contingent consideration⁽¹⁾	20.8		Discounted Cash Flow	Assumed % of Total Potential Contingent Payments	0% - 100% (8%)
				Discount Rate	4% - 22% (9%)
Total	$	17,172.0


(1)	Related to contingent cash consideration associated with the Partnership's acquisitions (see Note 8).

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Partnership’s investments in equity securities include EBITDA multiples, indicative quotes, discount rates and exit cap rates. Significant decreases in EBITDA multiples or

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

indicative quotes in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement. Significant increases in discount rates and exit cap rates in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Partnership’s investments in bonds and loans are market yields and indicative quotes. Significant increases in market yields in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement. Significant decreases in indicative quotes in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Partnership’s investments in CLOs and other investments include EBITDA multiples, discount rates, default rates, recovery rates and indicative quotes. Significant decreases in EBITDA multiples, recovery rates or indicative quotes in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement. Significant increases in discount rates or default rates in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Partnership’s restricted securities of Consolidated Funds include indicative quotes. Significant decreases in indicative quotes in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Partnership’s loans payable of Consolidated Funds are discount rates, default rates, recovery rates and indicative quotes. Significant increases in discount rates or default rates in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement, while a significant increase in recovery rates and indicative quotes in isolation would result in a significantly higher fair value.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Partnership’s loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE are discount to expected payment and discount rate. A significant increase in either of these inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Partnership’s derivative instruments of Consolidated Funds include indicative quotes. Significant decreases in indicative quotes in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Partnership’s contingent consideration are an assumed percentage of total potential contingent payments and discount rate. A significant decrease in the assumed percentage of total potential contingent payments or increase in discount rate in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement.

4. Accrued Performance Fees

The components of accrued performance fees are as follows:



	As of
	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Corporate Private Equity	$	2,034.4	$	2,096.9
Global Market Strategies	63.1		78.3
Real Assets	415.6		313.6
Investment Solutions	548.0		499.8
Total	$	3,061.1	$	2,988.6

Approximately 42% of accrued performance fees at March 31, 2016 are related to Carlyle Partners V, L.P. and Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P., two of the Partnership’s Corporate Private Equity funds.

Approximately 54% of accrued performance fees at December 31, 2015 are related to Carlyle Partners V, L.P., Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P., and Carlyle Asia Partners III, L.P., three of the Partnership’s Corporate Private Equity funds.

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Accrued performance fees are shown gross of the Partnership’s accrued performance fee-related compensation (see Note 9), and accrued giveback obligations, which are separately presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The components of the accrued giveback obligations are as follows:



	As of
	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Corporate Private Equity	$	(48.7	)	$	(36.6	)
Real Assets	(217.8		)	(215.4		)
Total	$	(266.5	)	$	(252.0	)

Performance Fees

The performance fees included in revenues are derived from the following segments:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Corporate Private Equity	$	27.5	$	513.3
Global Market Strategies	1.6		18.7
Real Assets	102.2		(8.5		)
Investment Solutions	13.9		49.5
Total	$	145.2	$	573.0

Approximately 92%, or $133.1 million, of performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are related to Carlyle Partners V, L.P. and Carlyle Asia Partners III, L.P., two of the Partnership's Corporate Private Equity funds, and Carlyle Realty Partners V, L.P., Carlyle Realty Partners VI, L.P., and Carlyle Realty Partners VII, L.P., three of the Partnership's Real Assets funds. Total revenues recognized from Carlyle Partners V, L.P., Carlyle Asia Partners III, L.P., Carlyle Realty Partners V, L.P., Carlyle Realty Partners VI, L.P., and Carlyle Realty Partners VII, L.P. were $73.5 million, $(15.3) million, $51.9 million, $19.6 million, and $36.3 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Approximately 58%, or $333.7 million, of performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were related to Carlyle Partners IV, L.P., Carlyle Partners V, L.P., Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P., three of the Partnership’s Corporate Private Equity funds, and Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund III, L.P., one of the Partnership's Real Assets funds. Total revenues recognized from Carlyle Partners IV, L.P., Carlyle Partners V, L.P., Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P. were $83.8 million, $175.6 million, and $173.7 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2015. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 total revenue from Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund III, L.P. was $(64.8) million.

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

5. Investments

Investments consist of the following:



	As of
	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Equity method investments, excluding accrued performance fees	$	887.1	$	876.6
Investments in CLOs and other ⁽¹⁾	124.2		9.3
Total investments	$	1,011.3	$	885.9

(1) As a result of the adoption of ASU 2015-2 and the deconsolidation of certain CLOs on January 1, 2016, investments that the Partnership held in those CLOs are no longer eliminated in consolidation and are now included in investments in CLOs and other above.

Strategic Investment in NGP

On December 20, 2012, the Partnership entered into separate purchase agreements with ECM Capital, L.P. and Barclays Natural Resource Investments, a division of Barclays Bank PLC (“BNRI”), pursuant to which the Partnership agreed to invest in NGP Management Company, L.L.C. (“NGP Management” and, together with its affiliates, “NGP”). NGP is an Irving, Texas-based energy investor.

The Partnership’s equity interests in NGP Management entitle the Partnership to an allocation of income equal to 55.0% of the management fee-related revenues of the NGP entities that serve as the advisors to certain private equity funds, and future interests in the general partners of certain future carry funds advised by NGP that entitle the Partnership to an allocation of income equal to 47.5% of the carried interest received by such fund general partners. For periods prior to 2015, the Partnership’s allocation of income related to management fee-related revenues of NGP was 47.5%. This increase in the allocation of income did not result in a change in accounting for the investment as an equity method investment. The Partnership has an option, exercisable by the Partnership in approximately 9 years, to purchase from ECM Capital, L.P. and its affiliates, for a formulaic purchase price in cash based upon a measure of the earnings of NGP, the remaining equity interests in NGP Management.

In July 2014, the Partnership exercised another option granted in 2012 to acquire from BNRI its interests in the general partner of the NGP Natural Resources X, L.P. fund (“NGP X”), which entitles the Partnership to an allocation of income equal to 40% of the carried interest received by the fund’s general partner. The Partnership additionally acquired certain general partner investments in the NGP X fund. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there was no carrying value of the Partnership’s investment in the NGP X general partner attributable to the carried interest allocation. The carrying value of the Partnership’s general partner investments in the NGP X fund not attributable to the carried interest allocation was $16.1 million as of March 31, 2016 and $18.7 million as of December 31, 2015.

In consideration for these interests and option, the Partnership paid an aggregate of $504.6 million in cash to ECM Capital, L.P. and BNRI, and issued 996,572 Carlyle Holdings partnership units to ECM Capital, L.P. that vest ratably over a period of five years. The transaction also includes contingent consideration payable to ECM Capital, L.P. of up to $45.0 million in cash, 597,944 Carlyle Holdings partnership units that were issued at closing but vest upon the achievement of performance conditions, and contingently issuable Carlyle Holdings partnership units with a value up to $15.0 million that will be issued if the performance conditions are met. The contingent consideration is payable in 2018, depending on NGP’s achievement of certain business performance goals. Additionally, the transaction included contingent consideration payable to BNRI of $183.0 million, which was paid in January 2016 with $63.0 million in cash and $120.0 million by a six year promissory note issued by the Partnership. The promissory note will accrue interest at the three month LIBOR plus 2.5% and mature on January 1, 2022 (see Note 7).

The Partnership also has a senior advisor consulting agreement with the chairman of NGP and granted in 2012 deferred restricted common units to a group of NGP personnel who are providing the Partnership with consulting services.

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The Partnership accounts for its investment in NGP Management under the equity method of accounting. The Partnership recorded its investment in NGP Management initially at cost, excluding any elements in the transaction that were deemed to be compensatory arrangements to NGP personnel. The Carlyle Holdings partnership units issued in the transaction, the contingently issuable Carlyle Holdings partnership units, and the deferred restricted common units were deemed to be compensatory arrangements; these elements are recognized as an expense under applicable U.S. GAAP.

The Partnership records investment income (loss) for its equity income allocation from NGP management fees and performance fees, and also records its share of any allocated expenses from NGP Management, expenses associated with the compensatory elements of the transaction, and the amortization of the basis differences related to the definitive-lived identifiable intangible assets of NGP Management. The net investment earnings (loss) recognized in the Partnership’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Management fees	$	20.7		$	14.3
Performance fees	—			(14.5		)
Investment loss	(1.5		)	(0.2		)
Expenses and amortization of basis differences	(17.4		)	(18.1		)
Net investment income (loss)	$	1.8		$	(18.5	)

The difference between the Partnership’s carrying value of its investment and its share of the underlying net assets of the investee was $71.2 million and $85.0 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively; these differences are amortized over a period of 10 years from the initial investment date.

Equity-Method Investments

The Partnership’s equity method investments include its fund investments in Corporate Private Equity, Global Market Strategies, Real Assets, and Investment Solutions, typically as general partner interests, and its strategic investment in NGP Management (included within Real Assets), which are not consolidated. Investments are related to the following segments:



	As of
	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Corporate Private Equity	$	254.1	$	254.5
Global Market Strategies	24.4		26.7
Real Assets	586.7		592.7
Investment Solutions	21.9		2.7
Total	$	887.1	$	876.6

The Partnership evaluates each of its equity method investments to determine if disclosure of summarized income statement information is required under Article 10 of Regulation S-X. As of March 31, 2016 and for the three months then ended, no individual equity method investment held by the Partnership met the threshold for disclosure of summarized income statement information.

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Investment Income (Loss)

The components of investment income (loss) are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Income (loss) from equity investments	$	(6.4	)	$	9.4
Loss from investments in CLOs	(3.5		)	(2.6		)
Other investment income	0.3			—
Total	$	(9.6	)	$	6.8

Carlyle’s income (loss) from its equity-method investments is included in investment income (loss) in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and consists of:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Corporate Private Equity	$	(2.3	)	$	23.8
Global Market Strategies	(4.9		)	0.7
Real Assets	1.8			(15.7		)
Investment Solutions	(1.0		)	0.6
Total	$	(6.4	)	$	9.4

Investments in CLOs and Other Investments

Investments in CLOs and other investments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 primarily consisted of $124.2 million and $9.3 million, respectively, of investments in CLO senior and subordinated notes, derivative instruments, and corporate mezzanine securities and bonds.

Investments of Consolidated Funds

The Partnership consolidates the financial position and results of operations of certain CLOs in which the Partnership is the primary beneficiary. As of March 31, 2016, the total assets of these CLOs included in the Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements were approximately $2.7 billion.

There were no individual investments with a fair value greater than five percent of the Partnership’s total assets for any period presented.

Interest and Other Income of Consolidated Funds

The components of interest and other income of Consolidated Funds are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Interest income from investments	$	27.7	$	208.4
Other income	1.2		17.9
Total	$	28.9	$	226.3

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Net Investment Gains (Losses) of Consolidated Funds

Net investment gains (losses) of Consolidated Funds include net realized gains (losses) from sales of investments and unrealized gains (losses) resulting from changes in fair value of the Consolidated Funds’ investments. The components of net investment gains (losses) of Consolidated Funds are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Gains (losses) from investments of Consolidated Funds	$	(67.8	)	$	560.5
Gains (losses) from liabilities of CLOs	59.4			(55.5		)
Gains on other assets of CLOs	—			0.5
Total	$	(8.4	)	$	505.5

The following table presents realized and unrealized gains (losses) earned from investments of the Consolidated Funds:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Realized gains (losses)	$	(6.2	)	$	224.6
Net change in unrealized gains (losses)	(61.6		)	335.9
Total	$	(67.8	)	$	560.5

6. Intangible Assets and Goodwill

The following table summarizes the carrying amount of intangible assets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:



	As of
	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Acquired contractual rights	$	833.5		$	830.4
Acquired trademarks	6.6			6.6
Accumulated amortization	(751.7		)	(739.6		)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	88.4			97.4
Goodwill	38.7			38.3
Intangible assets, net	$	127.1		$	135.7

The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment as of March 31, 2016. There was no goodwill associated with the Partnership’s Corporate Private Equity and Real Assets segments.



	Global Market Strategies		Investment Solutions		Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	28.0	$	10.3	$	38.3
Foreign currency translation	—		0.4		0.4
Balance as of March 31, 2016	$	28.0	$	10.7	$	38.7

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

As discussed in Note 2, the Partnership reviews its intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Partnership evaluated for indicators of impairment certain definite-lived intangible assets associated with acquired contractual rights for fee income. The intangible assets are included in the Global Market Strategies segment. The Partnership recorded an impairment loss of $11.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015 to reduce the carrying value of the intangible assets to their estimated fair value. No impairment loss was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

The fair value determination was based on a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model. The fair value measurement was based on significant inputs not observable in the market (primarily discount rates ranging from 10% to 20%) and thus represented Level III measurements as defined in the accounting guidance for fair value measurements. The impairment loss was included in general, administrative and other expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

Intangible asset amortization expense, excluding impairment losses, was $10.4 million and $22.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and is included in general, administrative, and other expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following table summarizes the expected amortization expense for April 1, 2016 through December 31, 2020 and thereafter (Dollars in millions):



2016	$	26.5
2017	31.9
2018	15.8
2019	5.7
2020	5.7
Thereafter	2.8
	$	88.4

7. Borrowings

The Partnership borrows and enters into credit agreements for its general operating and investment purposes. The Partnership’s debt obligations consist of the following (Dollars in millions):



	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Borrowing Outstanding		Carrying Value		Borrowing Outstanding		Carrying Value
Senior Credit Facility Term Loan Due 5/05/2020	$	25.0	$	24.7	$	25.0	$	24.6
CLO Term Loan ⁽¹⁾	14.3		14.3		13.7		13.7
3.875% Senior Notes Due 2/01/2023	500.0		496.8		500.0		496.7
5.625% Senior Notes Due 3/30/2043	600.0		600.8		600.0		600.7
Promissory Note Due 1/01/2022	120.0		120.0		—		—
Total debt obligations	$	1,259.3	$	1,256.6	$	1,138.7	$	1,135.7


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

Senior Credit Facility

As of March 31, 2016, the senior credit facility included $25.0 million in a term loan and $750.0 million in a revolving credit facility. As of March 31, 2016, the term loan and revolving credit facility were scheduled to mature on May 5, 2020. Principal amounts outstanding under the term loan and revolving credit facility accrue interest, at the option of the borrowers, either (a) at an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin not to exceed 0.75%, or (b) at LIBOR plus an applicable margin not to exceed 1.75% (at March 31, 2016, the interest rate was 1.57%). There was no amount outstanding under the revolving credit

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

facility at March 31, 2016. Interest expense under the senior credit facility was not significant for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The fair value of the outstanding balances of the term loan and revolving credit facility at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 approximated par value based on current market rates for similar debt instruments and are classified as Level III within the fair value hierarchy.

On May 5, 2015, the Partnership entered into Amendment No. 2 to the senior credit facility, which: (i) extended the maturity date of the term loan and revolving credit facility from August 9, 2018 to May 5, 2020, (ii) revised the management fee earning assets covenant to remove the step up requirement to add a percentage of future acquired AUM to set the minimum management fee earning assets amount, (iii) changed the definition of Indebtedness to provide for a deduction of unrestricted cash, and (iv) reduced the corporate ratings-based pricing grid. The costs related to the amendment to the senior credit facility were not material.

CLO Term Loan

On October 3, 2013, the Partnership borrowed €12.6 million ($14.3 million at March 31, 2016) under a term loan and security agreement with a financial institution. Proceeds from the borrowing were used to fund the Partnership’s investment in a CLO. Interest on the term loan accrues at EURIBOR plus 1.75% (1.75% at March 31, 2016). The Partnership may prepay the facility in whole or in part at any time without penalty. The facility is scheduled to mature on the earlier of 5 years after closing or the date that the CLO is dissolved. The facility is secured by the Partnership’s investment in the CLO. Interest expense on the term loan was not significant for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The fair value of the outstanding balance of the term loan at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 approximated par value based on current market rates for similar debt instruments and is classified as Level III within the fair value hierarchy.

3.875% Senior Notes

In January 2013, an indirect finance subsidiary of the Partnership issued $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.875% senior notes due February 1, 2023 at 99.966% of par. Interest is payable semi-annually on February 1 and August 1, beginning August 1, 2013. This subsidiary may redeem the senior notes in whole at any time or in part from time to time at a price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed and the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on any notes being redeemed discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at the Treasury rate plus 30 basis points plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amounts being redeemed to the redemption date.

Interest expense on the notes was $5.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the fair value of the notes, including accrued interest, was approximately $519.9 million and $515.2 million, respectively, based on indicative quotes. The notes are classified as Level II within the fair value hierarchy.

5.625% Senior Notes

In March 2013, an indirect finance subsidiary of the Partnership issued $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.625% senior notes due March 30, 2043 at 99.583% of par. Interest is payable semi-annually on March 30 and September 30, beginning September 30, 2013. This subsidiary may redeem the senior notes in whole at any time or in part from time to time at a price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed and the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on any notes being redeemed discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at the Treasury rate plus 40 basis points plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amounts being redeemed to the redemption date.

In March 2014, an indirect finance subsidiary of the Partnership issued $200.0 million of 5.625% Senior Notes due March 30, 2043 at 104.315% of par. These notes were issued as additional 5.625% Senior Notes and will be treated as a single class with the already outstanding $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of these senior notes.

Interest expense on the notes was $8.4 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the fair value of the notes, including accrued interest, was approximately $653.6 million and $646.6 million, respectively, based on indicative quotes. The notes are classified as Level II within the fair value hierarchy.

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Promissory Note

On January 1, 2016, the Partnership issued a $120.0 million promissory note to BNRI as a result of a contingent consideration arrangement entered into in 2012 between the Partnership and BNRI as part of the Partnership's strategic investment in NGP (see Note 5). Interest on the promissory note accrues at the three month LIBOR plus 2.50% (3.1% at March 31, 2016). The Partnership may prepay the promissory note in whole or in part at any time without penalty. The promissory note is scheduled to mature on January 1, 2022. Interest expense on the promissory note was not significant for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The fair value of the outstanding balance of the promissory note at March 31, 2016 approximated par value based on current market rates for similar debt instruments and is classified as Level III within the fair value hierarchy.

Debt Covenants

The Partnership is subject to various financial covenants under its loan agreements including, among other items, maintenance of a minimum amount of management fee-earning assets. The Partnership is also subject to various non-financial covenants under its loan agreements and the indentures governing its senior notes. The Partnership was in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants under its various loan agreements as of March 31, 2016.

The consolidated real estate VIE was not in compliance with the debt covenants related to substantially all of its loans payable as of March 31, 2016 (see Note 16); such violations do not cause a default or event of default under the Partnership’s senior credit facility, CLO term loan, senior notes, or the loans payable of Consolidated Funds.

Loans Payable of Consolidated Funds

Loans payable of Consolidated Funds represent amounts due to holders of debt securities issued by the CLOs. Several of the CLOs issued preferred shares representing the most subordinated interest, however these tranches are mandatorily redeemable upon the maturity dates of the senior secured loans payable, and as a result have been classified as liabilities and are included in loans payable of Consolidated Funds in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the following borrowings were outstanding, which includes preferred shares classified as liabilities (Dollars in millions):



	As of March 31, 2016
	Borrowing Outstanding		Fair Value		Weighted Average Interest Rate			Weighted Average Remaining Maturity in Years
Senior secured notes	$	2,440.3	$	2,360.0	2.24	%		9.51
Subordinated notes, preferred shares and other	51.4		99.0		N/A		(a)	8.79
Total	$	2,491.7	$	2,459.0



	As of December 31, 2015
	Borrowing Outstanding		Fair Value		Weighted Average Interest Rate			Weighted Average Remaining Maturity in Years
Senior secured notes	$	16,301.0	$	15,915.5	1.98	%		9.54
Subordinated notes, preferred shares and other	993.0		1,112.4		N/A		(a)	8.64
Combination notes	20.0		18.8		N/A		(b)	7.43
Total	$	17,314.0	$	17,046.7

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(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.

Loans payable of the CLOs are collateralized by the assets held by the CLOs and the assets of one CLO may not be used to satisfy the liabilities of another. This collateral consisted of cash and cash equivalents, corporate loans, corporate bonds and other securities. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the fair value of the CLO assets was $2.8 billion and $18.6 billion, respectively.

8. Contingent Consideration

The Partnership has contingent consideration obligations related to its business acquisitions and strategic investments. The changes in the contingent consideration liabilities are as follows:



	Rollforward For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Amounts payable to the sellers who are Carlyle professionals
	Performance-based contingent cash consideration		Employment-based contingent consideration			Contingent cash and other consideration payable to non- Carlyle personnel				Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Balance, beginning of period	$	8.7	$	80.4		$	221.5			$	310.6
Change in carrying value	0.3		(17.6		)	6.0				(11.3		)
Payments	—		(12.6		)	(63.3		)	(a)	(75.9		)
Conversion to note payable	—		—			(120.0		)	(a)	(120.0		)
Balance, end of period	$	9.0	$	50.2		$	44.2			$	103.4

	Rollforward For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Amounts payable to the sellers who are Carlyle professionals									Total
	Performance-based contingent cash consideration		Employment-based contingent consideration			Contingent cash and other consideration payable to non- Carlyle personnel				Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Balance, beginning of period	$	26.8	$	156.8		$	201.0			$	384.6
Change in carrying value	0.7		(9.5		)	25.6			(a)	16.8
Payments	—		(3.3		)	(0.5		)		(3.8		)
Issuance of equity	—		(2.2		)	—				(2.2		)
Balance, end of period	$	27.5	$	141.8		$	226.1			$	395.4

(a) Refer to Note 5 for information on the contingent consideration payable to BNRI from the strategic investment in NGP.

The fair value of the performance-based contingent cash consideration payable to the sellers who are Carlyle professionals has been recorded in due to affiliates in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. These payments are not contingent upon the Carlyle professional being employed by Carlyle at the time that the performance conditions are met. Changes in the fair value of these amounts are recorded in other non-operating expense (income) in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The portion of the contingent consideration payment attributable to the initial amount recorded as part of the consideration transferred is classified as cash flows from financing activities. The portion of the contingent consideration payment that is attributable to the subsequent changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration is classified as cash flows from operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

The amount of employment-based contingent cash consideration payable to the sellers who are Carlyle professionals has been recorded as accrued compensation and benefits in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the value of these amounts are recorded as compensation expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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The fair value of contingent consideration payable to non-Carlyle personnel is included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, or due to affiliates for amounts payable to NGP, in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value of this contingent consideration are recorded in other non-operating expense (income), or investment income in the case of amounts payable to NGP, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The fair values of the performance-based contingent cash consideration for business acquisitions were based on probability-weighted discounted cash flow models. These fair value measurements are based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represent Level III measurements as defined in the accounting guidance for fair value measurement. Refer to Note 3 for additional disclosures related to the fair value of these instruments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Based on the terms of the underlying contracts, the maximum amounts that could be paid from contingent cash obligations associated with business acquisitions and the strategic investment in NGP Management as of March 31, 2016 is $393.6 million versus the liabilities recognized on the balance sheet of $103.4 million. Based on the historical and projected performance of the Partnership's acquisitions, the Partnership believes that approximately $230.7 million of the maximum amounts of the contingent cash obligations are unlikely to be paid.

Some of the employment-based contingent cash consideration agreements do not contain provisions limiting the amount that could be paid by the Partnership. For purposes of the estimate above, the Partnership has used its current estimate of the amount to be paid upon the determination dates for such payments. In the consolidated financial statements, the Partnership records the performance-based contingent cash consideration from business acquisitions at fair value at each reporting period. For the employment-based contingent cash consideration, the Partnership accrues the compensation liability over the implied service period.

9. Accrued Compensation and Benefits

Accrued compensation and benefits consist of the following:



	As of
	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Accrued performance fee-related compensation	$	1,546.0	$	1,511.9
Accrued bonuses	100.6		211.9
Employment-based contingent cash consideration	50.2		80.4
Other	133.9		149.0
Total	$	1,830.7	$	1,953.2

10. Commitments and Contingencies

Capital Commitments

The Partnership and its unconsolidated affiliates have unfunded commitments to entities within the following segments as of March 31, 2016 (Dollars in millions):



	Unfunded Commitments
Corporate Private Equity	$	1,735.9
Global Market Strategies	341.7
Real Assets	687.8
Investment Solutions	98.9
Total	$	2,864.3

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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. In addition to these unfunded commitments, the Partnership may from time to time exercise its right to purchase additional interests in its investment funds that become available in the ordinary course of their operations.

Guaranteed Loans

On August 4, 2001, the Partnership entered into an agreement with a financial institution pursuant to which the Partnership is the guarantor on a credit facility for eligible employees investing in Carlyle sponsored funds. This credit facility renews on an annual basis, allowing for annual incremental borrowings up to an aggregate of $11.3 million, and accrues interest at the lower of the prime rate, as defined, or three-month LIBOR plus 3%, reset quarterly (3.61% weighted-average rate at March 31, 2016). As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximately $9.3 million and $9.4 million, respectively, were outstanding under the credit facility and payable by the employees. The amount funded by the Partnership under this guarantee as of March 31, 2016 was not material. The Partnership believes the likelihood of any material funding under this guarantee to be remote. The fair value of this guarantee is not significant to the consolidated financial statements.

Contingent Obligations (Giveback)

A liability for potential repayment of previously received performance fees of $266.5 million at March 31, 2016, is shown as accrued giveback obligations in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, representing the giveback obligation that would need to be paid if the funds were liquidated at their current fair values at March 31, 2016. However, the ultimate giveback obligation, if any, does not become realized until the end of a fund’s life (see Note 2). The Partnership has recorded $29.8 million and $23.8 million of unbilled receivables from former and current employees and senior Carlyle professionals as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, related to giveback obligations, which are included in due from affiliates and other receivables, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The receivables are collateralized by investments made by individual senior Carlyle professionals and employees in Carlyle-sponsored funds. In addition, $371.6 million and $367.2 million have been withheld from distributions of carried interest to senior Carlyle professionals and employees for potential giveback obligations as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Such amounts are held by entities not included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Current and former senior Carlyle professionals and employees are personally responsible for their giveback obligations. As of March 31, 2016, approximately $184.0 million of the Partnership's accrued giveback obligation is the responsibility of various current and former senior Carlyle professionals and other limited partners of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships, and the net accrued giveback obligation attributable to Carlyle Holdings is $82.5 million.

If, at March 31, 2016, all of the investments held by the Partnership’s Funds were deemed worthless, a possibility that management views as remote, the amount of realized and distributed carried interest subject to potential giveback would be $2.0 billion, on an after-tax basis where applicable.

Leases

The Partnership leases office space in various countries around the world and maintains its headquarters in Washington, D.C., where it leases its primary office space under a non-cancelable lease agreement expiring on July 31, 2026. Office leases in other locations expire in various years from 2016 through 2032. These leases are accounted for as operating leases. Rent expense was approximately $13.6 million and $14.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and is included in general, administrative and other expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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The future minimum commitments for the leases are as follows (Dollars in millions):



2016	$	41.4
2017	52.3
2018	48.0
2019	41.6
2020	39.7
Thereafter	293.0
	$	516.0

The Partnership records contractual escalating minimum lease payments on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Deferred rent payable under the leases was $59.8 million and $59.7 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, and is included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Legal Matters

In the ordinary course of business, the Partnership is a party to litigation, investigations, inquiries, employment-related matters, disputes and other potential claims. Certain of these matters are described below. The Partnership is not currently able to estimate the reasonably possible amount of loss or range of loss, in excess of amounts accrued, for the matters that have not been resolved. The Partnership does not believe it is probable that the outcome of any existing litigation, investigations, disputes or other potential claims will materially affect the Partnership or these financial statements in excess of amounts accrued. The Partnership believes that the matters described below are without merit and intends to vigorously contest all such allegations for the matters that have not been resolved.

Along with many other companies and individuals in the financial sector, the Partnership and Carlyle Mezzanine Partners, L.P. (“CMP”) are named as defendants in Foy v. Austin Capital, a case filed in June 2009, pending in the State of New Mexico’s First Judicial District Court, County of Santa Fe, which purports to be a qui tam suit on behalf of the State of New Mexico under the state Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (“FATA”). The suit alleges that investment decisions by New Mexico public investment funds were improperly influenced by campaign contributions and payments to politically connected placement agents. The plaintiffs seek, among other things, actual damages for lost income, rescission of the investment transactions described in the complaint and disgorgement of all fees received. In May 2011, the Attorney General of New Mexico moved to dismiss certain defendants including the Partnership and CMP on the grounds that separate civil litigation by the Attorney General is a more effective means to seek recovery for the State from these defendants. The Attorney General has brought two civil actions against certain of those defendants, not including the Partnership defendants. The Attorney General has stated that its investigation is continuing and it may bring additional civil actions. Foy v. Austin Capital was stayed while the plaintiff pursued an interlocutory appeal on the question of whether FATA could be applied retroactively to events that occurred prior to its effective date. In June 2015, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that FATA could be applied retroactively in certain circumstances, and activity related to the suit resumed in the fall of 2015. A new judge was appointed to hear the case and the Attorney General moved to dismiss the entire litigation so that the Attorney General can pursue its own recovery from the defendants in the action. A hearing on that motion to dismiss was held in April 2016.

Carlyle Capital Corporation Limited (“CCC”) was a fund sponsored by Carlyle that invested in AAA-rated residential mortgage backed securities on a highly leveraged basis. In March of 2008, amidst turmoil throughout the mortgage markets and money markets, CCC filed for insolvency protection in Guernsey. The Guernsey liquidators who took control of CCC in March 2008 filed a suit on July 7, 2010 against the Partnership, certain of its affiliates and the former directors of CCC in the Royal Court of Guernsey seeking $1.0 billion in damages in a case styled Carlyle Capital Corporation Limited v. Conway et al. The Guernsey liquidators allege that the Partnership and the CCC board of directors were negligent, grossly negligent or willfully mismanaged the CCC investment program and breached certain fiduciary duties allegedly owed to CCC and its shareholders. The liquidators further allege (among other things) that the directors and the Partnership put the interests of the Partnership ahead of the interests of CCC and its shareholders and gave priority to preserving and enhancing the Partnership’s reputation and its “brand” over the best interests of CCC. On July 24, 2013, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, which contained further detail in support of the existing claims but no new defendants or claims. On December 20, 2013, defendants filed a defense to the amended complaint and on June 30, 2014 plaintiffs filed their reply. In September 2015, the liquidators

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served expert reports. Expert witness reports for defendants were served during the first week of February 2016. Trial is scheduled for June 2016.

The Partnership currently is and expects to continue to be, from time to time, subject to examinations, formal and informal inquiries and investigations by various U.S. and non-U.S. governmental and regulatory agencies, including but not limited to, the SEC, Department of Justice, state attorneys general, FINRA and the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. The Partnership routinely cooperates with such examinations, inquiries and investigations, and they may result in the commencement of civil, criminal, or administrative or other proceedings against the Partnership or its personnel. Recently, the SEC has informally requested information about the Partnership's historical practices relating to the acceleration of monitoring fees received from the Partnership's portfolio companies. In addition, the SEC has requested information regarding the Partnership's relationship with a third-party investment adviser to a registered investment company that has invested in various investment funds sponsored by the Partnership. Finally, the SEC has initiated an investigation regarding a complaint allegedly made by a former employee who has filed a claim against the Partnership in Federal District Court in Connecticut for wrongful termination of his employment. We are cooperating fully with the SEC's inquiries.

It is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of all pending investigations and legal proceedings and employment-related matters, and some of the matters discussed above involve claims for potentially large and/or indeterminate amounts of damages. Based on information known by management, management does not believe that as of the date of this filing the final resolutions of the matters above will have a material effect upon the Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements. However, given the potentially large and/or indeterminate amounts of damages sought in certain of these matters and the inherent unpredictability of investigations and litigations, it is possible that an adverse outcome in certain matters could, from time to time, have a material effect on the Partnership's financial results in any particular period.

The Partnership accrues an estimated loss contingency liability when it is probable that such a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. As of March 31, 2016, the Partnership has estimated liabilities aggregating to $62 million for litigation-related contingencies, regulatory examinations and inquiries, and other matters. The Partnership evaluates its outstanding legal and regulatory proceedings and other matters each quarter to assess its loss contingency accruals, and makes adjustments in such accruals, upwards or downward, as appropriate, based on management's best judgment after consultation with counsel. There is no assurance that the Partnership's accruals for loss contingencies will not need to be adjusted in the future or that, in light of the uncertainties involved in such matters, the ultimate resolution of these matters will not significantly exceed the accruals that the Partnership has recorded.

Other Contingencies

From 2007 to 2009, a Luxembourg subsidiary of CEREP I, a real estate fund, received proceeds from the sale of real estate located in Paris, France. Based on a provision in the Luxembourg-France tax treaty, it did not report or pay tax in France on gain from the sale. The French tax authorities asserted that CEREP I was ineligible to claim exemptions from French tax under the tax treaty, and issued a tax assessment seeking to collect taxes, interest and penalties.

On April 15, 2015, the French tax court issued an opinion in this matter that was adverse to CEREP I, holding the Luxembourg property company liable for approximately €105 million (including penalties and interest accrued since the beginning of the tax dispute). The Partnership disagreed with the outcome and filed a petition of appeal on July 3, 2015. In 2015, in satisfaction of the obligation to the French government, CEREP I paid approximately €30 million of the tax obligations and the Partnership paid approximately €75 million in its capacity as a guarantor. CEREP I has approximately €1 million in net assets as of March 31, 2016. Additionally, the French Ministry of Justice is continuing its investigation of the actions of the Luxembourg property company and its former directors, managers and representatives in claiming the tax treaty exemptions.

The Partnership was required to provide a financial guarantee to the French government in July 2012 for the amount of French tax assessed against CEREP I. CEREP I recognized a loss of approximately $34 million which was included in net investment gains/losses of Consolidated Funds for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and this amount reduced net income attributable to Carlyle Holdings in the Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements for that period. In 2013 and 2014, the Partnership had previously recognized losses of approximately €42 million for the French tax matter, which were reflected in net investment gains/losses of Consolidated Funds and reduced net income attributable to Carlyle Holdings.

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Restructuring

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Partnership decided to restructure its Investment Solutions segment to focus on private market secondaries, primary investments, co-investment and managed account activities and, given the challenging market environment, discontinue its fund of hedge funds and liquid alternative initiatives at Diversified Global Asset Management Corporation (“DGAM”). As a result, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Partnership incurred $7.7 million of employee separation and other contract termination expenses, of which $3.3 million was paid. The Partnership estimates that it will incur an additional $3.3 million of wind down expenses. The majority of these expenses relate to employee separation.

Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, the Partnership and its subsidiaries enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and provide general indemnifications. The Partnership’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Partnership that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Partnership believes the risk of material loss to be remote.

Risks and Uncertainties

Carlyle’s funds seek investment opportunities that offer the possibility of attaining substantial capital appreciation. Certain events particular to each industry in which the underlying investees conduct their operations, as well as general economic conditions, may have a significant negative impact on the Partnership’s investments and profitability. Such events are beyond the Partnership’s control, and the likelihood that they may occur and the effect on the Partnership cannot be predicted.

Furthermore, certain of the funds’ investments are made in private companies and there are generally no public markets for the underlying securities at the current time. The funds’ ability to liquidate their publicly-traded investments are often subject to limitations, including discounts that may be required to be taken on quoted prices due to the number of shares being sold. The funds’ ability to liquidate their investments and realize value is subject to significant limitations and uncertainties, including among others currency fluctuations and natural disasters.

The funds make investments outside of the United States. Investments outside the United States may be subject to less developed bankruptcy, 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 the Partnership or an unrelated fund or portfolio company). Non-U.S. investments are subject to the same risks associated with the Partnership’s U.S. investments as well as additional risks, such as fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, heightened risk of political and economic instability, difficulties in managing non-U.S. investments, potentially adverse tax consequences and the burden of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws.

Furthermore, Carlyle is exposed to economic risk concentrations related to certain large investments as well as concentrations of investments in certain industries and geographies.

Additionally, the Partnership encounters credit risk. Credit risk is the risk of default by a counterparty in the Partnership’s investments in debt securities, loans, leases and derivatives that result from a borrower’s, lessee’s or derivative counterparty’s inability or unwillingness to make required or expected payments.

The Partnership considers cash, cash equivalents, securities, receivables, equity-method investments, accounts payable, accrued expenses, other liabilities, loans payable, senior notes, assets and liabilities of Consolidated Funds and contingent and other consideration for acquisitions to be its financial instruments. Except for the senior notes, the carrying amounts reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for these financial instruments equal or closely approximate their fair values. The fair value of the senior notes is disclosed in Note 7.

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11. Related Party Transactions

Due from Affiliates and Other Receivables, Net

The Partnership had the following due from affiliates and other receivables at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:



	As of
	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Unbilled receivable for giveback obligations from current and former employees	$	29.8	$	23.8
Notes receivable and accrued interest from affiliates	22.2		7.3
Other receivables from unconsolidated funds and affiliates, net	146.0		164.2
Total	$	198.0	$	195.3

Notes receivable represent loans that the Partnership has provided to certain unconsolidated funds to meet short-term obligations to purchase investments. Other receivables from certain of the unconsolidated funds and portfolio companies relate to management fees receivable from limited partners, advisory fees receivable and expenses paid on behalf of these entities. These costs represent costs related to the pursuit of actual or proposed investments, professional fees and expenses associated with the acquisition, holding and disposition of the investments. The affiliates are obligated at the discretion of the Partnership to reimburse the expenses. Based on management’s determination, the Partnership accrues and charges interest on amounts due from affiliate accounts at interest rates ranging up to 7.05% as of March 31, 2016. The accrued and charged interest to the affiliates was not significant for any period presented.

These receivables are assessed regularly for collectability and amounts determined to be uncollectible are charged directly to general, administrative and other expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. A corresponding allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded and such amounts were not significant for any period presented.

Due to Affiliates

The Partnership had the following due to affiliates balances at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:



	As of
	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Due to affiliates of Consolidated Funds	$	0.2	$	0.3
Due to non-consolidated affiliates	32.3		51.7
Performance-based contingent cash and equity consideration related to acquisitions	37.9		35.3
Amounts owed under the tax receivable agreement	138.0		141.7
Other	12.7		16.9
Total	$	221.1	$	245.9

The Partnership has recorded obligations for amounts due to certain of its affiliates. The Partnership periodically offsets expenses it has paid on behalf of its affiliates against these obligations. The amount owed under the tax receivable agreement is related primarily to the acquisition by the Partnership of Carlyle Holdings partnership units in June 2015 and March 2014, respectively, as well as the exchange in May 2012 by CalPERS of its Carlyle Holdings partnership units for Partnership common units.

Other Related Party Transactions

In the normal course of business, the Partnership has made use of aircraft owned by entities controlled by senior Carlyle professionals. The senior Carlyle professionals paid for their purchases of aircraft and bear all operating, personnel and maintenance costs associated with their operation for personal use. Payment by the Partnership for the business use of these

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aircraft by senior Carlyle professionals and other employees, which is made at market rates, totaled $1.1 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. These fees are included in general, administrative, and other expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Senior Carlyle professionals and employees are permitted to participate in co-investment entities that invest in Carlyle funds or alongside Carlyle funds. In many cases, participation is limited by law to individuals who qualify under applicable legal requirements. These co-investment entities generally do not require senior Carlyle professionals and employees to pay management or performance fees, however, Carlyle professionals and employees are required to pay their portion of partnership expenses.

Carried interest income from the funds can be distributed to senior Carlyle professionals and employees on a current basis, but is subject to repayment by the subsidiary of the Partnership that acts as general partner of the fund in the event that certain specified return thresholds are not ultimately achieved. The senior Carlyle professionals and certain other investment professionals have personally guaranteed, subject to certain limitations, the obligation of these subsidiaries in respect of this general partner obligation. Such guarantees are several and not joint and are limited to a particular individual’s distributions received.

The Partnership does business with some of its portfolio companies; all such arrangements are on a negotiated basis.

Substantially all revenue is earned from affiliates of Carlyle.

12. Income Taxes

The Partnership is generally 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. For income taxes on income earned for which the Partnership is responsible for the tax liability, the Partnership’s income tax expense was $7.4 million and $10.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

In the normal course of business, the Partnership is subject to examination by federal and certain state, local and foreign tax regulators. As of March 31, 2016, the Partnership’s U.S. federal income tax returns for the years 2012 through 2015 are open under the normal three-year statute of limitations and therefore subject to examination. State and local tax returns are generally subject to audit from 2011 to 2015. Foreign tax returns are generally subject to audit from 2008 to 2015. Certain of the Partnership’s affiliates are currently under audit by federal, state and foreign tax authorities.

The Partnership does not believe that the outcome of these audits will require it to record reserves for uncertain tax positions or that the outcome will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. The Partnership does not believe that it has any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months.

13. Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities

The components of the Partnership’s non-controlling interests in consolidated entities are as follows:



	As of
	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Non-Carlyle interests in Consolidated Funds	$	3.9		$	4,213.0
Non-Carlyle interests in majority-owned subsidiaries	377.4			394.3
Non-controlling interest in carried interest, giveback obligations and cash held for carried interest distributions	(119.3		)	(113.5		)
Non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	$	262.0		$	4,493.8

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The components of the Partnership’s non-controlling interests in income (loss) of consolidated entities are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Non-Carlyle interests in Consolidated Funds	$	1.2		$	449.9
Non-Carlyle interests in majority-owned subsidiaries	1.7			(0.8		)
Non-controlling interest in carried interest, giveback obligations and cash held for carried interest distributions	(5.3		)	(37.9		)
Net income (loss) attributable to other non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	(2.4		)	411.2
Net loss attributable to partners’ capital appropriated for CLOs	—			(48.6		)
Net income attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	0.1			76.5
Non-controlling interests in income (loss) of consolidated entities	$	(2.3	)	$	439.1

14. Earnings Per Common Unit

Basic and diluted net income per common unit are calculated as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016					Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Basic		Diluted			Basic			Diluted
Net income attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P.	$	8,400,000	$	8,400,000		$	39,500,000		$	39,500,000
Dilution of earnings due to participating securities with distribution rights	—		—			(427,000		)	(479,600		)
Incremental net loss from assumed exchange of Carlyle Holdings partnership units	—		(6,400,000		)	—			—
Net income attributable to common units	$	8,400,000	$	2,000,000		$	39,073,000		$	39,020,400
Weighted-average common units outstanding	80,885,060		299,949,767			67,684,674			72,347,771
Net income per common unit	$	0.10	$	0.01		$	0.58		$	0.54

The weighted-average common units outstanding, basic and diluted, are calculated as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016		Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Basic	Diluted	Basic	Diluted
The Carlyle Group L.P. weighted-average common units outstanding	80,885,060	80,885,060	67,684,674	67,684,674
Unvested deferred restricted common units	—	1,809,650	—	4,663,097
Weighted-average vested Carlyle Holdings Partnership units	—	216,955,323	—	—
Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership units	—	299,734	—	—
Weighted-average common units outstanding	80,885,060	299,949,767	67,684,674	72,347,771

The Carlyle Group L.P. weighted-average common units outstanding includes vested deferred restricted common units and common units associated with acquisitions that have been earned for which issuance of the related common units is deferred until future periods.

The Partnership applies the treasury stock method to determine the dilutive weighted-average common units represented by the unvested deferred restricted common units. Also included in the determination of dilutive weighted-average common units are contingently issuable Carlyle Holdings partnership units and common units associated with the Partnership's acquisitions. For purposes of determining the dilutive weighted-average common units, it is assumed that March 31, 2016 and

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2015 represent the end of the contingency period, the “if-converted” method is applied to any Carlyle Holdings partnership units issuable therefrom, and the treasury stock method is applied.

The Partnership applies the “if-converted” method to the vested Carlyle Holdings partnership units to determine the dilutive weighted-average common units outstanding. The Partnership applies the treasury stock method to the unvested Carlyle Holdings partnership units and the “if-converted” method on the resulting number of additional Carlyle Holdings partnership units to determine the dilutive weighted-average common units represented by the unvested Carlyle Holdings partnership units.

In computing the dilutive effect that the exchange of Carlyle Holdings partnership units would have on earnings per common unit, the Partnership considered that net income available to holders of common units would increase due to the elimination of non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings (including any tax impact). Based on these calculations, the 216,955,323 of vested Carlyle Holdings partnership units and 299,734 of unvested Carlyle Holdings partnership units for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were dilutive. As a result, a net loss of non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings was estimated with this assumed exchange of $6.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 has been included in net income attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P. for purposes of the dilutive earnings per common unit calculation. However, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, 227,127,601 of vested and unvested Carlyle Holdings partnership units were antidilutive, and therefore have been excluded.

On August 1, 2013, as part of acquiring the remaining 40% equity interests in AlpInvest, the Partnership issued 914,087 common units that are subject to vesting conditions. As of March 31, 2016, 38,911 common units remain unvested. The common units participate immediately in any Partnership distributions. Under ASC 260, these common units are considered participating securities and are required to be included in the computation of earnings per common unit pursuant to the two-class method.

15. Equity-Based Compensation

In May 2012, Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., the general partner of the Partnership, adopted The Carlyle Group L.P. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”). The Equity Incentive Plan is a source of equity-based awards permitting the Partnership to grant to Carlyle employees, directors of the Partnership’s general partner and consultants non-qualified options, unit appreciation rights, common units, restricted common units, deferred restricted common units, phantom restricted common units and other awards based on the Partnership’s common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units. The total number of the Partnership’s common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units which were initially available for grant under the Equity Incentive Plan was 30,450,000. The Equity Incentive Plan contains a provision which automatically increases the number of the Partnership’s common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units available for grant based on a pre-determined formula; this increase occurs annually on January 1. As of January 1, 2016, pursuant to the formula, the total number of the Partnership’s common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units available for grant under the Equity Incentive Plan was 32,402,830.

Unvested Partnership Common Units

On August 1, 2013, the Partnership acquired the remaining 40% equity interest in AlpInvest. As part of the transaction, the Partnership issued 914,087 common units to AlpInvest sellers who are employees of the Partnership that are subject to vesting conditions. In June 2015, 11,674 unvested common units were forfeited and canceled by the Partnership. At the same time, in accordance with the Carlyle Holdings partnership agreements, Carlyle Holdings canceled a corresponding number of Carlyle Holdings partnership units held by the Partnership.

These newly issued common units were unvested at grant and vest over a period of up to five years. The unvested common units are accounted for as equity-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). The grant-date fair value of the unvested common units is charged to equity-based compensation on a straight-line basis over the required service period. Additionally, the calculation of the expense assumes a forfeiture rate of up to 5%. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Partnership recorded $1.1 million and $2.9 million in equity-based compensation expense associated with these awards, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, the total unrecognized equity-based compensation expense related to unvested common units, considering estimated forfeitures, is $0.7 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average term of 1.2 years.

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Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership Units

Unvested Carlyle Holdings partnership units are held by senior Carlyle professionals and other individuals engaged in Carlyle’s business and generally vest ratably over a six-year period. The unvested Carlyle Holdings partnership units are accounted for as equity-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718. The grant-date fair value of the unvested Carlyle Holdings partnership units are charged to equity-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the required service period. Additionally, the calculation of the expense assumes a forfeiture rate of up to 2.5%. The Partnership recorded equity-based compensation expense associated with these awards of $42.5 million and $42.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. No tax benefits have been recorded related to the unvested Carlyle Holdings partnership units, as the vesting of these units does not result in a tax deduction to the corporate taxpayers.

In connection with the Partnership’s investment in NGP Management in December 2012, the Partnership issued 996,572 Carlyle Holdings partnership units to ECM Capital, L.P. which vest ratably over a period of five years. The Partnership also issued 597,944 Carlyle Holdings partnership units to ECM Capital, L.P. that were issued at closing but vest upon the achievement of performance conditions. The fair value of these units will be recognized as a reduction to the Partnership’s investment income in NGP Management over the relevant service or performance period, based on the fair value of the units on each reporting date and adjusted for the actual fair value of the units at each vesting date. For the Carlyle Holdings partnership units that vest based on the achievement of performance conditions, the Partnership uses the minimum number of partnership units within the range of potential values for measurement and recognition purposes.

As of March 31, 2016, the total unrecognized equity-based compensation expense related to unvested Carlyle Holdings partnership units, considering estimated forfeitures, is $397.5 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average term of 2.1 years.

Deferred Restricted Common Units

The deferred restricted common units are unvested when granted and vest ratably over a service period, which ranges up to six years. The grant-date fair value of the deferred restricted common units granted to Carlyle’s employees is charged to equity-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the required service period. Additionally, the calculation of the expense assumes a forfeiture rate that generally ranges from 2% to 7.5% and a per unit discount that generally ranges up to 40%, as these unvested awards do not participate in any Partnership distributions. During the first quarter of 2016, the Partnership revised its estimated forfeiture rates to a range of 2% to 7.5% from a previous range of 2% to 10%. The cumulative effect of the change in this estimate was not material. The Partnership recorded compensation expense of $31.7 million and $44.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, with $4.3 million and $4.1 million of corresponding deferred tax benefits, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, the total unrecognized equity-based compensation expense related to unvested deferred restricted common units, considering estimated forfeitures, is $315.4 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average term of 2.2 years.

Equity-based awards issued to non-employees are recognized as general, administrative and other expenses. The expense associated with the deferred restricted common units granted to NGP personnel by the Partnership are recognized as a reduction of the Partnership’s investment income in NGP Management. The grant-date fair value of deferred restricted common units granted to Carlyle’s non-employee directors is charged to expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The cost of services received in exchange for an equity-based award issued to consultants is measured at each vesting date. Equity-based awards that require the satisfaction of future service criteria are recognized over the relevant service period, adjusted for estimated forfeitures of awards not expected to vest, based on the fair value of the award on each reporting date and adjusted for the actual fair value of the award at each vesting date. The expense for equity-based awards issued to non-employees was not significant for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Phantom Deferred Restricted Common Units

The phantom deferred restricted common units are unvested when granted and vest ratably over a service period of three years. Upon vesting, the units will be settled in cash. As the phantom deferred restricted common units will be settled in cash, they are accounted for as liability awards. The fair value of the units is re-measured at each reporting period until settlement and charged to equity-based compensation expense over the vesting period. Additionally, the calculation of the expense assumes a forfeiture rate of 7.5%. During the first quarter of 2016, the Partnership revised its estimated forfeiture rate to 7.5% from 10%. The cumulative effect of the change in this estimate was not material. Equity-based compensation expense and related tax benefits associated with these awards were not material for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. Further, as of

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March 31, 2016, the total unrecognized equity-based compensation expense related to unvested phantom deferred restricted common units, considering estimated forfeitures, was not material and is expected to be recognized within the next year.

A summary of the status of the Partnership’s non-vested equity-based awards as of March 31, 2016 and a summary of changes for the three months ended March 31, 2016, are presented below:



	Carlyle Holdings			The Carlyle Group, L.P.
				Equity Settled Awards						Cash Settled Awards
Unvested Units	Partnership Units	Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value		Deferred Restricted Common Units	Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value		Unvested Common Units	Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value		Phantom Units	Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance, December 31, 2015	26,819,112	$	22.18	18,420,434	$	24.62	766,991	$	27.41	6,741	$	34.58
Granted	—	$	—	5,041,242	$	11.03	—	$	—	—	$	—
Vested	—	$	—	1,018,300	$	28.83	728,080	$	27.71	3,108	$	34.81
Forfeited	—	$	—	669,502	$	25.08	—	$	—	285	$	33.71
Balance, March 31, 2016	26,819,112	$	22.18	21,773,874	$	21.28	38,911	$	21.67	3,348	$	34.44

16. Consolidation of a Real Estate Development Company

The Partnership, indirectly through certain Carlyle real estate investment funds, has an investment in Urbplan Desenvolvimento Urbano S.A. (“Urbplan”), a Brazilian residential subdivision and land development company.

In late 2012, it was determined that Urbplan was facing serious liquidity problems and would require additional capital infusions to continue operations. The Partnership and certain of its senior Carlyle professionals provided capital to Urbplan through one of the Carlyle investment funds starting in 2013. The Partnership concluded that Urbplan was a VIE as of September 30, 2013 because Urbplan’s equity investment at risk was not sufficient to permit it to finance its activities without additional financial support. The Partnership also concluded that it was the primary beneficiary of Urbplan since the Partnership has the power to direct the activities of Urbplan that most significantly impact its economic performance and the Partnership’s investments in Urbplan will absorb losses incurred by Urbplan. As such, the Partnership began consolidating Urbplan into its consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2013. Due to the timing and availability of financial information from Urbplan, the Partnership consolidates the financial position and results of operations of Urbplan on a financial reporting lag of 90 days. The Partnership will disclose the effect of intervening events at Urbplan that materially affect the financial position or results of operations of the Partnership, if any.

The assets and liabilities of Urbplan are held in legal entities separate from the Partnership; the Partnership has not guaranteed or assumed any obligation for repayment of Urbplan’s liabilities nor are the assets of Urbplan available to meet the liquidity requirements of the Partnership. However, if Urbplan fails to complete its construction projects, customers, partners, government agencies or municipalities or other creditors in certain circumstances might seek to assert claims against the Partnership and its assets unrelated to Urbplan under certain consumer protection or other laws.

Urbplan is currently a party to various litigation, government investigations and proceedings, disputes and other potential claims. The Partnership does not believe it is probable that the outcome of any existing Urbplan litigation, disputes or other potential claims will materially affect the Partnership or these consolidated financial statements.

From 2013 through March 31, 2016, $336.4 million has been funded to Urbplan by the Partnership and its senior Carlyle professionals (including losses from related foreign currency forward contracts). The Partnership has funded $89.7 million of the $336.4 million and the remaining $246.7 million has been funded by senior Carlyle professionals indirectly through the Partnership. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, $14.9 million was funded to Urbplan, of which the Partnership funded $11.8 million and the senior Carlyle professionals funded $3.1 million indirectly through the Partnership.

While no contractual or other obligations exist to provide additional financial support to Urbplan, the Partnership may provide additional capital funding to Urbplan in the future. Urbplan will also continue to seek capital funding from unaffiliated parties and will seek to restructure existing debt obligations to reduce its cash requirements. Whether and to what extent the Partnership will continue to provide financial support will be based on the circumstances at the time including levels of third-

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party funding and the ability of the company to reach satisfactory agreements with its creditors. At this time, it is not expected that funding by the Partnership for the remainder of 2016 would exceed $25 million.

The assets and liabilities recognized in the Partnership’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 related to Urbplan were as follows:



	As of
	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Receivables and inventory of a consolidated real estate VIE:
Customer and other receivables	$	80.3	$	71.8
Inventory costs in excess of billings and advances	84.6		71.8
	$	164.9	$	143.6
Other assets of a consolidated real estate VIE:
Restricted investments	$	12.9	$	14.6
Fixed assets, net	0.2		0.8
Deferred tax assets	8.0		8.4
Other assets	19.6		23.8
	$	40.7	$	47.6
Loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE, at fair value (principal amount of $122.5 million and $125.6 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)	$	73.5	$	75.4
Other liabilities of a consolidated real estate VIE:
Accounts payable	$	12.0	$	14.5
Other liabilities	72.1		69.9
	$	84.1	$	84.4

The revenues and expenses recognized in the Partnership’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to Urbplan were as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016		Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Revenue of a consolidated real estate VIE
Land development services	$	19.1	$	54.8
Investment income	5.3		0.4
	$	24.4	$	55.2
Interest and other expenses of a consolidated real estate VIE:
Costs of products sold and services rendered	$	10.7	$	41.0
Interest expense	7.5		10.2
Change in fair value of loans payable	0.7		5.8
Compensation and benefits	1.7		2.6
G&A and other expenses	2.8		10.4
	$	23.4	$	70.0

The following is a summary of the significant classifications of assets and liabilities of Urbplan:

Customer and other receivables – This balance consists primarily of amounts owed for land development services using the completed contract method. Customer receivables accrue interest at rates ranging from 9% to 12% per year and are secured by the underlying real estate. Substantially all receivables are pledged as collateral for Urbplan’s borrowings. The carrying

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value of the receivables includes an appropriate allowance for estimated uncollectible accounts to reflect any loss anticipated on the balances. Urbplan calculates this allowance based on its history of write-offs, the level of past-due accounts based on the contractual terms of the receivables, and its relationships with, and the economic status of, Urbplan’s customers.

Inventory costs in excess of billings and advances – This balance consists primarily of capitalized land development cost, net of approximately $96.5 million and $104.5 million of customer advances received as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Urbplan records valuation adjustments on inventory when events and circumstances indicate that the inventory may be impaired and when the cash flows estimated to be generated by the real estate project are less than its carrying amount. Real estate projects that demonstrate potential impairment indicators are tested for impairment by Urbplan by comparing the expected undiscounted cash flows for the real estate project to its carrying value. For those real estate projects whose carrying values exceed the expected undiscounted cash flows, Urbplan estimates the fair value of the real estate projects. Impairment charges are recorded if the fair value of the inventory is less than its carrying value. The estimates used in the determination of the estimated fair value of the real estate projects were based on factors known to Urbplan at the time such estimates were made and the expectations of future operations and economic conditions. Should the estimates or expectations used in determining estimated fair value deteriorate in the future, Urbplan may be required to recognize additional impairment charges and write-offs related to real estate projects.

Loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE – This balance consists of Urbplan’s borrowings for its real estate development activities. The estimated fair value approximates 60% of the outstanding principal amounts of the loans as of March 31, 2016. The fair value of the loans was based on discounted cash flow analyses which considered the liquidity and current financial condition of Urbplan and applicable discount rates. The Partnership has elected to re-measure the loans at fair value at each reporting period through the term of the loans. The principal amounts of the loans accrue interest at a variable rate based on an index plus an applicable margin. Interest rates are based on: (i) CDI plus a margin ranging from 4.0% to 7.4% (18.1% to 21.5% as of March 31, 2016); (ii) IGP-M plus a margin of 12.0% (23.6% as of March 31, 2016); or (iii) IPCA plus a margin ranging from 11.0% to 13.5% (20.4% to 22.9% as of March 31, 2016). Outstanding principal amounts on the loans based on current contractual terms are payable as follows (Dollars in millions):



2016	$	22.4
2017	13.1
2018	10.5
2019	12.1
2020	14.0
Thereafter	50.4
	$	122.5

Substantially all of Urbplan’s customer and other receivables and investments have been pledged as collateral for the loans. As of March 31, 2016, substantially all of Urbplan’s loans payable are not in compliance with their related debt covenants or are otherwise in technical default. These violations do not cause a default or event of default under the Partnership’s senior credit facility or senior notes. Urbplan management is in discussions with the lenders to cure or re-negotiate the loans in default. Currently there are no outstanding notices of acceleration of payment on the loans in default.

All of the loans payable of Urbplan are contractually non-recourse to the Partnership.

Other liabilities – This balance consists of amounts owed to landowners, commissions payable to brokers, real estate taxes, social charges and other liabilities.

Revenue of a consolidated real estate VIE – This balance consists primarily of amounts earned for land development services using the completed contract method and investment income earned on Urbplan’s investments. Under the completed contract method of accounting, revenue is not recorded until the period in which the land development services contract is completed.

Interest and other expenses of a consolidated real estate VIE – This balance consists primarily of interest expense on Urbplan’s borrowings, general and administrative expenses, compensation and benefits, and costs associated with land development services. Also included in this caption is the change in the Partnership’s estimate of the fair value of Urbplan’s

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loans payable during the period. Interest expense is recorded on Urbplan’s borrowings at variable rates as defined. Costs related to Urbplan’s land development services activities are capitalized until the services are complete. Costs associated with advertising, marketing and other selling activities are expensed when incurred.

Impairment – Urbplan evaluates its assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such asset may not be recoverable, but not less than annually.

As of March 31, 2016, Urbplan had outstanding commitments for land development services with an estimated $22.5 million of future costs to be incurred.

17. Segment Reporting

Carlyle conducts its operations through four reportable segments:

Corporate Private Equity – The Corporate Private Equity segment is comprised of the Partnership’s operations that advise a diverse group of funds that invest in buyout and growth capital transactions that focus on either a particular geography or a particular industry.

Global Market Strategies – The Global Market Strategies segment advises a group of funds that pursue investment opportunities across various types of credit, equities and alternative instruments, and (as regards certain macroeconomic strategies) currencies, commodities, sovereign debt, and interest rate products and their derivatives.

Real Assets – The Real Assets segment is comprised of the Partnership’s operations that advise U.S. and international funds focused on real estate, infrastructure, energy and renewable energy transactions.

Investment Solutions – The Investment Solutions segment advises a global private equity fund of funds program and related co-investment and secondary activities through AlpInvest. This segment also includes Metropolitan, a global manager of real estate fund of funds, and DGAM, the Partnership’s fund of hedge funds and liquid alternatives platform. The Partnership commenced a wind down of the operations of DGAM during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

The Partnership’s reportable business segments are differentiated by their various investment focuses and strategies. Overhead costs are allocated based on direct base compensation expense for each segment. The Partnership includes adjustments to reflect the Partnership’s economic interests in Claren Road, ESG, Carlyle Commodity Management and for periods prior to August 1, 2013, AlpInvest. Effective July 1, 2015, the Partnership's economic interest in Carlyle Commodity Management increased from 55% to approximately 83% as a result of the June 2015 restructuring of the original acquisition agreement. Effective January 1, 2016, the Partnership's economic interest in Claren Road increased from 55% to 63% as a result of reallocation of interest from a departing founder. The Partnership’s earnings from its investment in NGP Management are presented in the respective operating captions within the Real Assets segment. The net income or loss from the consolidation of Urbplan allocable to the Partnership (after consideration of amounts allocable to non-controlling interests) is presented within investment income in the Real Assets segment.

Economic Net Income (“ENI”) and its components are key performance measures used by management to make operating decisions and assess the performance of the Partnership’s reportable segments. ENI differs from income (loss) before provision for income taxes computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP in that it includes certain tax expenses associated with performance fee compensation, and does not include net income (loss) attributable to non-Carlyle interests in Consolidated Funds or charges (credits) related to Carlyle corporate actions and non-recurring items. Charges (credits) related to Carlyle corporate actions and non-recurring items include: charges associated with equity-based compensation that was issued in the initial public offering in May 2012 or is issued in acquisitions or strategic investments, changes in the tax receivable agreement liability, amortization and any impairment charges associated with acquired intangible assets, transaction costs associated with acquisitions, charges associated with earnouts and contingent consideration including gains and losses associated with the estimated fair value of contingent consideration issued in conjunction with acquisitions or strategic investments, gains and losses from the retirement of debt, charges associated with contract terminations and employee severance and settlements of legal claims.

Fee Related Earnings (“FRE”) is a component of ENI and is used to assess the ability of the business to cover direct base compensation and operating expenses from total fee revenues. FRE differs from income (loss) before provision for income taxes computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP in that it adjusts for the items included in the calculation of ENI and also adjusts ENI to exclude net performance fees, investment income from investments in Carlyle funds, equity-based compensation and certain general, administrative and other expenses when the timing of any future payment is uncertain.

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Distributable Earnings (“DE”) is FRE plus realized net performance fees and realized investment income, and is used to assess performance and amounts potentially available for distribution. DE is used by management primarily in making resource deployment and compensation decisions across the Partnership’s four reportable segments. Management makes operating decisions and assesses the performance of each of the Partnership’s business segments based on financial and operating metrics and data that is presented without the consolidation of any of the Consolidated Funds. Consequently, the key performance measures discussed above and all segment data exclude the assets, liabilities and operating results related to the Consolidated Funds.

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The following table presents the financial data for the Partnership’s four reportable segments as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	March 31, 2016 and the Three Months Then Ended
	Corporate Private Equity			Global Market Strategies			Real Assets			Investment Solutions			Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Segment Revenues
Fund level fee revenues
Fund management fees	$	127.2		$	51.1		$	65.2		$	36.4		$	279.9
Portfolio advisory fees, net	3.1			0.1			—			—			3.2
Transaction fees, net	20.3			—			—			—			20.3
Total fund level fee revenues	150.6			51.2			65.2			36.4			303.4
Performance fees
Realized	126.2			1.8			1.8			2.2			132.0
Unrealized	(93.1		)	(0.3		)	97.7			11.7			16.0
Total performance fees	33.1			1.5			99.5			13.9			148.0
Investment income (loss)
Realized	4.5			0.8			2.2			—			7.5
Unrealized	(6.1		)	(2.1		)	(4.7		)	(1.0		)	(13.9		)
Total investment income (loss)	(1.6		)	(1.3		)	(2.5		)	(1.0		)	(6.4		)
Interest income	0.9			1.5			0.5			0.1			3.0
Other income	1.5			1.1			0.4			0.1			3.1
Total revenues	184.5			54.0			163.1			49.5			451.1
Segment Expenses
Compensation and benefits
Direct base compensation	59.8			23.2			20.2			18.6			121.8
Indirect base compensation	19.6			8.2			9.2			2.8			39.8
Equity-based compensation	17.8			5.0			6.2			2.4			31.4
Performance fee related
Realized	58.6			0.8			0.8			1.7			61.9
Unrealized	(44.7		)	(1.1		)	44.8			11.8			10.8
Total compensation and benefits	111.1			36.1			81.2			37.3			265.7
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses	30.9			19.2			14.9			9.4			74.4
Depreciation and amortization expense	3.4			1.5			1.5			0.9			7.3
Interest expense	6.9			2.7			4.0			1.6			15.2
Total expenses	152.3			59.5			101.6			49.2			362.6
Economic Net Income (Loss)	$	32.2		$	(5.5	)	$	61.5		$	0.3		$	88.5
(-) Net Performance Fees	19.2			1.8			53.9			0.4			75.3
(-) Investment Loss	(1.6		)	(1.3		)	(2.5		)	(1.0		)	(6.4		)
(+) Equity-based Compensation	17.8			5.0			6.2			2.4			31.4
(=) Fee Related Earnings	$	32.4		$	(1.0	)	$	16.3		$	3.3		$	51.0
(+) Realized Net Performance Fees	67.6			1.0			1.0			0.5			70.1
(+) Realized Investment Income	4.5			0.8			2.2			—			7.5
(=) Distributable Earnings	$	104.5		$	0.8		$	19.5		$	3.8		$	128.6
Segment assets as of March 31, 2016	$	3,121.9		$	607.9		$	1,506.0		$	827.1		$	6,062.9

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The following table presents the financial data for the Partnership’s four reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2015:



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Corporate Private Equity		Global Market Strategies			Real Assets			Investment Solutions		Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Segment Revenues
Fund level fee revenues
Fund management fees	$	134.3	$	55.5		$	66.3		$	40.5	$	296.6
Portfolio advisory fees, net	5.2		0.5			0.1			—		5.8
Transaction fees, net	1.5		—			0.3			—		1.8
Total fund level fee revenues	141.0		56.0			66.7			40.5		304.2
Performance fees
Realized	306.0		4.6			7.7			3.4		321.7
Unrealized	200.7		18.7			14.1			47.0		280.5
Total performance fees	506.7		23.3			21.8			50.4		602.2
Investment income (loss)
Realized	2.7		1.6			(86.4		)	0.1		(82.0		)
Unrealized	7.4		(4.2		)	50.2			0.6		54.0
Total investment income (loss)	10.1		(2.6		)	(36.2		)	0.7		(28.0		)
Interest income	0.3		0.5			—			—		0.8
Other income	2.9		1.3			1.1			0.4		5.7
Total revenues	661.0		78.5			53.4			92.0		884.9
Segment Expenses
Compensation and benefits
Direct base compensation	53.7		28.2			18.5			21.5		121.9
Indirect base compensation	26.3		8.8			12.3			3.6		51.0
Equity-based compensation	17.3		5.2			7.1			2.7		32.3
Performance fee related
Realized	137.0		2.3			1.8			2.2		143.3
Unrealized	95.7		8.2			28.9			44.3		177.1
Total compensation and benefits	330.0		52.7			68.6			74.3		525.6
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses	31.7		12.3			14.6			7.9		66.5
Depreciation and amortization expense	2.7		1.1			0.9			0.8		5.5
Interest expense	7.6		2.8			2.7			1.5		14.6
Total expenses	372.0		68.9			86.8			84.5		612.2
Economic Net Income	$	289.0	$	9.6		$	(33.4	)	$	7.5	$	272.7
(-) Net Performance Fees	274.0		12.8			(8.9		)	3.9		281.8
(-) Investment Income (Loss)	10.1		(2.6		)	(36.2		)	0.7		(28.0		)
(+) Equity-based Compensation	17.3		5.2			7.1			2.7		32.3
(=) Fee Related Earnings	$	22.2	$	4.6		$	18.8		$	5.6	$	51.2
(+) Realized Net Performance Fees	169.0		2.3			5.9			1.2		178.4
(+) Realized Investment Income (Loss)	2.7		1.6			(86.4		)	0.1		(82.0		)
(=) Distributable Earnings	$	193.9	$	8.5		$	(61.7	)	$	6.9	$	147.6

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The following table reconciles the Total Segments to the Partnership’s Income Before Provision for Taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, and Total Assets as of March 31, 2016:



	March 31, 2016 and the Three Months Then Ended
	Total Reportable Segments		Consolidated Funds			Reconciling Items				Carlyle Consolidated
	Total Reportable Segments		Consolidated Funds			Reconciling Items				Carlyle Consolidated
	(Dollars in millions)
Revenues	$	451.1	$	28.9		$	3.1		(a)	$	483.1
Expenses	$	362.6	$	29.7		$	67.1		(b)	$	459.4
Other loss	$	—	$	(8.4	)	$	—		(c)	$	(8.4	)
Economic net income (loss)	$	88.5	$	(9.2	)	$	(64.0	)	(d)	$	15.3
Total assets	$	6,062.9	$	2,866.4		$	(153.4	)	(e)	$	8,775.9



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Total Reportable Segments		Consolidated Funds		Reconciling Items				Carlyle Consolidated
	Total Reportable Segments		Consolidated Funds		Reconciling Items				Carlyle Consolidated
	(Dollars in millions)
Revenues	$	884.9	$	226.3	$	25.6		(a)	$	1,136.8
Expenses	$	612.2	$	292.8	$	122.0		(b)	$	1,027.0
Other income	$	—	$	507.8	$	(2.3	)	(c)	$	505.5
Economic net income	$	272.7	$	441.3	$	(98.7	)	(d)	$	615.3

(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.

The Carlyle Group L.P.

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(Unaudited)

(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 and Carlyle Commodity Management, as detailed below (Dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Equity-based compensation issued in conjunction with the initial public offering, acquisitions and strategic investments	$	45.4		$	59.0
Acquisition related charges, including amortization of intangibles and impairment	17.7			40.6
Other non-operating expense	3.8			1.1
Tax expense associated with performance fee compensation	(3.3		)	(5.2		)
Non-Carlyle economic interests in acquired business	2.4			80.3
Severance and other adjustments	7.4			1.2
Elimination of expenses of Consolidated Funds	(6.3		)	(55.0		)
	$	67.1		$	122.0


(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):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Income before provision for income taxes	$	15.3		$	615.3
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation issued in conjunction with the initial public offering, acquisitions and strategic investments	45.4			59.0
Acquisition related charges, including amortization of intangibles and impairment	17.7			40.6
Other non-operating expense	3.8			1.1
Tax expense associated with performance fee compensation	(3.3		)	(5.2		)
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	2.3			(439.1		)
Severance and other adjustments	7.3			1.0
Economic Net Income	$	88.5		$	272.7
Net performance fees⁽¹⁾	75.3			281.8
Investment loss⁽¹⁾	(6.4		)	(28.0		)
Equity-based compensation	31.4			32.3
Fee Related Earnings	$	51.0		$	51.2
Realized performance fees, net of related compensation	70.1			178.4
Realized investment income (loss)⁽¹⁾	7.5			(82.0		)
Distributable Earnings	$	128.6		$	147.6

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

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



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Carlyle Consolidated			Adjustments ⁽³⁾			Total Reportable Segments
	(Dollars in millions)
Performance fees
Realized	$	131.8		$	0.2		$	132.0
Unrealized	13.4			2.6			16.0
Total performance fees	145.2			2.8			148.0
Performance fee related compensation expense
Realized	61.6			0.3			61.9
Unrealized	7.9			2.9			10.8
Total performance fee related compensation expense	69.5			3.2			72.7
Net performance fees
Realized	70.2			(0.1		)	70.1
Unrealized	5.5			(0.3		)	5.2
Total net performance fees	$	75.7		$	(0.4	)	$	75.3
Investment income (loss)
Realized	$	12.6		$	(5.1	)	$	7.5
Unrealized	(22.2		)	8.3			(13.9		)
Investment income (loss)	$	(9.6	)	$	3.2		$	(6.4	)



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Carlyle Consolidated			Adjustments ⁽³⁾			Total Reportable Segments
	(Dollars in millions)
Performance fees
Realized	$	326.8		$	(5.1	)	$	321.7
Unrealized	246.2			34.3			280.5
Total performance fees	573.0			29.2			602.2
Performance fee related compensation expense
Realized	143.0			0.3			143.3
Unrealized	173.7			3.4			177.1
Total performance fee related compensation expense	316.7			3.7			320.4
Net performance fees
Realized	183.8			(5.4		)	178.4
Unrealized	72.5			30.9			103.4
Total net performance fees	$	256.3		$	25.5		$	281.8
Investment income (loss)
Realized	$	8.9		$	(90.9	)	$	(82.0	)
Unrealized	(2.1		)	56.1			54.0
Total investment income (loss)	$	6.8		$	(34.8	)	$	(28.0	)

(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

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

reclassification of NGP X performance fees, which are included in investment income in 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 economic interests in Claren Road, ESG, and 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.

18. Subsequent Events

In April 2016, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the Partnership declared a quarterly distribution of $0.26 per common unit to common unitholders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2016, payable on May 25, 2016.

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

19. Supplemental Financial Information

The following supplemental financial information illustrates the consolidating effects of the Consolidated Funds on the Partnership’s financial position as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The supplemental statement of cash flows is presented without effects of the Consolidated Funds.



	As of March 31, 2016
	Consolidated Operating Entities			Consolidated Funds		Eliminations			Consolidated
	(Dollars in millions)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	911.2		$	—	$	—		$	911.2
Cash and cash equivalents held at Consolidated Funds	—			140.3		—			140.3
Restricted cash	13.0			—		—			13.0
Accrued performance fees	3,061.1			—		—			3,061.1
Investments	1,087.7			—		(76.4		)	1,011.3
Investments of Consolidated Funds	—			2,681.8		—			2,681.8
Due from affiliates and other receivables, net	275.0			—		(77.0		)	198.0
Due from affiliates and other receivables of Consolidated Funds, net	—			41.5		—			41.5
Receivables and inventory of a consolidated real estate VIE	164.9			—		—			164.9
Fixed assets, net	107.7			—		—			107.7
Deposits and other	46.9			2.8		—			49.7
Other assets of a consolidated real estate VIE	40.7			—		—			40.7
Intangible assets, net	127.1			—		—			127.1
Deferred tax assets	227.6			—		—			227.6
Total assets	$	6,062.9		$	2,866.4	$	(153.4	)	$	8,775.9
Liabilities and partners’ capital
Debt obligations	$	1,256.6		$	—	$	—		$	1,256.6
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds	—			2,551.4		(73.5		)	2,477.9
Loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE at fair value (principal amount of $122.5 million)	73.5			—		—			73.5
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	272.2			—		—			272.2
Accrued compensation and benefits	1,830.7			—		—			1,830.7
Due to affiliates	220.9			0.2		—			221.1
Deferred revenue	218.5			—		—			218.5
Deferred tax liabilities	110.7			—		—			110.7
Other liabilities of Consolidated Funds	—			264.7		(32.9		)	231.8
Other liabilities of a consolidated real estate VIE	84.1			—		—			84.1
Accrued giveback obligations	266.5			—		—			266.5
Total liabilities	4,333.7			2,816.3		(106.4		)	7,043.6
Redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	6.2			—		—			6.2
Partners’ capital	488.3			11.1		(11.1		)	488.3
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(85.5		)	0.4		(0.6		)	(85.7		)
Non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	258.1			3.9		—			262.0
Non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings	1,062.1			34.7		(35.3		)	1,061.5
Total partners’ capital	1,723.0			50.1		(47.0		)	1,726.1
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$	6,062.9		$	2,866.4	$	(153.4	)	$	8,775.9

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)



	As of December 31, 2015
	Consolidated Operating Entities			Consolidated Funds			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(Dollars in millions)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	991.5		$	—		$	—		$	991.5
Cash and cash equivalents held at Consolidated Funds	—			1,612.7			—			1,612.7
Restricted cash	18.9			—			—			18.9
Restricted cash and securities of Consolidated Funds	—			18.4			—			18.4
Accrued performance fees	3,012.2			—			(23.6		)	2,988.6
Investments	1,103.9			—			(218.0		)	885.9
Investments of Consolidated Funds	—			23,996.1			2.7			23,998.8
Due from affiliates and other receivables, net	275.1			—			(79.8		)	195.3
Due from affiliates and other receivables of Consolidated Funds, net	—			765.3			—			765.3
Receivables and inventory of a consolidated real estate VIE	143.6			—			—			143.6
Fixed assets, net	110.9			—			—			110.9
Deposits and other	45.8			3.2			—			49.0
Other assets of a consolidated real estate VIE	47.6			—			—			47.6
Intangible assets, net	135.7			—			—			135.7
Deferred tax assets	219.4			—			—			219.4
Total assets	$	6,104.6		$	26,395.7		$	(318.7	)	$	32,181.6
Liabilities and partners’ capital
Debt obligations	$	1,135.7		$	—		$	—		$	1,135.7
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds	—			17,332.5			(267.8		)	17,064.7
Loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE at fair value (principal amount of $125.6 million)	75.4			—			—			75.4
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	463.8			—			—			463.8
Accrued compensation and benefits	1,953.2			—			—			1,953.2
Due to affiliates	245.6			1.8			(1.5		)	245.9
Deferred revenue	40.9			—			—			40.9
Deferred tax liabilities	103.5			—			—			103.5
Other liabilities of Consolidated Funds	—			1,882.2			(43.6		)	1,838.6
Other liabilities of a consolidated real estate VIE	84.4			—			—			84.4
Accrued giveback obligations	252.0			—			—			252.0
Total liabilities	4,354.5			19,216.5			(312.9		)	23,258.1
Redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	7.6			2,838.3			—			2,845.9
Partners’ capital	485.9			(1.4		)	1.4			485.9
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(90.4		)	1.7			(1.4		)	(90.1		)
Partners’ capital appropriated for Consolidated Funds	—			126.6			(5.8		)	120.8
Non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	280.8			4,213.0			—			4,493.8
Non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings	1,066.2			1.0			—			1,067.2
Total partners’ capital	1,742.5			4,340.9			(5.8		)	6,077.6
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$	6,104.6		$	26,395.7		$	(318.7	)	$	32,181.6

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Consolidated Operating Entities			Consolidated Funds			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(Dollars in millions)
Revenues
Fund management fees	$	292.4		$	—		$	(2.9	)	$	289.5
Performance fees
Realized	131.9			—			(0.1		)	131.8
Unrealized	13.4			—			—			13.4
Total performance fees	145.3			—			(0.1		)	145.2
Investment income (loss)
Realized	13.3			—			(0.7		)	12.6
Unrealized	(30.9		)	—			8.7			(22.2		)
Investment income (loss)	(17.6		)	—			8.0			(9.6		)
Interest and other income	5.7			—			(1.0		)	4.7
Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds	—			28.9			—			28.9
Revenue of a consolidated real estate VIE	24.4			—			—			24.4
Total revenues	450.2			28.9			4.0			483.1
Expenses
Compensation and benefits
Base compensation	166.3			—			—			166.3
Equity-based compensation	75.4			—			—			75.4
Performance fee related
Realized	61.6			—			—			61.6
Unrealized	7.9			—			—			7.9
Total compensation and benefits	311.2			—			—			311.2
General, administrative and other expenses	82.3			—			—			82.3
Interest	15.3			—			—			15.3
Interest and other expenses of Consolidated Funds	—			29.7			(6.3		)	23.4
Interest and other expenses of a consolidated real estate VIE	23.4			—			—			23.4
Other non-operating expenses	3.8			—			—			3.8
Total expenses	436.0			29.7			(6.3		)	459.4
Other income (expense)
Net investment (losses) of Consolidated Funds	—			(8.4		)	—			(8.4		)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	14.2			(9.2		)	10.3			15.3
Provision for income taxes	7.4			—			—			7.4
Net income (loss)	6.8			(9.2		)	10.3			7.9
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	(3.4		)	—			1.1			(2.3		)
Net income (loss) attributable to Carlyle Holdings	10.2			(9.2		)	9.2			10.2
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings	1.8			—			—			1.8
Net income (loss) attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P.	$	8.4		$	(9.2	)	$	9.2		$	8.4

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Consolidated Operating Entities			Consolidated Funds		Eliminations			Consolidated
	(Dollars in millions)
Revenues
Fund management fees	$	309.7		$	—	$	(40.2	)	$	269.5
Performance fees
Realized	326.0			—		0.8			326.8
Unrealized	254.5			—		(8.3		)	246.2
Total performance fees	580.5			—		(7.5		)	573.0
Investment income (loss)
Realized	(69.8		)	—		78.7			8.9
Unrealized	45.6			—		(47.7		)	(2.1		)
Total investment income (loss)	(24.2		)	—		31.0			6.8
Interest and other income	6.5			—		(0.5		)	6.0
Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds	—			226.3		—			226.3
Revenue of a consolidated real estate VIE	55.2			—		—			55.2
Total revenues	927.7			226.3		(17.2		)	1,136.8
Expenses
Compensation and benefits
Base compensation	180.1			—		—			180.1
Equity-based compensation	89.9			—		—			89.9
Performance fee related
Realized	143.0			—		—			143.0
Unrealized	173.7			—		—			173.7
Total compensation and benefits	586.7			—		—			586.7
General, administrative and other expenses	116.8			—		—			116.8
Interest	14.6			—		—			14.6
Interest and other expenses of Consolidated Funds	—			292.8		(55.0		)	237.8
Interest and other expenses of a consolidated real estate VIE	70.0			—		—			70.0
Other non-operating expenses	1.1			—		—			1.1
Total expenses	789.2			292.8		(55.0		)	1,027.0
Other income (loss)
Net investment gains of Consolidated Funds	—			507.8		(2.3		)	505.5
Income before provision for income taxes	138.5			441.3		35.5			615.3
Provision for income taxes	10.5			—		—			10.5
Net income	128.0			441.3		35.5			604.8
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	(37.7		)	—		476.8			439.1
Net income attributable to Carlyle Holdings	165.7			441.3		(441.3		)	165.7
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings	126.2			—		—			126.2
Net income attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P.	$	39.5		$	441.3	$	(441.3	)	$	39.5

The Carlyle Group L.P.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	6.8		$	128.0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	17.8			39.9
Equity-based compensation	75.4			89.9
Excess tax benefits related to equity-based compensation	0.7			(0.5		)
Non-cash performance fees	(7.4		)	(278.8		)
Other non-cash amounts	(2.3		)	23.8
Investment loss	18.3			27.3
Purchases of investments and trading securities	(23.8		)	(40.9		)
Proceeds from the sale of investments and trading securities	67.2			283.4
Payments of contingent consideration	(75.6		)	(3.3		)
Change in deferred taxes, net	(5.3		)	(0.3		)
Change in due from affiliates and other receivables	1.0			(7.8		)
Change in receivables and inventory of a consolidated real estate VIE	(21.9		)	(34.4		)
Change in deposits and other	(0.3		)	(6.3		)
Change in other assets of a consolidated real estate VIE	8.6			15.8
Change in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(24.5		)	(33.1		)
Change in accrued compensation and benefits	(143.6		)	(11.4		)
Change in due to affiliates	(22.8		)	12.0
Change in other liabilities of a consolidated real estate VIE	6.2			31.9
Change in deferred revenue	175.2			106.9
Net cash provided by operating activities	49.7			342.1
Cash flows from investing activities
Change in restricted cash	5.7			18.3
Purchases of fixed assets, net	(4.2		)	(17.4		)
Net cash provided by investing activities	1.5			0.9
Cash flows from financing activities
Net payments on loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE	(9.4		)	(11.1		)
Payments of contingent consideration	(0.3		)	(0.5		)
Excess tax benefits related to equity-based compensation	(0.7		)	0.5
Distributions to common unitholders	(23.6		)	(110.9		)
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders in Carlyle Holdings	(85.1		)	(403.6		)
Contributions from non-controlling interest holders	4.3			53.7
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders	(22.1		)	(44.7		)
Units repurchased	(6.1		)	—
Change in due to/from affiliates financing activities	2.0			(5.2		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(141.0		)	(521.8		)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes	9.5			(38.4		)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(80.3		)	(217.2		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	991.5			1,242.0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	911.2		$	1,024.8

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion analyzes the financial condition and results of operations of The Carlyle Group L.P. (the “Partnership”). Such analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Overview

We conduct our operations through four reportable segments: Corporate Private Equity, Global Market Strategies, Real Assets and Investment Solutions.


•	Corporate Private Equity — Our Corporate Private Equity segment advises our 21 buyout and 10 growth capital funds, which seek a wide variety of investments of different sizes and growth potentials. As of March 31, 2016, our Corporate Private Equity segment had over $61 billion in AUM and approximately $41 billion in Fee-earning AUM.

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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. As of March 31, 2016, our Global Market Strategies segment had approximately $34 billion in AUM and approximately $29 billion in Fee-earning AUM.

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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 four 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 March 31, 2016, our Real Assets segment had approximately $37 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 124 fund of funds vehicles. As of March 31, 2016, our Investment Solutions segment had over $46 billion in AUM and over $30 billion in Fee-earning AUM.

We earn management fees pursuant to contractual arrangements with the investment funds that we manage and fees for transaction advisory and oversight services provided to portfolio companies of these funds. We also typically receive a performance fee from an investment fund, which may be either an incentive fee or a special residual allocation of income, which we refer to as a carried interest, in the event that specified investment returns are achieved by the fund. Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), we are required to consolidate some of the investment funds that we advise. However, for segment reporting purposes, we present revenues and expenses on a basis that deconsolidates these investment funds. Accordingly, our segment revenues primarily consist of fund management and related advisory fees, performance fees (consisting of incentive fees and carried interest allocations), investment income, including realized and unrealized gains on our investments in our funds and other trading securities, as well as interest and other income. Our segment expenses primarily consist of compensation and benefits expenses, including salaries, bonuses, performance payment arrangements, and equity-based compensation excluding awards granted in our initial public offering or in connection with acquisitions and strategic investments, and general and administrative expenses. Refer to Note 17 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information on the differences between our financial results reported pursuant to U.S. GAAP and our financial results for segment reporting purposes.

Our Family of Funds

The following chart presents the name (acronym), total capital commitments (in the case of our carry funds, structured credit funds, certain fund of funds vehicles, and the NGP management fee funds), assets under management (in the case of our hedge funds, fund of hedge funds vehicles, and other structured products), gross assets (in the case of our business development companies), and vintage year of the active funds in each of our segments, as of March 31, 2016. We present total capital commitments (as opposed to assets under management) for our closed-end investment funds because we believe this metric provides the most useful information regarding the relative size and scale of such funds. In the case of our hedge funds, fund of hedge funds vehicles, and other structured products which are open-ended and accordingly do not have permanent committed capital, we believe the most useful metric regarding relative size and scale is assets under management.



Corporate Private Equity			Global Market Strategies			Real Assets
Buyout Carry Funds			Structured Credit Funds			Real Estate Carry Funds
Carlyle Partners (U.S.)			Cash CLO Funds			Carlyle Realty Partners (U.S.)
CP VI	$13.0 bn	2013	U.S.	$13.8 bn	1999-2015	CRP VII	$4.2 bn	2014
CP V	$13.7 bn	2007	Europe	€7.6 bn	2005-2015	CRP VI	$2.3 bn	2011
CP IV	$7.9 bn	2005	Middle Market CLO			CRP V	$3.0 bn	2006
Global Financial Services Partners			U.S.	$1.2 bn	2011	CRP IV	$950 mm	2005
CGFSP II	$1.0 bn	2013	Global Market Strategies Carry Funds			CRP III	$564 mm	2001
CGFSP I	$1.1 bn	2008	Carlyle Mezzanine Partners			Carlyle Europe Real Estate Partners
Carlyle Europe Partners			(Corporate Mezzanine)			CEREP III	€2.2 bn	2007
CEP IV	€3.7 bn	2014	CMP II	$553 mm	2008	CEREP II	€763 mm	2005
CEP III	€5.3 bn	2007	CMP I	$436 mm	2004	Carlyle Asia Real Estate Partners
CEP II	€1.8 bn	2003	Carlyle Strategic Partners			CAREP II	$486 mm	2008
Carlyle Asia Partners			(Distressed)			Natural Resources Funds
CAP IV	$3.9 bn	2012	CSP IV	$677 mm	2016	Infrastructure Carry Fund
CBPF	RMB 2.0 bn	2010	CSP III	$703 mm	2011	CIP I	$1.1 bn	2006
CAP III	$2.6 bn	2008	CSP II	$1.4 bn	2007	Power Carry Funds
CAP II	$1.8 bn	2006	Carlyle Energy Mezzanine			CPP II	$1.3 bn	2014
Carlyle Japan Partners			Opportunities Fund			CPOCP	$478 mm	2013
CJP III	¥119.5 bn	2013	CEMOF II	$2.7 bn	2015	International Energy Carry Fund
CJP II	¥165.6 bn	2006	CEMOF I	$1.4 bn	2010	CIEP	$2.5 bn	2013
CJP I	¥50.0 bn	2001	Carlyle Asia Structured Credit Opportunities			NGP Energy Carry Funds
Carlyle Mexico Partners			CASCOF	$238 mm	2015	NGP XI	$5.3 bn	2014
Mexico	$134 mm	2005	Hedge Funds and Other Vehicles¹			NGP X	$3.6 bn	2012
Carlyle MENA Partners			Long/Short Credit			NGP Agribusiness Carry Fund
MENA I	$471 mm	2008	Claren Road			NGP GAP	$402 mm	2014
Carlyle South American Buyout Fund			Opportunities Fund	$828 mm	2008	NGP Management Fee Funds
CSABF I	$776 mm	2009	Claren Road			Various³	$7.8 bn	2004-2008
Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund			Master Fund	$1.6 bn	2006	Legacy Energy Carry Funds
CSSAF I	$698 mm	2012	Emerging Markets Strategies			Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy
Carlyle Peru Fund			Cross Border Equity Master Fund	$1.7 bn	2002	Energy IV	$6.0 bn	2008
CPF I	$308 mm	2012	Domestic Opportunity Master Fund	$1.2 bn	2011	Energy III	$3.8 bn	2005
Carlyle Global Partners			Emerging Sovereign Group - Various	$583 mm	2002	Energy II	$1.1 bn	2003
CGP	$3.3 bn	2015	Commodities			Carlyle/Riverstone Renewable Energy
Growth Carry Funds			Carlyle Commodity Management - Various (4)	$1.1 bn	2005-2015	Renew II	$3.4 bn	2008
Carlyle U.S. Venture/Growth Partners			Business Development Companies²
CEOF II	$2.4 bn	2015	Carlyle GMS Finance, Inc.	$1.2 bn	2013
CEOF I	$1.1 bn	2011	NF Investment Corp	$255 mm	2013
CUSGF III	$605 mm	2006
CVP II	$602 mm	2001	Investment Solutions
Carlyle Europe Technology Partners			AlpInvest
CETP III	€657 mm	2014	Fund of Private Equity Funds
CETP II	€522 mm	2008	51 vehicles	€40.7 bn	2000-2016
CETP I	€222 mm	2005	Secondary Investments
Carlyle Asia Venture/Growth Partners			37 vehicles	€10.7 bn	2000-2016
CAGP IV	$1.0 bn	2008	Co-Investments
CAGP III	$680 mm	2005	36 vehicles	€11.9 bn	2000-2016
Carlyle Cardinal Ireland			Metropolitan Real Estate
CCI	€292 mm	2014	Real Estate Fund of Funds
			26 vehicles	$3.2 bn	2003-2016
			Diversified Global Asset Management¹
			Fund of Hedge Funds
			14 vehicles	$1.5 bn	2004-2015

Note: All funds are closed-end and amounts shown represent total capital commitments as of March 31, 2016 unless otherwise noted. Certain of our recent vintage funds are currently in fundraising and total capital commitments are subject to change.


(1)	Open-ended hedge funds and other pooled vehicles. Amounts represent AUM across all products as of March 31, 2016. Our hedge fund partnerships had outstanding redemption requests for $1.5 billion in the aggregate as of April 1, 2016 and our fund of hedge funds vehicles at DGAM, which are currently in the process of winding down, had approximately $1.5 billion of AUM at March 31, 2016.


(2)	Amounts represent gross assets as of March 31, 2016.


(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.

Trends Affecting our Business

Although conditions in financial markets improved significantly over the course of the first quarter, the market backdrop remained challenging during the quarter. The quarter was characterized by volatility with the S&P 500 index declining by nearly 11% in the first six weeks of the quarter and then rebounding by nearly 15% to finish up by roughly 1% at quarter end. Global stocks generally followed the same pattern as those in the U.S., although the rebound in Japan and Europe generally did not bring broad market indices in these regions into positive territory for the quarter.

In the quarter, through policy statements and forward guidance, the U.S. Federal Reserve has reduced the number of rate hikes anticipated by futures markets over the next two years and thereby mitigated concerns about the impact of rising interest rates on economic growth. We believe that this policy shift by the Federal Reserve has been the primary cause of the recent improvement in equity markets and the related strengthening of credit markets. Outside of the U.S., the introduction of negative rates and expansion of quantitative easing in Japan and Europe have resulted in a more balanced economic risk profile moving into the second quarter. However, uncertainty about the outlook for the global economy persists and further market volatility is possible.

Deal finance conditions and credit availability improved over the course of the quarter, but credit spreads remain wide relative to cyclical lows. At the end of the first quarter, effective yields on B-rated, USD-denominated corporate credits were nearly 1% lower than at the start of the year, but roughly 3% above their cyclical lows in June 2014. For CCC-rated credits, effective yields remain 10% above their cyclical lows. Although effective yields in European credit are much lower than in the U.S. since the baseline sovereign borrowing rate is at (0.4)% in the Eurozone as compared to 1% in the U.S., the slope of the credit curve was just as steep in Europe during the first quarter. However, market participants are anticipating that U.S. credit default rates will reach 6% by the end of the year, with the likely driver being a default rate approaching 20% for energy credits. An increase in default rates or creditor risk aversion could impair corporate funding conditions. This quarter, the impact on anticipated credit defaults in the energy markets adversely impacted the valuation of our energy mezzanine portfolio.

Although we are more optimistic than we were at the end of 2015 regarding the financial markets generally, including market volatility, it is difficult to determine the degree to which volatility in the global markets will continue and the impact that it may have on our diverse portfolio. The measurement of our performance fees for any given period reflects the change in the valuation of our portfolios for funds that have exceeded their performance hurdles and are otherwise in accrued carry which is impacted by market volatility. Against a market backdrop that has improved, though continues to be difficult, our carry fund portfolio valuations increased 1% since the end of 2015, with a 1% increase in our Corporate Private Equity funds and an 8% increase in our Real Estate funds, offset by continued depreciation in our Legacy Energy funds, which depreciated another 3% in the quarter and a 12% decline in the value of our Global Market Strategies carry funds, primarily driven by our energy mezzanine fund. Our public portfolio appreciated by 1% based on market conditions at the end of the first quarter. The asset-weighted hedge fund performance of our reported funds was (4.6)% in the first quarter.

Current market conditions also may serve as a catalyst to generate future investment buying opportunities for our funds. Capitalizing on pockets of opportunity, we invested $3.9 billion in the first quarter and $11.3 billion over the last twelve months in new and existing investments in our carry funds that met our investment criteria and strategic objectives. This investment pace is up from the $1.5 billion invested in the first quarter of 2015. With $43 billion in carry fund dry powder (and $57 billion in dry powder across the firm), we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of new investment opportunities as they arise.

Recent Transactions

In April 2016, the Board of Directors of our general partner declared a quarterly distribution of $0.26 per common unit to common unitholders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2016, payable on May 25, 2016.

Key Financial Measures

Our key financial measures are discussed in the following pages.

Revenues

Revenues primarily consist of fund management fees, performance fees, investment income, including realized and unrealized gains of our investments in our funds and other trading securities, as well as interest and other income. See Note 2 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding the manner in which management fees and performance fees are generated.

Fund Management Fees. Fund management fees include (i) management fees and (ii) transaction and portfolio advisory fees. Management fees are fees we earn for advisory services we provide to funds in which we hold a general partner interest or with which we have an investment advisory or investment management agreement. Management fees are based on (a) third parties’ capital commitments to our investment funds, (b) third parties’ remaining capital invested in our investment funds at cost or at the lower of cost or aggregate remaining fair value, (c) gross assets, excluding cash and cash equivalents, (d) for the private equity and real estate fund of funds vehicles following the expiration of the commitment period or weighted-average investment period of such vehicles, the lower of cost or fair value of the capital invested, the net asset value for unrealized investments, or the contributions for unrealized investments, (e) the total par amount of assets for our CLOs and the aggregate principal amount of the notes of our other structured products, or (f) the net asset value (“NAV”) of certain of our investment funds, as described in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Additionally, management fees include catch-up management fees, which are episodic in nature and represent management fees charged to fund investors in subsequent closings of a fund which apply to the time period between the fee initiation date and the subsequent closing date.

Management fees for funds in our corporate private equity funds, closed-end carry funds in the global market strategies segment and real assets funds generally range from 1% to 2% of commitments during the investment period of the relevant fund. Large funds tend to have lower effective management fee rates, while smaller funds tend to have effective management fee rates approaching 2.0%. Following the expiration or termination of the investment period of such funds, the management fees generally step-down to between 0.6% and 2.0% generally on the lower of cost or fair value of capital invested; however, certain of our managed accounts base management fees at all times on contributions for unrealized investments or the current value of the investment. Depending upon the contracted terms of investment advisory or investment management and related agreements, these fees are called semiannually in advance and are recognized as earned over the subsequent six month period. As a result, cash on hand and deferred revenue will generally be higher at or around January and July, which are the semiannual due dates for management fees.

Management fees for our private equity and real estate fund of funds vehicles generally range from 0.3% to 1.0% on the vehicle’s capital commitments during the commitment fee period of the relevant fund or the weighted-average investment period of the underlying funds. Following the expiration of the commitment fee period or weighted-average investment period of such funds, the management fees generally range from 0.3% to 1.0% on the lower of cost or fair value of the capital invested, the NAV for unrealized investments, or the contributions for unrealized investments. Management fees for our Investment Solutions segment are generally due quarterly and are recognized over the related quarter.

Our hedge funds generally pay management fees quarterly that range from 1.25% to 1.65% of NAV per year. Management fees for our business development companies are due quarterly in arrears at annual rates that range from 0.25% to 1.0% of gross assets, excluding cash and cash equivalents. Management fees for our CLOs and other structured products typically range from 0.15% to 1.0% on the total par amount of assets or the aggregate principal amount of the notes in the CLO and are due quarterly or semiannually based on the terms and recognized over the relevant period. Our management fees for our CLOs/structured products funds are governed by indentures and collateral management agreements.

With respect to ESG, we retain a specified percentage of the management fees of the businesses based on our economic ownership in the management companies of 55%. Through the second quarter of 2015, we retained 55% of the management fees of Carlyle Commodity Management L.L.C. (“Carlyle Commodity Management”, formerly Vermillion) based on our 55% economic interest in Carlyle Commodity Management. Effective July 1, 2015, based on a restructuring of the original acquisition agreements of Carlyle Commodity Management, in which the Partnership's economic interest increased to approximately 83%, we are entitled to approximately 83% of the management fees of Carlyle Commodity Management. Through December 31, 2015, we retained 55% of the management fees of Claren Road. Effective January 1, 2016, based on the reallocation of a departing founder's interest, we are entitled to approximately 63% of the management fees of Claren Road. Management fees are not subject to repayment but may be offset to the extent that other fees are earned as described below under “—Transaction and Portfolio Advisory Fee.”

Management fees attributable to Carlyle Partners VI, L.P. (“CP VI”), our sixth U.S. buyout fund with approximately $12.0 billion of Fee-earning AUM as of March 31, 2016, were approximately 14% of total management fees recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2016. Management fees attributable to CP VI were approximately 15% of total management fees recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2015. No other fund generated over 10% of total management fees in the periods presented.

Fund management fees exclude the reimbursement of any partnership expenses paid by the Partnership on behalf of the Carlyle funds pursuant to the limited partnership agreements, including amounts related to the pursuit of actual, proposed, or unconsummated investments, professional fees, expenses associated with the acquisition, holding and disposition of investments, and other fund administrative expenses.

Transaction and Portfolio Advisory Fees. Transaction and portfolio advisory fees are fees we receive for the transaction and portfolio advisory services we provide to our portfolio companies. When covered by separate contractual agreements, we recognize transaction and portfolio advisory fees for these services when the service has been provided and collection is reasonably assured. We are required to offset our fund management fees earned by a percentage of the transaction and advisory fees earned, which we refer to as the “rebate offsets.” Such rebate offset percentages generally approximate 80% of the fund’s portion of the transaction and advisory fees earned. The recognition of portfolio advisory fees and transactions fees can be volatile as they are primarily generated by investment activity within our funds, and therefore are impacted by our investment pace. We have received and expect to continue to receive requests from a variety of investors and groups representing investors to increase the percentage of transaction and advisory fees we share with our investors in future funds; to the extent that we accommodate such requests on future funds, the rebate offset percentages would increase relative to historical levels.

Performance Fees. Performance fees consist principally of the special residual allocation of profits to which we are entitled, commonly referred to as carried interest, from certain of our investment funds, which we refer to as the “carry funds.” We are generally entitled to a 20% allocation (or 10% to 20% on external coinvestment vehicles, with some earning no carried interest, or approximately 2% to 10% in the case of most of our fund of funds vehicles) of the net realized income or gain as a carried interest after returning the invested capital, the allocation of preferred returns of generally 8% to 9% and the return of certain fund costs (subject to catch-up provisions as set forth in the fund limited partnership agreement). Carried interest revenue, which is a component of performance fees in our consolidated financial statements, is recognized by Carlyle upon appreciation of the valuation of our funds’ investments above certain return hurdles as set forth in each respective partnership agreement and is based on the amount that would be due to us pursuant to the fund partnership agreement at each period end as if the funds were liquidated at such date. Accordingly, the amount of carried interest recognized as performance fees reflects our share of the fair value gains and losses of the associated funds’ underlying investments measured at their then-current fair values relative to the fair values as of the end of the prior period. As a result, the performance fees earned in an applicable reporting period are not indicative of any future period, as fair values are based on conditions prevalent as of the reporting date. Refer to “— Trends Affecting our Business” for further discussion. Carried interest is ultimately realized and distributed when: (i) an underlying investment is profitably disposed of, (ii) certain costs borne by the limited partner investors have been reimbursed, (iii) the investment fund’s cumulative returns are in excess of the preferred return and (iv) we have decided to collect carry rather than return additional capital to limited partner investors. Our decision to realize carry considers such factors as the level of embedded valuation gains, the portion of the fund invested, the portion of the fund returned to limited partner investors, and the length of time the fund has been in carry, as well as other qualitative measures. The portion of performance fees that are realized and unrealized in each period are separately reported in our statement of operations.

In addition to its performance fees from its corporate private equity and real assets funds and closed-end carry funds in the global market strategies segment, the Partnership is also entitled to receive performance fees from certain of its Global Market Strategies funds and Investment Solutions fund of funds vehicles when the return on assets under management exceeds certain benchmark returns or other performance targets. In such arrangements, performance fees are recognized when the performance benchmark has been achieved, and are included in performance fees in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. For our Investment Solutions and NGP funds, the timing of performance fee realizations is typically later than in our other carry funds based on the terms of such arrangements.

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). In certain instances, carried interest associated with the AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles is subject to entity level income taxes in the Netherlands.

Our performance fees are generated by a diverse set of funds with different vintages, geographic concentration, investment strategies and industry specialties. For an explanation of the fund acronyms used throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section, refer to “— Our Family of Funds.”

Performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were generated primarily from the following funds:


•	$60.7 million from Carlyle Partners V, L.P. (“CP V”) (with total AUM of approximately $10.5 billion),


•	$48.9 million from Carlyle Realty Partners V, L.P. (“CRP V”) (with total AUM of approximately $2.3 billion billion),


•	$23.9 million from Carlyle Realty Partners VII, L.P. (“CRP VII”) (with total AUM of approximately $4.3 billion),


•	$16.9 million from Carlyle Realty Partners VI, L.P. (“CR VI”) (with total AUM of approximately $2.9 billion), and


•	$(17.3) million from Carlyle Asia Partners III, L.P. (“CAP III”) (with total AUM of approximately $2.0 billion).

No other fund generated over 10% of performance fees during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were generated primarily from the following funds:

•$160.1 million from CEP III,

•$158.6 million from CP V,

•$80.0 million from CP IV, and

•$(65.0) million from Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund III, L.P. (“Energy III”).

No other fund generated over 10% of performance fees during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Realized carried interest may be clawed back or given back to the fund if the fund’s investment values decline below certain return hurdles, which vary from fund to fund. When the fair value of a fund’s investments remains constant or falls below certain return hurdles, previously recognized performance fees are reversed. In all cases, each investment fund is considered separately in evaluating carried interest and potential giveback obligations. For any given period, carried interest income could thus be negative; however, cumulative performance fees can never be negative over the life of a fund. In addition, we are not obligated to pay guaranteed returns or hurdles. If upon a hypothetical liquidation of a fund’s investments at the then-current fair values, previously recognized and distributed carried interest would be required to be returned, a liability is established in our financial statements for the potential giveback obligation. As discussed below, each individual recipient of realized carried interest typically signs a guarantee agreement or partnership agreement that personally obligates such person to return his/her pro rata share of any amounts of realized carried interest previously distributed that are later clawed back. Accordingly, carried interest as performance fee compensation is subject to return to the Partnership in the event a giveback obligation is funded. Generally, the actual giveback liability, if any, does not become due until the end of a fund’s life.

In addition to the carried interest from our carry funds, we are also entitled to receive incentive fees or allocations from certain of our Global Market Strategies funds when the return on AUM exceeds previous calendar-year ending or date-of-investment high-water marks. Our hedge funds generally pay annual incentive fees or allocations equal to 20% of the fund’s profits for the year, subject to a high-water mark. The high-water mark is the highest historical NAV attributable to a fund investor’s account on which incentive fees were paid and means that we will not earn incentive fees with respect to such fund investor for a year if the NAV of such investor’s account at the end of the year is lower that year than any prior year-end NAV or the NAV at the date of such fund investor’s investment, generally excluding any contributions and redemptions for purposes of calculating NAV. In these arrangements, incentive fees are recognized when the performance benchmark has been achieved based on the hedge funds’ then-current fair value and are included in performance fees in our consolidated statements of operations. These incentive fees are a component of performance fees in our consolidated financial statements and are treated as accrued until paid to us.

For any given period, performance fee revenue on our statement of operations may include reversals of previously recognized performance fees due to a decrease in the value of a particular fund that results in a decrease of cumulative performance fees earned to date. Since fund return hurdles are cumulative, previously recognized performance fees also may be reversed in a period of appreciation that is lower than the particular fund’s hurdle rate. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the reversals of performance fees were $61.0 million and $85.6 million, respectively.

Additionally, unrealized performance fees reverse when performance fees are realized, and can be negative if the amount of realized performance fees exceed total performance fees generated in the period.

As of March 31, 2016, accrued performance fees and accrued giveback obligations were approximately $3.1 billion and $266.5 million, respectively, after amounts eliminated related to the Consolidated Funds. Each balance assumes a hypothetical liquidation of the funds’ investments at March 31, 2016 at their then current fair values. These assets and liabilities will continue to fluctuate in accordance with the fair values of the fund investments until they are realized.

In addition, realized performance fees may be reversed in future periods to the extent that such amounts become subject to a giveback obligation. If at March 31, 2016, all investments held by our carry funds were deemed worthless, the amount of realized and previously distributed performance fees subject to potential giveback would be approximately $2.0 billion on an after-tax basis where applicable. See the related discussion of “Contingent Obligations (Giveback)” within “— Liquidity and Capital Resources.” Since Carlyle’s inception, we have repaid a total of approximately $53.9 million in aggregate giveback obligations, which was funded primarily through collection of employee receivables related to giveback obligations and from non-controlling interests for their portion of the obligation.

As described above, each investment fund is considered separately in evaluating carried interest and potential giveback obligations. As a result, performance fees within funds will continue to fluctuate primarily due to certain investments within each fund constituting a material portion of the carry in that fund. Additionally, the fair value of investments in our funds may have substantial fluctuations from period to period.

In addition, in our discussion of our non-GAAP results, we use the term “net performance fees” to refer to the performance fees from our funds net of the portion allocated to our investment professionals and certain tax expenses associated with carried interest attributable to certain partners and employees, which are reflected as performance fee related compensation expense. We use the term “realized net performance fees” to refer to realized performance fees from our funds, net of the portion allocated to our investment professionals and certain tax expenses associated with carried interest attributable to certain partners and employees, which are reflected as realized performance fee related compensation expense. See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for the amount of realized and unrealized performance fees recognized each period. See “— Segment Analysis” for the realized and unrealized performance fees by segment and related discussion for each period.

Fair Value Measurement. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchal disclosure framework which ranks the observability of market price inputs used in measuring financial instruments at fair value. The observability of inputs is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of financial instrument, the characteristics specific to the financial instrument and the state of the marketplace, including the existence and transparency of transactions between market participants. Financial instruments with readily available quoted prices, or for which fair value can be measured from quoted prices in active markets, will generally have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment applied in determining fair value.

Financial instruments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed based on the observability of inputs used in the determination of fair values, as follows:

Level I – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices available in active markets for identical instruments as of the reporting date. The type of financial instruments included in Level I include unrestricted securities, including equities and derivatives, listed in active markets. We do not adjust the quoted price for these instruments, even in situations where we hold a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

estimation. Financial instruments that are included in this category include investments in privately-held entities, non-investment grade residual interests in securitizations, collateralized loan obligations, and certain over-the-counter derivatives where the fair value is based on unobservable inputs.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the determination of which category within the fair value hierarchy is appropriate for any given financial instrument is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the financial instrument.

The table below summarizes the valuation of investments and other financial instruments included within our AUM, by segment and fair value hierarchy levels, as of March 31, 2016 (amounts in millions):



	As of March 31, 2016
	Corporate Private Equity		Global Market Strategies		Real Assets			Investment Solutions			Total
Consolidated Results
Level I	$	8,165	$	4,053	$	3,386		$	921		$	16,525
Level II	195		721		440			1,013			2,369
Level III	28,865		22,814		18,170			32,025			101,874
Total Fair Value	37,225		27,588		21,996			33,959			120,768
Other Net Asset Value	800		1,687		(724		)	(1,000		)	763
Total AUM, Excluding Available Capital Commitments	38,025		29,275		21,272			32,959			121,531
Available Capital Commitments	23,117		4,698		15,398			13,344			56,557
Total AUM	$	61,142	$	33,973	$	36,670		$	46,303		$	178,088

Investment professionals with responsibility for the underlying investments are responsible for preparing the investment valuations pursuant to the policies, methodologies and templates prepared by our valuation group, which is a team made up of dedicated valuation professionals reporting to our chief accounting officer. The valuation group is responsible for maintaining our valuation policy and related guidance, templates and systems that are designed to be consistent with the guidance found in U.S. GAAP. These valuations, inputs and preliminary conclusions are reviewed by the fund accounting teams. The valuations are then reviewed and approved by the respective fund valuation subcommittees, which are comprised of the respective fund head(s), segment head, chief financial officer and chief accounting officer, as well as members from the valuation group. The valuation group compiles the aggregate results and significant matters and presents them for review and approval by the global valuation committee, which is comprised of our co-chief executive officers, president and chief operating officer, chief risk officer, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, deputy chief investment officers for Corporate Private Equity, the business segment heads, and observed by the chief compliance officer, the director of internal audit, and our audit committee. Additionally, each quarter a sample of valuations is reviewed by external valuation firms.

In the absence of observable market prices, we value our investments using valuation methodologies applied on a consistent basis. For some investments little market activity may exist. Management’s determination of fair value is then based on the best information available in the circumstances and may incorporate management’s own assumptions and involves a significant degree of judgment, taking into consideration a combination of internal and external factors, including the appropriate risk adjustments for non-performance and liquidity risks. Investments for which market prices are not observable include private investments in the equity of operating companies and real estate properties, and certain debt positions. The valuation technique for each of these investments is described in Note 3 of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Investment Income, Interest, and Other Income. Investment income, interest, and other income represent the unrealized and realized gains and losses on our principal investments, including our investments in Carlyle funds that are not consolidated, our equity method investments and other principal investments, as well as any interest and other income. Investment income (loss) also includes the related amortization of the basis difference between the carrying value of our investment and our share of the underlying net assets of the investee, as well as the compensation expense associated with compensatory arrangements provided by us to employees of our equity method investee. Realized investment income (loss) is recorded when we redeem all or a portion of our investment or when we receive or are due cash income, such as dividends or distributions. A realized investment loss is also recorded when an investment is deemed to be worthless. Unrealized investment income (loss) results from changes in the fair value of the underlying investment, as well as the reversal of previously recognized unrealized gains (losses) at the time an investment is realized.

Interest and Other Income of Consolidated Funds. Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds primarily represents the interest earned on CLO assets. However, the Consolidated Funds are not the same entities in all periods presented and changed during the three months ended March 31, 2016 due to changes in U.S. GAAP and may change in future periods due to changes in fund terms and terminations of funds.

Revenue of a Consolidated Real Estate VIE. Revenue of a consolidated real estate VIE consists of revenue generated by Urbplan, which primarily is revenue earned for land development services using the completed contract method and investment income earned on Urbplan’s investments. Under the completed contract method of revenue recognition, revenue is not recognized until the period in which the land development services contract is completed.

Net Investment Gains (Losses) of Consolidated Funds. Net investment gains (losses) of Consolidated Funds measures the change in the difference in fair value between the assets and the liabilities of the Consolidated Funds. A gain (loss) indicates that the fair value of the assets of the Consolidated Funds appreciated more (less), or depreciated less (more), than the fair value of the liabilities of the Consolidated Funds. A gain or loss is not necessarily indicative of the investment performance of the Consolidated Funds and does not impact the management or incentive fees received by Carlyle for its management of the Consolidated Funds. The portion of the net investment gains (losses) of Consolidated Funds attributable to the limited partner investors is allocated to non-controlling interests. Therefore a gain or loss is not expected to have a material impact on the revenues or profitability of the Partnership. Moreover, although the assets of the Consolidated Funds are consolidated onto our balance sheet pursuant to U.S. GAAP, ultimately we do not have recourse to such assets and such liabilities are generally non-recourse to us. Therefore, a gain or loss from the Consolidated Funds generally does not impact the assets available to our equity holders.

Expenses

Compensation and Benefits. Compensation includes salaries, bonuses, equity-based compensation, and performance payment arrangements. Bonuses are accrued over the service period to which they relate.

We recognize as compensation expense the portion of performance fees that are due to our employees, senior Carlyle professionals, and operating executives in a manner consistent with how we recognize the performance fee revenue. These amounts are accounted for as compensation expense in conjunction with the related performance fee revenue and, until paid, are recognized as a component of the accrued compensation and benefits liability. Compensation in respect of performance fees is paid when the related performance fees are realized, and not when such performance fees are accrued. The funds do not have a uniform allocation of performance fees to our employees, senior Carlyle professionals and operating executives. Therefore, for any given period, the ratio of performance fee compensation to performance fee revenue may vary based on the funds generating the performance fee revenue for that period and their particular allocation percentages.

In addition, we have implemented various equity-based compensation arrangements that require senior Carlyle professionals and other employees to vest ownership of a portion of their equity interests over a service period of up to 42 months, which under U.S. GAAP will result in compensation charges over current and future periods. Further, in order to recruit and retain existing and future senior Carlyle professionals and other employees, we have implemented additional equity-based compensation programs that have resulted in increases to our equity-based compensation expenses, which is a trend that may continue in the future if we increase the use of deferred restricted common units. For example, in February 2016, we granted approximately 5 million deferred restricted common units across a significant number of our employees for a total estimated grant-date fair value of approximately $58 million; these awards vest over a period of 18 to 42 months. Compensation charges associated with the equity-based compensation grants issued in our initial public offering in May 2012 or grants issued in acquisitions or strategic investments are excluded from our calculation of Economic Net Income. Compensation charges associated with all equity-based compensation grants are excluded from Fee Related Earnings and Distributable Earnings.

We may hire additional individuals and overall compensation levels may correspondingly increase, which could result in an increase in compensation and benefits expense. As a result of acquisitions, we have charges associated with contingent consideration taking the form of earn-outs and profit participation, some of which are reflected as compensation expense. A portion of our compensation expense relates to internal fundraising costs, and compensation will fluctuate based on increases or decreases in our fundraising activity. Amounts due to employees related to such fundraising will be expensed when earned even though the benefit of the new capital and related fees will be reflected in operations over the life of the related fund.

General, Administrative and Other Expenses. General, administrative, and other expenses include occupancy and equipment expenses and other expenses, which consist principally of professional fees, including those related to our global regulatory compliance program, external costs of fundraising, travel and related expenses, communications and information services, depreciation and amortization (including intangible asset amortization and impairment) and foreign currency transactions. We expect that general, administrative and other expenses will vary due to infrequently occurring or unusual items, such as the impairment of intangible assets and expenses associated with litigation and contingencies. Also, in periods of significant fundraising, to the extent that we use third parties to assist in our fundraising efforts, our general, administrative and other expenses may increase accordingly. Additionally, we anticipate that general, administrative and other expenses will fluctuate from period to period due to the impact of foreign exchange transactions.

We also could incur additional expenses in the future related to our acquisitions including amortization of acquired intangibles, earn-outs to equity holders and fair value adjustments on contingent consideration issued, as well as related to our global compliance efforts. As discussed in Note 6 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, we evaluate our intangible assets (including goodwill) for impairment and could record additional impairment losses in future periods.

Interest and Other Expenses of Consolidated Funds. The interest and other expenses of Consolidated Funds consist primarily of interest expenses related primarily to our CLO loans, professional fees and other third-party expenses.

Interest and Other Expenses of a Consolidated Real Estate VIE. Interest and other expenses of a consolidated real estate VIE reflect expenses incurred by Urbplan, consisting primarily of interest expense, general and administrative expenses, compensation and benefits, and costs associated with land development services. Also included in this caption is the change in our estimate of the fair value of Urbplan’s loans payable during the period.

Income Taxes. The Carlyle Holdings partnerships and their subsidiaries primarily operate as pass-through entities for U.S. income tax purposes and record a provision for state and local income taxes for certain entities based on applicable laws and a provision for foreign income taxes for certain foreign entities. In addition, Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc. is subject to U.S. income taxes on only a portion of our income or loss. Depending on the sources of our taxable income or loss, our income tax provision or benefit can vary significantly from period to period.

Income taxes for foreign entities are accounted for using the liability method of accounting. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis, using currently enacted tax rates. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period in which the change is enacted. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

In the normal course of business, we are subject to examination by federal and certain state, local and foreign tax regulators. As of March 31, 2016, our U.S. federal income tax returns for the years 2012 through 2015 are open under the normal three-year statute of limitations and therefore subject to examination. State and local tax returns are generally subject to audit from 2011 to 2015. Foreign tax returns are generally subject to audit from 2008 to 2015. Certain of our affiliates are currently under audit by federal, state and foreign tax authorities.

Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities. Non-controlling interests in consolidated entities represent the component of equity in consolidated entities not held by us. These interests are adjusted for general partner allocations and by subscriptions and redemptions in hedge funds which occur during the reporting period. Non-controlling interests related to hedge funds are subject to quarterly or monthly redemption by investors in these funds following the expiration of a specified period of time or may be withdrawn subject to a redemption fee in the hedge funds during the period when capital may not be withdrawn. As limited partners in these types of funds have been granted redemption rights, amounts relating to third-party interests in such consolidated funds are presented as redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities within the consolidated balance sheets. When redeemable amounts become legally payable to investors, they are classified as a liability and included in other liabilities of Consolidated Funds in the consolidated balance sheets.

We record significant non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings relating to the ownership interests of the limited partners of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships. The Partnership, through wholly owned subsidiaries, is the sole general partner of Carlyle Holdings. Accordingly, the Partnership consolidates the financial position and results of operations of Carlyle Holdings into its financial statements, and the other ownership interests in Carlyle Holdings are reflected as a non-controlling interest in the Partnership’s financial statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Economic Net Income. Economic net income, or “ENI,” is a key performance benchmark used in our industry. ENI represents segment net income which includes certain tax expense associated with performance fee compensation and excludes the impact of all other income taxes, changes in the tax receivable agreement liability, acquisition-related items including amortization and any impairment charges of acquired intangibles and contingent consideration taking the form of earn-outs, charges associated with equity-based compensation grants issued in May 2012 upon completion of the initial public offering or grants issued in acquisitions or strategic investments, corporate actions and infrequently occurring or unusual events. We believe the inclusion or exclusion of these items provides investors with a meaningful indication of our core operating performance. For segment reporting purposes, revenues and expenses, and, accordingly, segment net income, are presented on a basis that deconsolidates the Consolidated Funds. Total Segment ENI equals the aggregate of ENI for all segments. This measure supplements and should be considered in addition to and not in lieu of the results of operations discussed further under “Consolidated Results of Operations” prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Fee Related Earnings. Fee Related Earnings, or “FRE,” is a component of ENI and measures our operating profitability exclusive of performance fees, investment income from investments in our funds, performance fee-related compensation, equity-based compensation expense, and certain general, administrative and other expenses when the timing of any future payment is uncertain. Accordingly, Fee Related Earnings reflect the ability of the business to cover direct base compensation and operating expenses from fee revenues other than performance fees. Fee Related Earnings are reported as part of our segment results. We use Fee Related Earnings from operations to measure our profitability from fund management fees.

Distributable Earnings. Distributable Earnings is FRE plus realized net performance fees and realized investment income. Distributable Earnings is intended to show the amount of net realized earnings without the effects of consolidation of the Consolidated Funds. Distributable Earnings is derived from our segment reported results and is an additional measure to assess performance and determine amounts potentially available for distribution from Carlyle Holdings to its unitholders. Distributable Earnings is evaluated regularly by management in making resource deployment decisions and in assessing performance of our four segments and for compensation. We believe that reporting Distributable Earnings is helpful to understanding our business and that investors should review the same supplemental financial measure that management uses to analyze our segment performance.

Operating Metrics

We monitor certain operating metrics that are common to the alternative asset management industry.

Fee-earning Assets under Management

Fee-earning assets under management or Fee-earning AUM refers to the assets we manage or advise from which we derive recurring fund management fees. Our Fee-earning AUM generally equals the sum of:

(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)

(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 (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); 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).

The table below details Fee-earning AUM by its respective components at each period.



	As of March 31,
	2016		2015
Consolidated Results	(Dollars in millions)
Components of Fee-earning AUM
Fee-earning AUM based on capital commitments (1)	$	50,156	$	40,855
Fee-earning AUM based on invested capital (2)	32,706		37,674
Fee-earning AUM based on collateral balances, at par (3)	17,182		17,701
Fee-earning AUM based on net asset value (4)	7,262		12,844
Fee-earning AUM based on lower of cost or fair value and other (5)	23,033		20,338
Balance, End of Period (6)	$	130,339	$	129,412

(1)

Reflects limited partner capital commitments where the original investment period, weighted-average investment period, or commitment fee period has not expired. Increases of $9.3 billion from March 31, 2015 are related primarily to fundraising in our Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets funds, and new mandates in our AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles, plus the activation of management fees in NGP XI.


(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 $5.0 billion from September 30, 2014 are primarily related to large distributions for funds outside their original commitment periods in our Corporate Private Equity and Real Assets segments.


(3)	Represents the amount of aggregate Fee-earning collateral balances and principal balances, at par, for our CLOs/structured products. Despite fundraising of $3.4 billion for seven structured products in the twelve months ended March 31, 2016, the overall decrease of $0.5 billion from March 31, 2015 is related to decreases in the collateral balances, at par, of our structured products.


(4)	Reflects the net asset value (pre-redemptions and subscriptions) of our hedge funds, mutual fund and fund of hedge funds vehicles. Decrease in the twelve months ended March 31, 2016 of $5.6 billion was due to net redemptions and market depreciation in our hedge funds and fund of hedge fund vehicles of $4.1 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively.


(5)	Includes funds with fees based on gross asset value. An increase of $2.7 billion in the twelve months ended March 31, 2016 was primarily related to foreign exchange increases of $1.5 billion and appreciation in our funds with fees based on gross asset value.

(6)

Energy II, Energy III, Energy IV, 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 March 31, 2016, the Legacy Energy Funds had, in the aggregate, approximately $6.1 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.

The table below provides the period to period rollforward of Fee-earning AUM.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Consolidated Results	(Dollars in millions)
Fee-earning AUM Rollforward
Balance, Beginning of Period	$	130,994		$	135,580
Inflows, including Fee-paying Commitments (1)	2,732			4,054
Outflows, including Distributions (2)	(2,104		)	(4,444		)
Subscriptions, net of Redemptions (3)	(1,714		)	(2,096		)
Changes in CLO collateral balances (4)	(976		)	726
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) (5)	(584		)	114
Foreign Exchange and other (6)	1,991			(4,522		)
Balance, End of Period	$	130,339		$	129,412


(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 $3.8 billion for which fees have not yet commenced.


(2)	Outflows represent limited partner distributions from our carry funds, NGP management fee funds, and fund of funds vehicles, 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, and reductions for funds that are no longer calling for fees.


(3)	Represents the net result of subscriptions to and redemptions from our hedge funds, mutual fund and fund of hedge funds vehicles.


(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.

Refer to “— Segment Analysis” for a detailed discussion by segment of the activity affecting Fee-earning AUM for each of the periods presented by segment.

Assets under Management

Assets under management or AUM refers to the assets we manage or advise. Our AUM equals the sum of the following:

(a)


(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.

Our carry funds are closed-ended funds and investors are generally not able to redeem their interests under the fund partnership agreements.

We include in our calculation of AUM and Fee-earning AUM certain energy and renewable resources funds that we jointly advise with Riverstone and certain NGP management fee funds and carry funds that are advised by NGP.

For our carry funds, co-investment vehicles, fund of funds vehicles, and NGP management fee funds, total AUM includes the fair value of the capital invested, whereas Fee-earning AUM includes the amount of capital commitments or the remaining amount of invested capital at cost, depending on whether the original investment period for the fund has expired. As such, Fee-earning AUM may be greater than total AUM when the aggregate fair value of the remaining investments is less than the cost of those investments.

Our calculations of Fee-earning AUM and AUM may differ from the calculations of other alternative asset managers and, as a result, this measure may not be comparable to similar measures presented by others. In addition, our calculation of AUM includes uncalled commitments to, and the fair value of invested capital in, our funds from Carlyle and our personnel, regardless of whether such commitments or invested capital are subject to management or performance fees. Our calculations of Fee-earning AUM or AUM are not based on any definition of Fee-earning AUM or AUM that is set forth in the agreements governing the investment funds that we manage or advise.

We generally use Fee-earning AUM as a metric to measure changes in the assets from which we earn recurring management fees. Total AUM tends to be a better measure of our investment and fundraising performance as it reflects assets at fair value plus available uncalled capital.

Available Capital

Available capital, commonly known as “dry powder,” for our carry funds, fund of funds vehicles, and NGP management fee funds refer to the amount of capital commitments available to be called for investments. Amounts previously called may be added back to available capital following certain distributions. “Expired Available Capital” occurs when a fund has passed the investment and follow-on periods and can no longer invest capital into new or existing deals. Any remaining Available Capital, typically a result of either recycled distributions or specific reserves established for the follow-on period that are not drawn, can only be called for fees and expenses and is therefore removed from the Total AUM calculation.

The table below provides the period to period rollforward of Available Capital and Fair Value of Capital, and the resulting rollforward of Total AUM.



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Available Capital			Fair Value of Capital			Total AUM
	(Dollars in millions)
Consolidated Results
Balance, Beginning of Period	$	58,017		$	124,578		$	182,595
Commitments (1)	1,108			—			1,108
Capital Called, net (2)	(3,318		)	3,008			(310		)
Distributions (3)	257			(5,184		)	(4,927		)
Subscriptions, net of Redemptions (4)	—			(1,822		)	(1,822		)
Changes in CLO collateral balances (5)	—			(259		)	(259		)
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) (6)	—			(973		)	(973		)
Foreign Exchange and other (7)	493			2,183			2,676
Balance, End of Period	$	56,557		$	121,531		$	178,088


(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 $1.5 billion in the aggregate as of the beginning of the second quarter of 2016 and our fund of hedge funds vehicles at DGAM, which are currently in the process of winding-down, had approximately $1.5 billion of AUM at March 31, 2016.


(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. Depreciation for the first quarter of 2016 was driven by declines in our hedge funds partially offset by appreciation in the public portfolio of our carry funds of $0.2 billion, or 1% and appreciation in the private portfolio of our carry funds of $0.1 billion, or 0%. Appreciation for the twelve months ended March 31, 2016 was primarily driven by appreciation in the private portfolio of our carry funds of $0.8 billion (2%) while our public portfolio of carry funds remained flat. Remaining market appreciation for the twelve months ended March 31, 2016 was driven by appreciation in our fund of funds vehicles ($3.8 billion), offset by depreciation in our hedge funds of $1.2 billion and NGP Management Fee Funds of $1.9 billion.


(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.

Please refer to “— Segment Analysis” for a detailed discussion by segment of the activity affecting Total AUM for each of the periods presented.

The table below presents the change in appreciation on portfolio investments of our carry funds. Please refer to “— Segment Analysis” for a detailed discussion by segment of the activity affecting Total AUM for each of the periods presented.


(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.

Consolidation of Certain Carlyle Funds and Variable Interest Entities

The Partnership consolidates all entities that it controls either through a majority voting interest or as the primary beneficiary of variable interest entities. On January 1, 2016, the Partnership adopted ASU 2015-2, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which provides a revised consolidation model for all reporting entities to use in evaluating whether to consolidate certain types of legal entities. As a result, the Partnership deconsolidated the majority of the Partnership's consolidated funds on January 1, 2016. The entities we consolidate are referred to collectively as the Consolidated Funds in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. For further information on our adoption of this revised consolidation guidance, see Note 2 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

As of March 31, 2016, our Consolidated Funds represent approximately 1% of our AUM; 1% of our fund management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016; and approximately less than 1% of our performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

We are not required under the revised consolidation guidance to consolidate in our financial statements most of the investment funds we advise. However, we consolidate certain CLOs that we advise. As of March 31, 2016, our consolidated CLOs held approximately $2.8 billion of total assets and comprised 96% of the assets of the Consolidated Funds and substantially all of the loans payable of the Consolidated Funds. The assets and liabilities of the Consolidated Funds are generally held within separate legal entities and, as a result, the liabilities of the Consolidated Funds are non-recourse to us. For further information on consolidation of certain funds, see Note 2 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Generally, the consolidation of the Consolidated Funds has a gross-up effect on our assets, liabilities and cash flows but has no net effect on the net income attributable to the Partnership and partners’ capital. The majority of the net economic ownership interests of the Consolidated Funds are reflected as non-controlling interests in consolidated entities, redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities, and partners’ capital appropriated for Consolidated Funds in the consolidated financial statements. For further information, see Note 2 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Because only a small portion of our funds are consolidated, the performance of the Consolidated Funds is not necessarily consistent with or representative of the combined performance trends of all of our funds.

In addition, as described in Note 16 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we consolidate Urbplan, a Brazilian real estate portfolio company held by certain of our real estate investment funds. Due to the timing and availability of financial information of Urbplan, we consolidate the financial position and results of operations of Urbplan on a financial reporting lag of 90 days. As of March 31, 2016, our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included approximately $206 million of assets related to Urbplan.

Consolidated Results of Operations

The following table and discussion sets forth information regarding our unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on substantially the same basis for all historical periods presented; however, the consolidated funds are not the same entities in all periods shown due to changes in U.S. GAAP, changes in fund terms and the creation and termination of funds. As further described below, the consolidation of these funds primarily had the impact of increasing interest and other income of Consolidated Funds, interest and other expenses of Consolidated Funds, and net investment gains (losses) of

Consolidated Funds in the year that the fund is initially consolidated. The consolidation of these funds had no effect on net income attributable to the Partnership for the periods presented.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions, except unit and per unit data)
Revenues
Fund management fees	$	289.5		$	269.5
Performance fees
Realized	131.8			326.8
Unrealized	13.4			246.2
Total performance fees	145.2			573.0
Investment income (loss)
Realized	12.6			8.9
Unrealized	(22.2		)	(2.1		)
Total investment income (loss)	(9.6		)	6.8
Interest and other income	4.7			6.0
Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds	28.9			226.3
Revenue of a consolidated real estate VIE	24.4			55.2
Total revenues	483.1			1,136.8
Expenses
Compensation and benefits
Base compensation	166.3			180.1
Equity-based compensation	75.4			89.9
Performance fee related
Realized	61.6			143.0
Unrealized	7.9			173.7
Total compensation and benefits	311.2			586.7
General, administrative and other expenses	82.3			116.8
Interest	15.3			14.6
Interest and other expenses of Consolidated Funds	23.4			237.8
Interest and other expenses of a consolidated real estate VIE	23.4			70.0
Other non-operating expenses	3.8			1.1
Total expenses	459.4			1,027.0
Other income
Net investment gains (losses) of Consolidated Funds	(8.4		)	505.5
Income before provision for income taxes	15.3			615.3
Provision for income taxes	7.4			10.5
Net income	7.9			604.8
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	(2.3		)	439.1
Net income attributable to Carlyle Holdings	10.2			165.7
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings	1.8			126.2
Net income attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P.	$	8.4		$	39.5

Net income attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P. per common unit
Basic	$	0.10		$	0.58
Diluted	$	0.01		$	0.54
Weighted-average common units
Basic	80,885,060			67,684,674
Diluted	299,949,767			72,347,771

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

Revenues

The decrease in total revenues in 2016 was primarily due to lower appreciation in our carry funds resulting in relatively lower performance fees. Total revenues decreased $653.7 million, or 58%, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the changes in total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Total Revenues, March 31, 2015	$	1,136.8
Increase in fund management fees	20.0
Decrease in performance fees	(427.8		)
Decrease in investment income (loss)	(16.4		)
Decrease in interest and other income of Consolidated Funds	(197.4		)
Decrease in revenue from a consolidated real estate VIE	(30.8		)
All other changes	(1.3		)
Total decrease	(653.7		)
Total Revenues, March 31, 2016	$	483.1

Fund Management Fees. Fund management fees increased $20.0 million, or 7%, to $289.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to 2015, primarily due to the following:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016 v. 2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Higher management fees from the commencement of the investment period for certain newly raised funds, partially offset by a decline in catch-up management fees from subsequent closes of funds that are in the fundraising period	$	21.3
Management fees from funds that were deconsolidated	37.3
Lower management fees from lower assets under management in our hedge funds	(20.7		)
Lower management fees from lower assets under management in our Investment Solutions funds	(4.1		)
Lower management fees resulting from the change in basis for earning management fees from commitments to invested capital for certain funds and from distributions from funds whose management fees are based on invested capital	(24.0		)
Higher transaction and portfolio advisory fees	15.9
All other changes	(5.7		)
Total increase in fund management fees	$	20.0

Fund management fees include transaction and portfolio advisory fees, net of rebate offsets, of $23.5 million and $7.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The $15.9 million increase in transaction and portfolio advisory fees resulted primarily from a significant transaction related to one of our buyout funds in the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Performance Fees. Performance fees decreased $427.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. Performance fees by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 comprised the following:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Corporate Private Equity	$	27.5	$	513.3
Global Market Strategies	1.6		18.7
Real Assets	102.2		(8.5		)
Investment Solutions	13.9		49.5
Total performance fees	$	145.2	$	573.0

Total carry fund appreciation	1%		6%

Further, approximately $133.1 million of our performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were related to CP V, CRP V, CRP VII, CRP VI, and CAP III, while approximately $333.7 million of our performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were related to CEP III, CP V, CP IV, and Energy III.

The measurement of our performance fees for any given period reflects the change in the valuation of our portfolios for funds that have exceeded their performance hurdles and are otherwise in accrued carry which is impacted by market volatility. Our carry fund portfolio valuations increased 1% since the end of 2015, with a 1% increase in our Corporate Private Equity funds and an 8% increase in our Real Estate funds, offset by continued depreciation in our Legacy Energy funds, which depreciated another 3% in the quarter and a 12% decline in the value of our Global Market Strategies carry funds, primarily driven by our energy mezzanine fund. Our public portfolio appreciated by 1% based on market conditions at the end of the first quarter. The first quarter of 2016 was characterized by market volatility with the S&P 500 index declining by nearly 11% in the first six weeks of the quarter and then rebounding by nearly 15% to finish up by roughly 1% at quarter end. Global stocks generally followed the same pattern as those in the U.S., although the rebound in Japan and Europe generally did not bring broad market indices in these regions into positive territory for the quarter. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve, through policy statements and forward guidance, reduced the number of rate hikes anticipated by futures markets over the next two years and thereby mitigated concerns about the impact of rising interest rates on economic growth. We believe this policy shift by the Federal Reserve has been the primary cause of the recent improvement in equity and the related strengthening of credit markets. Further, deal finance conditions and credit availability improved over the course of the quarter, but credit spreads remained wide relative to cyclical lows. Although we are more optimistic than we were at the end of 2015 regarding the financial markets generally, including market volatility, it is difficult to determine the degree to which volatility in the global markets will continue and the impact that it may have on our diverse portfolio.

In addition, performance fees from consolidated funds decreased $7.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to 2015. These fees eliminate upon consolidation.

Investment Income (Loss). Investment income (loss) decreased $16.4 million to an investment loss of $9.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to investment income of $6.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to the following:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016 v. 2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Decrease in investment losses from the investment in NGP, primarily due to carried interest reversals in NGP X in 2015	$	20.3
Decrease in investment income from our buyout and growth funds	(14.1		)
Increase in losses on foreign currency hedges	(12.5		)
Decrease in investment income from our real assets funds, excluding NGP	(6.1		)
Decrease in investment income from our distressed debt funds, hedge funds, and energy mezzanine funds	(2.8		)
Increase in investment loss due to deconsolidation of certain CLOs	(1.4		)
All other changes	0.2
Total decrease in investment income (loss)	$	(16.4	)

Interest and Other Income of Consolidated Funds. Our CLOs generate interest income primarily from investments in bonds and loans inclusive of amortization of discounts and generate other income from consent and amendment fees. Also included in this balance for the three months ended March 31, 2015 is interest income and dividend income recognized by the consolidated fund of funds vehicles and consolidated hedge funds. The consolidated fund of fund vehicles and consolidated hedge funds, as well as many of the CLOs, were deconsolidated on January 1, 2016 as part of the adoption of ASU 2015-2. See Note 2 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for more information. Substantially all interest and other income of the CLOs and other consolidated funds together with interest expense of our CLOs and net investment gains (losses) of Consolidated Funds is attributable to the related funds’ limited partners or CLO investors and therefore is allocated to non-controlling interests. Accordingly, such amounts have no material impact on net income attributable to the Partnership.

Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds decreased $197.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides explanations of the changes in interest and other income of consolidated funds for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016 v. 2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Decrease in interest and other income from CLOs due to deconsolidation	$	(154.8	)
Absence of interest, dividend and other income from fund of funds vehicles due to deconsolidation	(21.0		)
Absence of interest, dividend and other income from hedge funds due to deconsolidation	(21.6		)
Total decrease in interest and other income from Consolidated Funds	$	(197.4	)

Revenue of a Consolidated Real Estate VIE. Revenue of a consolidated real estate VIE was $24.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $55.2 million in 2015. The decrease in revenue of a consolidated real estate VIE in 2016 primarily represents a decrease in the number of completed land development projects in 2016 as compared to 2015. Urbplan recognizes revenue for land development services under the completed contract method.

Expenses

Total expenses decreased $567.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the changes in total expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Total Expenses, March 31, 2015	$	1,027.0
Increases (Decreases):
Decrease in total compensation and benefits	(275.5		)
Decrease in general, administrative and other expenses	(34.5		)
Decrease in interest and other expenses of Consolidated Funds	(214.4		)
Decrease in interest and other expenses of a consolidated real estate VIE	(46.6		)
All other changes	3.4
Total decrease	(567.6		)
Total Expenses, March 31, 2016	$	459.4

Total Compensation and Benefits. Total compensation and benefits decreased $275.5 million, or 47%, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, due to the following:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016 v. 2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Decrease in base compensation	$	(13.8	)
Decrease in equity-based compensation	(14.5		)
Decrease in performance fee related compensation	(247.2		)
Total decrease in total compensation and benefits	$	(275.5	)

Base compensation and benefits. Base compensation and benefits decreased $13.8 million, or 8%, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to the following:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016 v. 2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Decrease in headcount and bonuses	$	(8.4	)
Decrease in compensation costs associated with fundraising activities	(7.2		)
All other changes	1.8
Total decrease in base compensation and benefits	$	(13.8	)

Equity-based Compensation. Equity-based compensation decreased $14.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to three months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease in equity-based compensation is due primarily to the settlement of the DGAM earnout agreement due to the wind down of DGAM in 2016 and the absence in 2016 of a $7.5 million cumulative catch-up expense recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2015 associated with a change in the estimated forfeiture rates in 2015. These decreases were partially offset by the ongoing granting of deferred restricted common units to new and existing employees during 2015 and 2016.

Performance fee related compensation expense. Performance fee related compensation expense decreased $247.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to three months ended March 31, 2015. Performance fee related compensation as a percentage of performance fees was 48% and 55% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. For our largest segment, Corporate Private Equity, our performance fee related compensation expense is generally 45%. The overall percentage of 55% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 is higher than the 48% for the three months ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to higher performance fees earned during the three months ended March 31, 2015 by our private equity fund of funds vehicles in our Investment Solutions segment (which pay a higher ratio of performance fees as compensation) and our Legacy Energy funds in our Real Assets segment (which had carry reversals during the three months ended March 31, 2015 without the corresponding reversal of performance fee compensation expense).

General, Administrative and Other Expenses. General, administrative and other expenses decreased $34.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016 v. 2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Intangible asset impairment losses in 2015	$	(11.8	)
Higher legal and professional fees	6.3
Higher external fundraising costs	3.8
Foreign exchange adjustments and other changes	(32.8		)
Total decrease in general, administrative and other expenses	$	(34.5	)

Interest and Other Expenses of Consolidated Funds. Interest and other expenses of Consolidated Funds decreased $214.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to three months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease is primarily due to lower interest expense on the consolidated CLOs and the absence in 2016 of interest and other expenses of hedge funds and fund of funds vehicles that were deconsolidated on January 1, 2016. See Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for more information on our adoption of the new consolidation accounting guidance.

The CLOs incur interest expense on their loans payable and incur other expenses consisting of trustee fees, rating agency fees and professional fees. Substantially all interest and other income of the CLOs together with interest expense of our CLOs and net investment gains (losses) of Consolidated Funds is attributable to the related funds’ limited partners or CLO investors and therefore is allocated to non-controlling interests. Accordingly, such amounts have no material impact on net income attributable to the Partnership.

Interest and Other Expenses of a Consolidated Real Estate VIE. Interest and other expenses of a consolidated real estate VIE decreased $46.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016 v. 2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Lower expenses associated with land development services as a result of the completion of fewer related land development projects	$	(30.3	)
Lower expenses related to fair market value adjustment for Urbplan loans *	(5.1		)
Lower interest expense	(2.7		)
Lower compensation and benefits	(0.9		)
Lower general, administrative and other expenses	(7.6		)
Total decrease in interest and other expenses of a Consolidated Real Estate VIE	$	(46.6	)

* The Partnership records the Urbplan loans at fair value at each reporting period and records the change in fair value to interest and other expenses of a consolidated real estate VIE.

Other Non-operating (Income) Expenses. Other non-operating expenses increased $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration associated with the Partnership's acquisitions.

Generally, the contingent consideration associated with the Partnership's acquisitions is payable at future dates over a period of years. Because the estimated fair value of these obligations relies upon estimates of cash flows in those future periods, there will be inherent volatility in the fair value of the Partnership's liability (and as a result, the periodic expense recognized) until such time as the future cash flow projections become more definitive. However, if the financial performance of the acquisitions is consistent with, or exceeds, the Partnership's forecasts, the fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities will increase over time (with a corresponding expense) as the actual performance measurement date for the payment approaches.

Net Investment Gains (Losses) of Consolidated Funds

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, net investment losses of Consolidated Funds were $8.4 million as compared to net investment gains of $505.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. For periods prior to January 1, 2016, this balance is predominantly driven by our consolidated AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles, CLOs, and hedge funds. On January 1, 2016, the Partnership adopted new consolidation accounting guidance that allowed the Partnership to deconsolidate the AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles, hedge funds, and the majority of its CLOs. As a result, for the three months ended March 31, 2016, net investment gains (losses) only comprise the activity of the remaining consolidated CLOs and certain other funds. See Note 2 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for more information on the Partnership's adoption of the new consolidation accounting guidance. For the consolidated CLOs, the amount reflects the net gain or loss on the fair value adjustment of both assets and liabilities. The components of net investment gains of consolidated funds for the respective periods are:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Realized gains (losses)	$	(6.2	)	$	224.6
Net change in unrealized gains (losses)	(61.6		)	335.9
Total gains (losses)	(67.8		)	560.5
Gains (losses) from liabilities of CLOs	59.4			(55.5		)
Gains on other assets of CLOs	—			0.5
Total investment gains (losses) of Consolidated Funds	$	(8.4	)	$	505.5

For periods prior to January 1, 2016, the unrealized investment gains/losses primarily include the appreciation/depreciation of the equity investments within the consolidated AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles, the appreciation/depreciation of consolidated CLO investments in loans and bonds, as well as the appreciation/depreciation of investments made by our consolidated hedge funds and other consolidated funds. The gains/losses on the liabilities of the CLOs reflect the fair value adjustment on the debt of the CLOs. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the unrealized investment gains/losses primarily include the appreciation/depreciation of consolidated CLO investments in loans and bonds.

The net investment gains (losses) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were due to the following:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Gains attributable to the consolidated AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles	$	—		$	478.5
Gains attributable to the consolidated hedge funds	—			102.4
Gains (losses) attributable to other consolidated funds	2.3			(32.6		)
Net depreciation of CLOs	(10.7		)	(42.8		)
Total net investment gains (losses)	$	(8.4	)	$	505.5

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities was $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to net income attributable to non-controlling interests of $439.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. These amounts are primarily attributable to the net earnings or losses of the Consolidated Funds for each period, which are substantially all allocated to the related funds’ limited partners or CLO investors. This balance also includes the allocation of Urbplan’s net losses that are attributable to non-controlling interests.

The net income of our Consolidated Funds for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 is comprised of the following:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Net income from the consolidated AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles	$	—		$	448.7
Net income from the consolidated hedge funds	—			75.5
Net loss from the consolidated CLOs	(10.3		)	(48.5		)
Net income (loss) from other consolidated funds	1.1			(34.4		)
Total net income (loss) of our Consolidated Funds	$	(9.2	)	$	441.3

Net Income Attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P.

The net income attributable to the Partnership was $8.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to net income attributable to the Partnership of $39.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The Partnership is allocated a portion of the monthly net income (loss) attributable to Carlyle Holdings based on the Partnership’s ownership in Carlyle Holdings (which was approximately 25% and 21% as of March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Net income or loss attributable to the Partnership also includes 100% of the net income or loss attributable to the Partnership’s wholly-owned taxable subsidiary, Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc., which was $7.5 million and $5.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As a result, the total net income or loss attributable to the Partnership will vary as a percentage of the net income or loss attributable to Carlyle Holdings.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following table sets forth information in the format used by management when making resource deployment decisions and in assessing performance of our segments. These non-GAAP financial measures are presented for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The table below shows our total segment Economic Net Income which is the sum of Fee Related Earnings, Net Performance Fees, Investment Income (Loss), and Equity-based compensation expense (excluding equity-based compensation grants issued in May 2012 upon the completion of the initial public offering or grants issued in acquisitions or strategic investments). Our Non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effects of consolidated funds, acquisition-related items including amortization and any impairment charges of acquired intangible assets and contingent consideration taking the form of earn-outs, charges associated with equity-based compensation grants issued in May 2012 upon completion of the initial public offering or grants issued in acquisitions or strategic investments, changes in the tax receivable agreement liability, corporate actions and infrequently occurring or unusual events.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Segment Revenues
Fund level fee revenues
Fund management fees	$	279.9		$	296.6
Portfolio advisory fees, net	3.2			5.8
Transaction fees, net	20.3			1.8
Total fund level fee revenues	303.4			304.2
Performance fees
Realized	132.0			321.7
Unrealized	16.0			280.5
Total performance fees	148.0			602.2
Investment income (loss)
Realized	7.5			(82.0		)
Unrealized	(13.9		)	54.0
Total investment income (loss)	(6.4		)	(28.0		)
Interest	3.0			0.8
Other income	3.1			5.7
Total revenues	451.1			884.9
Segment Expenses
Compensation and benefits
Direct base compensation	121.8			121.9
Indirect base compensation	39.8			51.0
Equity-based compensation	31.4			32.3
Performance fee related
Realized	61.9			143.3
Unrealized	10.8			177.1
Total compensation and benefits	265.7			525.6
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses	74.4			66.5
Depreciation and amortization expense	7.3			5.5
Interest expense	15.2			14.6
Total expenses	362.6			612.2
Economic Net Income (Loss)	$	88.5		$	272.7
(-) Net Performance Fees	75.3			281.8
(-) Investment Income (Loss)	(6.4		)	(28.0		)
(+) Equity-based Compensation	31.4			32.3
(=) Fee Related Earnings	$	51.0		$	51.2
(+) Realized Net Performance Fees	70.1			178.4
(+) Realized Investment Income (Loss)	7.5			(82.0		)
(=) Distributable Earnings	$	128.6		$	147.6

Income before provision for income taxes is the GAAP financial measure most comparable to economic net income, fee related earnings, and distributable earnings. 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.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Income before provision for income taxes	$	15.3		$	615.3
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation issued in conjunction with the initial public offering, acquisitions and strategic investments	45.4			59.0
Acquisition related charges, including amortization of intangibles and impairment	17.7			40.6
Other non-operating expense	3.8			1.1
Tax expense associated with performance fee compensation	(3.3		)	(5.2		)
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	2.3			(439.1		)
Severance and other adjustments	7.3			1.0
Economic Net Income	$	88.5		$	272.7
Net performance fees⁽¹⁾	75.3			281.8
Investment income (loss)⁽¹⁾	(6.4		)	(28.0		)
Equity-based compensation	31.4			32.3
Fee Related Earnings	$	51.0		$	51.2
Realized performance fees, net of related compensation	70.1			178.4
Realized investment income (loss)⁽¹⁾	7.5			(82.0		)
Distributable Earnings	$	128.6		$	147.6


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



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Carlyle Consolidated			Adjustments ⁽²⁾			Total Reportable Segments
	(Dollars in millions)
Performance fees
Realized	$	131.8		$	0.2		$	132.0
Unrealized	13.4			2.6			16.0
Total performance fees	145.2			2.8			148.0
Performance fee related compensation expense
Realized	61.6			0.3			61.9
Unrealized	7.9			2.9			10.8
Total performance fee related compensation expense	69.5			3.2			72.7
Net performance fees
Realized	70.2			(0.1		)	70.1
Unrealized	5.5			(0.3		)	5.2
Total net performance fees	$	75.7		$	(0.4	)	$	75.3
Investment income (loss)
Realized	$	12.6		$	(5.1	)	$	7.5
Unrealized	(22.2		)	8.3			(13.9		)
Investment income (loss)	$	(9.6	)	$	3.2		$	(6.4	)



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Carlyle Consolidated			Adjustments ⁽²⁾			Total Reportable Segments
	(Dollars in millions)
Performance fees
Realized	$	326.8		$	(5.1	)	$	321.7
Unrealized	246.2			34.3			280.5
Total performance fees	573.0			29.2			602.2
Performance fee related compensation expense
Realized	143.0			0.3			143.3
Unrealized	173.7			3.4			177.1
Total performance fee related compensation expense	316.7			3.7			320.4
Net performance fees
Realized	183.8			(5.4		)	178.4
Unrealized	72.5			30.9			103.4
Total net performance fees	$	256.3		$	25.5		$	281.8
Investment income (loss)
Realized	$	8.9		$	(90.9	)	$	(82.0	)
Unrealized	(2.1		)	56.1			54.0
Total investment income (loss)	$	6.8		$	(34.8	)	$	(28.0	)


(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 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 economic interests in Claren Road, ESG and Carlyle Commodity Management.

Economic Net Income (Loss) and Distributable Earnings for our reportable segments are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Economic Net Income (Loss)
Corporate Private Equity	$	32.2		$	289.0
Global Market Strategies	(5.5		)	9.6
Real Assets	61.5			(33.4		)
Investment Solutions	0.3			7.5
Economic Net Income (Loss)	$	88.5		$	272.7
Distributable Earnings
Corporate Private Equity	$	104.5		$	193.9
Global Market Strategies	0.8			8.5
Real Assets	19.5			(61.7		)
Investment Solutions	3.8			6.9
Distributable Earnings	$	128.6		$	147.6

Segment Analysis

Discussed below is our DE, FRE and ENI for our segments for the periods presented. Our segment information is reflected in the manner used by our senior management to make operating decisions, assess performance and allocate resources.

For segment reporting purposes, revenues and expenses are presented on a basis that deconsolidates our Consolidated Funds. As a result, segment revenues from management fees, performance fees and investment income (loss) are different than those presented on a consolidated U.S. GAAP basis because fund management fees recognized in certain segments are received from Consolidated Funds and are eliminated in consolidation when presented on a consolidated U.S. GAAP basis. Furthermore, segment expenses are different than related amounts presented on a consolidated U.S. GAAP basis due to the exclusion of fund expenses that are paid by the Consolidated Funds. Segment revenue and expenses are also different than those presented on a consolidated U.S. GAAP basis because we present our segment revenues and expenses related to Claren Road, ESG, and, for periods prior to July 1, 2015, Carlyle Commodity Management based on our 55% economic interest in those entities. Effective July 1, 2015, our segment revenue and expenses related to Carlyle Commodity Management are based on our approximate 83% economic interest in that entity. Further, effective January 1, 2016, our segment revenue and expenses related to Claren Road are based on our approximate 63% economic interest in that entity as a result of a reallocation of interest from a departing founder. Also, ENI excludes expenses associated with equity-based compensation that was issued in our initial public offering or issued in acquisitions and strategic investments.

Corporate Private Equity

The following table presents our results of operations for our Corporate Private Equity segment:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Segment Revenues
Fund level fee revenues
Fund management fees	$	127.2		$	134.3
Portfolio advisory fees, net	3.1			5.2
Transaction fees, net	20.3			1.5
Total fund level fee revenues	150.6			141.0
Performance fees
Realized	126.2			306.0
Unrealized	(93.1		)	200.7
Total performance fees	33.1			506.7
Investment income (loss)
Realized	4.5			2.7
Unrealized	(6.1		)	7.4
Total investment income (loss)	(1.6		)	10.1
Interest	0.9			0.3
Other income	1.5			2.9
Total revenues	184.5			661.0
Segment Expenses
Compensation and benefits
Direct base compensation	59.8			53.7
Indirect base compensation	19.6			26.3
Equity-based compensation	17.8			17.3
Performance fee related
Realized	58.6			137.0
Unrealized	(44.7		)	95.7
Total compensation and benefits	111.1			330.0
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses	30.9			31.7
Depreciation and amortization expense	3.4			2.7
Interest expense	6.9			7.6
Total expenses	152.3			372.0
Economic Net Income	$	32.2		$	289.0
(-) Net Performance Fees	19.2			274.0
(-) Investment Income (Loss)	(1.6		)	10.1
(+) Equity-based Compensation	17.8			17.3
(=) Fee Related Earnings	$	32.4		$	22.2
(+) Realized Net Performance Fees	67.6			169.0
(+) Realized Investment Income	4.5			2.7
(=) Distributable Earnings	$	104.5		$	193.9

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

Distributable Earnings

Distributable Earnings decreased $89.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the changes in distributable earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Distributable earnings, March 31, 2015	$	193.9
Increases (decreases):
Decrease in realized net performance fees	(101.4		)
Increase in realized investment income	1.8
Increase in fee related earnings	10.2
Total decrease	(89.4		)
Distributable earnings, March 31, 2016	$	104.5

Realized Net Performance Fees. Realized net performance fees decreased $101.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to fewer exits from funds in carry. Realized net performance fees were primarily generated by the following funds for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:



Three Months Ended March 31,
2016	2015
CP V	CP IV
CAP III	CP V
CVP III	CEP III
CEP III	—

Realized Investment Income. Realized investment income increased $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The increase in realized investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was primarily from our investments in Europe buyout funds.

Fee Related Earnings

Fee related earnings increased $10.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the change in fee related earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Fee related earnings, March 31, 2015	$	22.2
Increases (decreases):
Increase in fee revenues	9.6
Decrease in direct and indirect base compensation	0.6
Decrease in general, administrative and other expenses	0.8
All other changes	(0.8		)
Total increase	10.2
Fee related earnings, March 31, 2016	$	32.4

Fee Revenues. Total fee revenues increased $9.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, due to the following:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016 v. 2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Lower fund management fees	$	(7.1	)
Higher transaction fees	18.8
Lower portfolio advisory fees	(2.1		)
Total increase in fee revenues	$	9.6

The decrease in fund management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 is primarily due to $11.6 million decrease in catch-up management fees from $12.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 to $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Catch-up management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were primarily driven by a subsequent closing for our second U.S. mid-market buyout fund (“CEOF II”). Catch-up management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were driven by subsequent closings for our fourth Europe buyout fund (“CEP IV”), our third Japan buyout fund (“CJP III”), and our third Europe technology fund (“CETP III”).

The total weighted-average management fee rate increased from 1.23% at March 31, 2015 to 1.27% at March 31, 2016. The increase in the total weighted-average management fee rate reflects the increased weighted impact of funds in the original investment period with fees based on commitments, which charge higher fee rates, compared to those funds with fees based on invested equity or fair value. Fee-earning assets under management were $40.9 billion and $39.4 billion as of March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, reflecting an increase of $1.5 billion.

The increase in transaction fees was primarily from a significant investment in one of our buyout funds in the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Direct and indirect compensation expense. Direct and indirect compensation expense decreased $0.6 million, or 1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to lower compensation costs related to fundraising activities of approximately $4.7 million. This decrease was partially offset by increased headcount.

General, administrative and other indirect expenses. General, administrative and other indirect expenses decreased $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to lower negative foreign currency adjustments, partially offset by $1.6 million of increased external costs associated with fundraising activities in 2016 as compared to 2015.

Economic Net Income

Economic net income decreased $256.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the change in economic net income for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Economic net income, March 31, 2015	$	289.0
Increases (decreases):
Decrease in net performance fees	(254.8		)
Decrease in investment income (loss)	(11.7		)
Increase in equity-based compensation	(0.5		)
Increase in fee related earnings	10.2
Total decrease	(256.8		)
Economic net income, March 31, 2016	$	32.2

Performance Fees. Performance Fees (realized and unrealized) decreased $473.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 due to lower fund appreciation and are from the following types of funds:



	Performance Fees
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Buyout funds	$	43.5		$	493.8
Growth Capital funds	(10.4		)	12.9
Total	$	33.1		$	506.7

The $33.1 million of performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was driven primarily by performance fees recognized from the following funds:

•CP V of $60.8 million,

•CEP III of $6.7 million,

•CAP III of $(17.3) million, and

•CEOF of $(7.1) million.

The $506.7 million of performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was driven by performance fees recognized from the following funds:

•CEP III of 159.3 million,

•CP V of $157.8 million, and

•CP IV of $76.8 million.

Performance fees of $33.1 million and $506.7 million are inclusive of performance fees reversed of approximately $46.4 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The appreciation in remaining value of assets for this segment by type of fund are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016	2015
Buyout funds	1%	9%
Growth Capital funds	(2)%	3%
Total	1%	8%

Net performance fees as a percentage of total performance fees are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016	2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Net Performance Fees	$19.2	$274.0

Percentage of Total Performance Fees	58%	54%

Unrealized performance fees reflect the difference between total performance fees and realized performance fees. The recognition of realized performance fees results in a reversal of accumulated unrealized performance fees, generally resulting in minimal impact on total performance fees. Additionally, because unrealized performance fees can be reversed upon a realization event, in periods where the Partnership generates significant realized performance fees unrealized performance fees can be negative even in periods of portfolio appreciation.

Total investment income (loss). Total investment loss (realized and unrealized) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $1.6 million as compared to total investment income of $10.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease in total investment income from the three months ended March 31, 2015 to the three months ended March 31, 2016 relates primarily to unrealized losses on foreign currency hedges and depreciation on investments in the Europe buyout funds and U.S. growth funds for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to appreciation on investments in these U.S. and Europe buyout funds and U.S. growth funds for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Equity-based compensation. Equity-based compensation was $17.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, an increase of $0.5 million from $17.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Fee-earning AUM as of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

Fee-earning AUM is presented below for each period together with the components of change during each respective period.

The table below breaks out Fee-earning AUM by its respective components at each period.



	As of March 31,
	2016			2015
Corporate Private Equity	(Dollars in millions)
Components of Fee-earning AUM (1)
Fee-earning AUM based on capital commitments	$	25,855		$	22,648
Fee-earning AUM based on invested capital	12,860			15,426
Fee-earning AUM based on lower of cost or fair value	2,194			1,289
Total Fee-earning AUM	$	40,909		$	39,363
Weighted Average Management Fee Rates (2)
All Funds	1.27		%	1.23		%
Funds in Investment Period	1.43		%	1.42		%


(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.

The table below provides the period to period rollforward of Fee-earning AUM.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Corporate Private Equity	(Dollars in millions)
Fee-earning AUM Rollforward
Balance, Beginning of Period	$	40,926		$	40,249
Inflows, including Fee-paying Commitments (1)	267			704
Outflows, including Distributions (2)	(727		)	(963		)
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) (3)	—			(5		)
Foreign Exchange and other (4)	443			(622		)
Balance, End of Period	$	40,909		$	39,363


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


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

Fee-earning AUM was flat at $40.9 billion at both March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Changes in activity included, inflows of $0.3 billion, primarily a result of limited partner commitments raised by CEOF II and foreign exchange gains of $0.4 billion, primarily attributable to our Europe buyout funds, and outflows of $0.7 billion from distributions in several funds outside of the original investment period. Investment and distribution activity by funds still in the investment period does not impact Fee-earning AUM as these funds are based on commitments.

Fee-earning AUM was $40.9 billion at March 31, 2016, an increase of $1.5 billion, or approximately 4%, compared to $39.4 billion at March 31, 2015. Driving this increase were inflows of $6.0 billion primarily attributable to limited partner commitments raised by CEP IV and CEOF II, in addition to investments in several of our funds based on invested capital and foreign exchange gains of $0.4 billion. Offsetting the increase were outflows of $4.6 billion for dispositions in our funds outside the original investment period and market depreciation of $0.3 billion.

Fee-earning AUM was $39.4 billion at March 31, 2015, a decrease of $0.9 billion, or approximately 2%, compared to $40.2 billion at December 31, 2014. This decrease was due to outflows of $1.0 billion from distributions in several funds outside of the investment period and a decrease of $0.6 billion from foreign exchange, primarily on our Euro-based funds. Offsetting these outflows were inflows of $0.7 billion, primarily a result of limited partner commitments raised by CEP IV, our third Japan buyout fund ("CJP III"), and our recent vintage Europe technology fund ("CETP III").

Total AUM as of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

The table below provides the period to period rollforwards of Available Capital and Fair Value of Capital, and the resulting rollforward of Total AUM.



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Available Capital			Fair Value of Capital			Total AUM
	(Dollars in millions)
Corporate Private Equity
Balance, Beginning of Period	$	24,212		$	38,932		$	63,144
Commitments (1)	(100		)	—			(100		)
Capital Called, net (2)	(1,301		)	1,177			(124		)
Distributions (3)	32			(2,653		)	(2,621		)
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) (4)	—			155			155
Foreign Exchange and other (5)	274			414			688
Balance, End of Period	$	23,117		$	38,025		$	61,142


(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.

Total AUM was $61.1 billion at March 31, 2016, a decrease of $2.0 billion, or approximately 3%, compared to $63.1 billion as of December 31, 2015. This decrease was driven by net distributions of $2.6 billion primarily in CP V, CEP III, and our third Asia buyout fund ("CAP III"). Offsetting the decrease was $0.7 billion in foreign exchange gains primarily driven by our Europe and Japan buyout funds and $0.2 billion of market appreciation due to a 1% increase in our portfolio of carry funds for the period. Our carry fund private portfolio appreciated 2% ($0.4 billion), offset by public portfolio depreciation of 1% ($0.1 billion) and depreciation was in our coinvestment vehicles. The carry funds driving appreciation for the period included $0.3 billion attributable to CP V (4% appreciation) and $0.1 billion attributable to CP VI (2% appreciation), partially offset by $0.1 billion of depreciation attributable to CAP III (4% depreciation).

Fund Performance Metrics

Fund performance information for our investment funds that generally have at least $1.0 billion in capital commitments, cumulative equity invested or total value as of March 31, 2016, which we refer to as our “significant funds” is included throughout this discussion and analysis to facilitate an understanding of our results of operations for the periods presented. The fund return information reflected in this discussion and analysis is not indicative of the performance of The Carlyle Group L.P. and is also not necessarily indicative of the future performance of any particular fund. An investment in The Carlyle Group L.P. is not an investment in any of our funds. There can be no assurance that any of our funds or our other existing and future funds will achieve similar returns.

The following tables reflect the performance of our significant funds in our Corporate Private Equity business. Please see “— Our Family of Funds” for a legend of the fund acronyms listed below.



				TOTAL INVESTMENTS									REALIZED/PARTIALLY REALIZED INVESTMENTS(5)
				As of March 31, 2016									Inception to March 31, 2016
	Fund Inception Date(1)	Committed Capital		Cumulative Invested Capital(2)		Total Fair Value(3)		MOIC(4)	Gross IRR(7)		Net IRR(8)		Cumulative Invested Capital(2)		Total Fair Value(3)		MOIC(4)	Gross IRR(7)
Corporate Private Equity	(Reported in Local Currency, in Millions)												(Reported in Local Currency, in Millions)
Fully Invested Funds(6)
CP II	10/1994	$	1,331.1	$	1,362.4	$	4,072.2	3.0x	34	%	25	%	$	1,362.4	$	4,072.2	3.0x	34	%
CP III	2/2000	$	3,912.7	$	4,031.6	$	10,146.9	2.5x	27	%	21	%	$	4,031.6	$	10,146.9	2.5x	27	%
CP IV	12/2004	$	7,850.0	$	7,612.6	$	18,041.4	2.4x	16	%	13	%	$	6,827.6	$	17,281.1	2.5x	18	%
CP V	5/2007	$	13,719.7	$	13,001.4	$	25,153.0	1.9x	18	%	13	%	$	7,990.8	$	20,719.6	2.6x	27	%
CEP I	12/1997	€	1,003.6	€	981.6	€	2,126.5	2.2x	18	%	11	%	€	981.6	€	2,126.5	2.2x	18	%
CEP II	9/2003	€	1,805.4	€	2,048.8	€	3,937.5	1.9x	36	%	20	%	€	1,489.4	€	3,571.1	2.4x	55	%
CEP III	12/2006	€	5,294.9	€	5,064.7	€	10,944.5	2.2x	19	%	14	%	€	3,413.0	€	8,593.0	2.5x	22	%
CAP I	12/1998	$	750.0	$	627.7	$	2,521.8	4.0x	25	%	18	%	$	627.7	$	2,521.8	4.0x	25	%
CAP II	2/2006	$	1,810.0	$	1,633.6	$	2,881.4	1.8x	11	%	8	%	$	720.0	$	2,194.9	3.0x	24	%
CAP III	5/2008	$	2,551.6	$	2,527.3	$	4,779.0	1.9x	20	%	14	%	$	1,523.8	$	2,896.2	1.9x	20	%
CJP I	10/2001	¥	50,000.0	¥	47,291.4	¥	138,992.2	2.9x	61	%	37	%	¥	39,756.6	¥	131,454.6	3.3x	65	%
CJP II	7/2006	¥	165,600.0	¥	141,866.7	¥	184,576.5	1.3x	5	%	2	%	¥	64,306.1	¥	102,760.1	1.6x	10	%
CGFSP I	9/2008	$	1,100.2	$	1,080.7	$	2,098.9	1.9x	19	%	13	%	$	502.9	$	1,158.6	2.3x	27	%
CEOF I	5/2011	$	1,119.1	$	1,105.6	$	1,463.0	1.3x	18	%	11	%	$	221.0	$	649.1	2.9x	53	%
CETP II	2/2007	€	521.6	€	436.4	€	1,025.7	2.4x	25	%	16	%	€	216.9	€	835.7	3.9x	35	%
CAGP IV	6/2008	$	1,041.4	$	949.9	$	1,343.4	1.4x	12	%	6	%	$	175.8	$	418.6	2.4x	31	%
All Other Funds (9)	Various			$	3,883.6	$	6,236.7	1.6x	17	%	7	%	$	3,100.9	$	5,294.6	1.7x	19	%
Coinvestments and Other (10)	Various			$	9,463.8	$	22,421.5	2.4x	36	%	33	%	$	6,149.3	$	18,397.3	3.0x	36	%
Total Fully Invested Funds				$	58,670.9	$	124,559.4	2.1x	26	%	19	%	$	41,101.8	$	105,047.5	2.6x	29	%
Funds in the Investment Period (6)
CP VI (12)	5/2012	$	13,000.0	$	5,723.0	$	6,102.6	1.1x	NM		NM
CEP IV (12)	8/2013	€	3,669.5	€	1,357.0	€	1,414.8	1.0x	NM		NM
CAP IV (12)	11/2012	$	3,880.4	$	1,798.6	$	1,815.0	1.0x	NM		NM
CGFSP II (12)	4/2013	$	1,000.0	$	481.5	$	544.5	1.1x	NM		NM
CJP III (12)	8/2013	¥	119,505.1	¥	40,320.3	¥	51,185.1	1.3x	NM		NM
CEOF II (12)	3/2015	$	2,400.0	$	429.2	$	421.4	1.0x	NM		NM
All Other Funds (11)	Various			$	1,735.7	$	1,644.2	0.9x	(5	)%	(15	)%
Total Funds in the Investment Period				$	12,070.7	$	12,592.9	1.0x	4	%	(5	)%	$	197.6	$	358.0	1.8x	40	%
TOTAL CORPORATE PRIVATE EQUITY (13)				$	70,741.6	$	137,152.2	1.9x	26	%	18	%	$	41,299.4	$	105,405.5	2.6x	29	%


(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 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 companies that use similarly titled measures. We do not present Realized/Partially Realized performance information separately for funds that are still in the investment period because of the relatively insignificant level of realizations for funds of this type.

100

However, to the extent such funds have had realizations, they are included in the Realized/Partially Realized performance information presented for Total Corporate Private Equity.


(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, CBPF, 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.



	Remaining Fair Value(1)		Unrealized MOIC(2)	Total MOIC(3)	% Invested(4)		In Accrued Carry/ (Clawback) (5)	LTM Realized Carry (6)	Catch-up Rate		Fee Initiation Date(7)	Quarters Since Fee Initiation	Original Investment Period End Date
		As of March 31, 2016
Corporate Private Equity		(Reported in Local Currency, in Millions)
CP V	$	8,247.1	1.6x	1.9x	95	%	X	X	100	%	Jun-07	36	May-13
CP VI	$	5,896.7	1.0x	1.1x	44	%			100	%	Jun-13	12	May-18
CEP III	€	3,515.5	2.2x	2.2x	96	%	X	X	100	%	Jul-07	35	Dec-12
CAP III	$	1,775.5	1.8x	1.9x	99	%	X	X	100	%	Jun-08	32	May-14
CAP IV	$	1,755.2	0.9x	1.0x	46	%			100	%	Jul-13	11	Nov-18
CEP IV	€	1,370.6	1.0x	1.0x	37	%			100	%	Sep-14	7	Aug-19
CGFSP I	$	1,131.6	1.6x	1.9x	98	%	X	X	100	%	Oct-08	30	Sep-14
CP IV	$	1,017.8	1.3x	2.4x	97	%	X	X	80	%	Apr-05	44	Dec-10
CEOF I	$	968.7	1.1x	1.3x	99	%	X		80	%	Sep-11	19	May-17
CAGP IV	$	840.5	1.1x	1.4x	91	%			100	%	Aug-08	31	Jun-14
CJP II	¥	75,207.6	1.2x	1.3x	86	%			80	%	Oct-06	38	Jul-12
CAP II	$	593.7	0.9x	1.8x	90	%	(X)		80	%	Mar-06	41	Feb-12
CJP III	¥	66,071.6	1.3x	1.3x	34	%			100	%	Sep-13	11	Feb-20
CGFSP II	$	568.0	1.1x	1.1x	48	%	X		100	%	Jun-13	12	Dec-17
CEOF II	$	437.6	1.0x	1.0x	18	%			80	%	Nov-15	2	Mar-21
CETP II	€	320.7	1.4x	2.4x	84	%	X	X	100	%	Jan-08	33	Jul-13
CEP II	€	246.6	0.5x	1.9x	113	%	X	X	80	%	Sep-03	51	Sep-08
All Other Funds (8)	$	2,560.5	1.0x	2.1x			NM	NM
Coinvestment and Other (9)	$	4,763.7	1.5x	2.4x			NM	NM
Total Corporate Private Equity (10)	$	38,018.8	1.3x	1.9x


(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


(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.

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Global Market Strategies

For purposes of presenting our results of operations for this segment, we include only our economic interests in the results of operations of Claren Road, ESG and Carlyle Commodity Management. The following table presents our results of operations for our Global Market Strategies segment:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Segment Revenues
Fund level fee revenues
Fund management fees	$	51.1		$	55.5
Portfolio advisory fees, net	0.1			0.5
Transaction fees, net	—			—
Total fund level fee revenues	51.2			56.0
Performance fees
Realized	1.8			4.6
Unrealized	(0.3		)	18.7
Total performance fees	1.5			23.3
Investment income (loss)
Realized	0.8			1.6
Unrealized	(2.1		)	(4.2		)
Total investment income (loss)	(1.3		)	(2.6		)
Interest	1.5			0.5
Other income	1.1			1.3
Total revenues	54.0			78.5
Segment Expenses
Compensation and benefits
Direct base compensation	23.2			28.2
Indirect base compensation	8.2			8.8
Equity-based compensation	5.0			5.2
Performance fee related
Realized	0.8			2.3
Unrealized	(1.1		)	8.2
Total compensation and benefits	36.1			52.7
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses	19.2			12.3
Depreciation and amortization expense	1.5			1.1
Interest expense	2.7			2.8
Total expenses	59.5			68.9
Economic Net Income (Loss)	$	(5.5	)	$	9.6
(-) Net Performance Fees	1.8			12.8
(-) Investment Loss	(1.3		)	(2.6		)
(+) Equity-based Compensation	5.0			5.2
(=) Fee Related Earnings	$	(1.0	)	$	4.6
(+) Realized Net Performance Fees	1.0			2.3
(+) Realized Investment Income	0.8			1.6
(=) Distributable Earnings	$	0.8		$	8.5

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

Distributable Earnings

Distributable Earnings decreased $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the changes in Distributable Earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Distributable earnings, March 31, 2015	$	8.5
Increases (decreases):
Decrease in realized net performance fees	(1.3		)
Decrease in realized investment income (loss)	(0.8		)
Decrease in fee related earnings	(5.6		)
Total decrease	(7.7		)
Distributable earnings, March 31, 2016	$	0.8

Realized Net Performance Fees. Realized net performance fees decreased $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The majority of realized net performance fees were generated by the following funds for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively:



Three Months Ended March 31,
2016	2015
Structured Credit Funds	Structured Credit Funds
ESG	ESG

Realized Investment Income. Realized investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $0.8 million compared to realized investment income of $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Fee Related Earnings

Fee related earnings decreased $5.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the change in fee related earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Fee related earnings, March 31, 2015	$	4.6
Increases (decreases):
Decrease in fee revenues	(4.8		)
Decrease in direct and indirect base compensation	5.6
Increase in general, administrative and other expenses	(6.9		)
All other changes	0.5
Total decrease	(5.6		)
Fee related earnings, March 31, 2016	$	(1.0	)

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Fee Revenues. Fee revenues decreased $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, due to the following:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016 v. 2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Lower fund management fees	$	(4.4	)
Lower portfolio advisory fees	(0.4		)
Total decrease in fee revenues	$	(4.8	)

The decrease in fund management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 is primarily due to lower hedge fund assets under management. Hedge fund assets under management decreased to $6.3 billion at March 31, 2016 from $11.3 billion at March 31, 2015, primarily due to redemptions and depreciation.

The weighted average management fee rate on our hedge funds decreased from 1.69% at March 31, 2015 to 1.53% at March 31, 2016 primarily due to both the reduction of fee rates and lower fee basis caused by net redemptions in our Claren Road funds. The weighted average management fee rate on our carry funds decreased from 1.48% to 1.38% primarily due to the reduction in both the fee basis and rate of CEMOF I and our third distressed and corporate opportunities fund (“CSP III”) as they switched from commitments to invested equity at the end of the original investment period, which was not fully offset by the $9.3 million from activation of fees on our second energy mezzanine opportunity fund (“CEMOF II”).

Direct and indirect compensation expense. Direct and indirect compensation expense decreased $5.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to lower headcount. Included in our direct and indirect compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 is $2.5 million associated with fundraising activities, which is roughly flat with the three months ended March 31, 2015.

General, administrative and other indirect expenses. General, administrative and other indirect expenses increased $6.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to higher professional fees and higher external costs associated with fundraising activities of $2.7 million.

Economic Net Income (Loss)

Economic net income (loss) decreased $15.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the change in economic net income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Economic net income (loss), March 31, 2015	$	9.6
Increases (decreases):
Decrease in net performance fees	(11.0		)
Decrease in investment loss	1.3
Decrease in equity-based compensation	0.2
Decrease in fee related earnings	(5.6		)
Total decrease	(15.1		)
Economic net income (loss), March 31, 2016	$	(5.5	)

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Performance Fees. Performance fees (realized and unrealized) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are from the following types of funds:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Carry funds	$	(1.5	)	$	17.0
Hedge funds	1.4			1.9
Structured credit funds	1.6			4.4
Performance fees	$	1.5		$	23.3

The $1.5 million of performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was driven primarily by performance fees recognized from the following funds:

•CMP II of $3.3 million,

•CCM funds of $1.1 million,

•CLOs of $1.6 million, and

•CSP III of $(5.6) million.

The $23.3 million of performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was driven by performance fees recognized from the following funds:

•CMP II of $5.9 million, and

•CEMOF of $4.8 million.

Performance fees of $1.5 million and $23.3 million are inclusive of performance fees reversed of approximately $5.7 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The appreciation (depreciation) in remaining value of assets for this segment's carry funds are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016	2015
Carry funds	(12)%	3%

Net performance fees decreased $11.0 million to $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $12.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Total Investment Income (Loss). Total investment loss (realized and unrealized) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $1.3 million compared to total investment loss of $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease in investment loss relates primarily to appreciation on certain U.S. and Euro-denominated collateralized loan obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to depreciation on investments in Euro-denominated collateralized loan obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Equity-based Compensation. Equity-based compensation was $5.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, a decrease of $0.2 million from $5.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

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Fee-earning AUM as of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

Fee-earning AUM is presented below for each period together with the components of change during each respective period.

The table below breaks out Fee-earning AUM by its respective components at each period.



	As of March 31,
	2016			2015
Global Market Strategies	(Dollars in millions)
Components of Fee-earning AUM (1)
Fee-earning AUM based on capital commitments	$	2,579		$	1,916
Fee-earning AUM based on invested capital	1,650			595
Fee-earning AUM based on collateral balances, at par	17,182			17,701
Fee-earning AUM based on net asset value	5,716			10,783
Fee-earning AUM based on other (2)	1,471			995
Total Fee-earning AUM	$	28,598		$	31,990
Weighted Average Management Fee Rates (3)
All Funds, excluding CLOs	1.47		%	1.65		%


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


(2)	Includes funds with fees based on 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) and principal balance of the notes in the fund and are not calculated as a percentage of equity and are therefore not included.

The table below provides the period to period rollforward of Fee-earning AUM.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Global Market Strategies	(Dollars in millions)
Fee-earning AUM Rollforward
Balance, Beginning of Period	$	30,972		$	33,898
Inflows, including Fee-paying Commitments (1)	349			6
Outflows, including Distributions (2)	(223		)	(63		)
Subscriptions, net of Redemptions (3)	(1,448		)	(2,085		)
Changes in CLO collateral balances (4)	(976		)	726
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) (5)	(433		)	55
Foreign Exchange and other (6)	357			(547		)
Balance, End of Period	$	28,598		$	31,990


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


(2)	Outflows represent limited partner distributions from our carry funds, changes in fee basis for our carry funds where the investment period has expired, and reductions for funds that are no longer calling fees.


(3)	Represents subscriptions and redemptions in our hedge funds and mutual fund. Our hedge fund partnerships had outstanding redemption requests for $1.5 billion in the aggregate as of the beginning of the second quarter of 2016.


(4)	Represents the change in the aggregate Fee-earning collateral balances and principal 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.

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Fee-earning AUM was $28.6 billion at March 31, 2016, a decrease of $2.4 billion, or approximately 8%, compared to $31.0 billion at December 31, 2015. This decrease was primarily a result of (a) net redemptions of $1.4 billion in our hedge funds, (b) net decreases of $1.0 billion in our CLO collateral balances, (c) net outflows including distributions of $0.2 billion, and (d) market depreciation of $0.4 billion. Offsetting these decreases were increases from foreign exchange on our Euro-denominated CLOs of $0.4 billion. Amounts raised this quarter in the first close of our latest vintage distressed debt fund ("CSP IV") are not currently included in Fee-earning AUM. Distributions from carry funds still in the investment period do not impact Fee-earning AUM as these funds are based on commitments and not invested capital.

Fee-earning AUM was $28.6 billion at March 31, 2016, a decrease of $3.4 billion, or approximately 11%, compared to $32.0 billion at March 31, 2015. This decrease was driven by (a) net redemptions in our hedge funds of $3.7 billion, primarily in our hedge funds at Claren Road and ESG, (b) net outflows including distributions of $1.2 billion, primarily due to the change in basis from commitments to invested equity in CSP III and CEMOF I, and (c) $1.2 billion of market depreciation in our hedge funds. This decrease was partially offset by net inflows of $2.8 billion, primarily due to fundraising in CEMOF II.

Fee-earning AUM was $32.0 billion at March 31, 2015, a decrease of $1.9 billion, or approximately 6%, compared to $33.9 billion at December 31, 2014. This decrease was primarily a result of net redemptions of $2.1 billion in our hedge funds and decreases from foreign exchange on our Euro-denominated CLOs of $0.5 billion. Offsetting this decrease were net increases in our CLO collateral balances of $0.7 billion, including the launch of two new-issue CLOs totaling $1.2 billion. Distributions from carry funds still in the investment period do not impact Fee-earning AUM as these funds are based on commitments and not invested capital.

Total AUM as of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016.

The table below provides the period to period rollforwards of Available Capital and Fair Value of Capital, and the resulting rollforward of Total AUM.



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Available Capital			Fair Value of Capital			Total AUM
	(Dollars in millions)
Global Market Strategies
Balance, Beginning of Period	$	3,751		$	31,504		$	35,255
Commitments (1)	960			—			960
Capital Called, net (2)	(90		)	134			44
Distributions (3)	77			(118		)	(41		)
Subscriptions, net of Redemptions (4)	—			(1,496		)	(1,496		)
Changes in CLO collateral balances (5)	—			(259		)	(259		)
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) (6)	—			(822		)	(822		)
Foreign Exchange and other (7)	—			332			332
Balance, End of Period (8)	$	4,698		$	29,275		$	33,973


(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 gross redemption requests for $1.5 billion in the aggregate as of the beginning of the second 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 and mutual fund.

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(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 $19.5 billion from our structured credit /other structured product funds, $6.3 billion in our hedge funds, $6.8 billion (including $4.7 billion of Available Capital) in our carry funds, and $1.4 billion from our business development companies.

Total AUM was $34.0 billion at March 31, 2016, a decrease of $1.3 billion, or approximately 4%, compared to $35.3 billion at December 31, 2015. This decrease was primarily a result of net redemptions of $1.5 billion in our hedge funds and $0.8 billion of market depreciation in our hedge funds and including a decrease on our portfolio of carry funds of 12% ($0.2 billion), primarily related to CEMOF I and its related coinvestments. These were offset by inflows of $1.0 billion related to closings in CEMOF II and CSP IV, in addition to a $0.3 billion foreign exchange increase in our Euro-denominated CLOs.

Fund Performance Metrics

Fund performance information for certain of our Global Market Strategies funds is included throughout this discussion and analysis to facilitate an understanding of our results of operations for the periods presented. The fund return information reflected in this discussion and analysis is not indicative of the performance of The Carlyle Group L.P. and is also not necessarily indicative of the future performance of any particular fund. An investment in The Carlyle Group L.P. is not an investment in any of our funds. There can be no assurance that any of our funds or our other existing and future funds will achieve similar returns.

The following table reflects the performance of certain carry funds in our Global Market Strategies business. These tables separately present carry funds that, as of March 31, 2016, had at least $1.0 billion in capital commitments, cumulative equity invested or total equity value. Please see “— Our Family of Funds” for a legend of the fund acronyms listed below.



				TOTAL INVESTMENTS
				As of March 31, 2016					Inception to March 31, 2016
	Fund Inception Date(1)	Committed Capital		Cumulative Invested Capital(2)		Total Fair Value(3)		MOIC(4)	Gross IRR(5)		Net IRR(6)
Global Market Strategies	(Reported in Local Currency, in Millions)
CSP II	6/2007	$	1,352.3	$	1,352.3	$	2,435.5	1.8x	17	%	11	%
CEMOF I	12/2010	$	1,382.5	$	1,160.8	$	1,120.9	1.0x	(2	)%	(8	)%
CEMOF II (7)	2/2015	$	2,721.6	$	166.5	$	170.5	1.0x	NM		NM


(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 investments net of investment level recallable proceeds which is adjusted to reflect recyclability of invested capital for the purpose of calculating the fund MOIC.


(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.

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Remaining
Fair
Value(1)

Unrealized
MOIC(2)

Total
MOIC(3)

%
Invested(4)

In Accrued
Carry/
(Clawback) (5)

LTM
Realized
Carry (6)

Catch-up
Rate

Fee
Initiation
Date(7)

Quarters
Since
Fee
Initiation

Original
Investment
Period
End Date

As of March 31, 2016

Global Market Strategies

(Reported in Local Currency, in Millions)

CEMOF I

599.1

0.6x

1.0x

100

Dec-10

Dec-15

CSP II

293.6

0.8x

1.8x

100

Dec-07

Jun-11

CEMOF II

176.7

1.0x

100

Dec-15

Jun-20

All Other Funds (8)

734.3

0.9x

1.4x

Coinvestment and Other (9)

281.8

0.7x

0.9x

Total Global Market Strategies

2,085.6

0.8x

1.4x


(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.

The Claren Road Master Fund, the ESG Cross Border Equity Master Fund Ltd., and the ESG Domestic Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. (our “reported hedge funds”), had AUM of approximately $1.6 billion, $1.7 billion, and $1.2 billion, respectively, as of March 31, 2016. The asset-weighted hedge fund performance of our reported hedge funds was (4.6)% for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2016. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 for the hedge fund performance tables that present annual and inception-to-date returns for each of our reported hedge funds as of such date.

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Real Assets

For purposes of presenting results of operations for this segment, our earnings from our investments in NGP are presented in the respective operating captions, and the net income or loss from the consolidation of Urbplan allocable to the Partnership (after consideration of amounts allocable to non-controlling interests) is presented within investment income. The following table presents our results of operations for our Real Assets segment:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Segment Revenues
Fund level fee revenues
Fund management fees	$	65.2		$	66.3
Portfolio advisory fees, net	—			0.1
Transaction fees, net	—			0.3
Total fund level fee revenues	65.2			66.7
Performance fees
Realized	1.8			7.7
Unrealized	97.7			14.1
Total performance fees	99.5			21.8
Investment income (loss)
Realized	2.2			(86.4		)
Unrealized	(4.7		)	50.2
Total investment income (loss)	(2.5		)	(36.2		)
Interest	0.5			—
Other income	0.4			1.1
Total revenues	163.1			53.4
Segment Expenses
Compensation and benefits
Direct base compensation	20.2			18.5
Indirect base compensation	9.2			12.3
Equity-based compensation	6.2			7.1
Performance fee related
Realized	0.8			1.8
Unrealized	44.8			28.9
Total compensation and benefits	81.2			68.6
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses	14.9			14.6
Depreciation and amortization expense	1.5			0.9
Interest expense	4.0			2.7
Total expenses	101.6			86.8
Economic Net Income (Loss)	$	61.5		$	(33.4	)
(-) Net Performance Fees	53.9			(8.9		)
(-) Investment Loss	(2.5		)	(36.2		)
(+) Equity-based Compensation	6.2			7.1
(=) Fee Related Earnings	$	16.3		$	18.8
(+) Realized Net Performance Fees	1.0			5.9
(+) Realized Investment Income (Loss)	2.2			(86.4		)
(=) Distributable Earnings	$	19.5		$	(61.7	)

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

Distributable Earnings

Distributable earnings increased $81.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the change in distributable earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Distributable earnings, March 31, 2015	$	(61.7	)
Increases (decreases):
Decrease in realized net performance fees	(4.9		)
Increase in realized investment income (loss)	88.6
Decrease in fee related earnings	(2.5		)
Total increase	81.2
Distributable earnings, March 31, 2016	$	19.5

Realized Net Performance Fees. Realized net performance fees decreased $4.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to the reduction in the number of realizations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The majority of realized net performance fees were generated by the following funds for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively:



Three Months Ended March 31,
2016	2015
CRP VI	CRP VI

Realized Investment Income (Loss). Realized investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $2.2 million as compared to realized investment loss of $86.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The increase in realized investment income (loss) primarily relates to the realized investment loss recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2015 from our guarantee of liabilities of Carlyle Europe Real Estate Partners I, L.P. (“CEREP I”) associated with an adverse judgment in a French tax court proceeding of $80 million. See Note 10 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information. In addition, there were $7.8 million of lower realized investment losses in the three months ended March 31, 2016 associated with Urbplan as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Fee Related Earnings

Fee related earnings decreased $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the change in fee related earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Fee related earnings, March 31, 2015	$	18.8
Increases (decreases):
Decrease in fee revenues	(1.5		)
Decrease in direct and indirect base compensation	1.4
Increase in general, administrative and other expenses	(0.3		)
All other changes	(2.1		)
Total decrease	(2.5		)
Fee related earnings, March 31, 2016	$	16.3

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Fee Revenues. Fee revenues decreased $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, due to the following:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016 v. 2015
	(Dollars in Millions)
Lower fund management fees	$	(1.1	)
Lower transaction fees	(0.3		)
Lower portfolio advisory fees	(0.1		)
Total decrease in fee revenues	$	(1.5	)

The decrease in fund management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily reflects a $6.7 million decrease in catch-up management fees from $10.7 million in 2015 to $4.0 million in 2016. The higher catch-up management fees in 2015 primarily related to subsequent closings in 2015 on our first international energy fund (“CIEP I”) and our seventh U.S. real estate fund (“CRP VII”). This decrease is partially offset by the increase resulting from the activation of management fees in NGP XI.

The weighted average management fee rate for funds in the investment period declined to 1.45% at March 31, 2016 from 1.60% at March 31, 2015 due primarily to commitments to our second power fund ("CPP II") and the activation of the full fee basis at NGP XI, both of which have lower management fee rates than our other funds in the original investment period. The total weighted average management fee declined to 1.24% at March 31, 2016 from 1.33% at March 31, 2015 due to commitments at CPP II and NGP XI, in addition to the reduction in management fee rates for our third Europe real estate fund ("CEREP III").

Direct and indirect compensation expense. Direct and indirect compensation expense decreased $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to lower compensation associated with fundraising activities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 related to CRP VII and CIEP I.

General, administrative and other indirect expenses. General, administrative and other indirect expenses increased $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to an increase in professional fees.

Economic Net Income (Loss)

Economic net income (loss) increased $94.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the change in economic net income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Economic net income (loss), March 31, 2015	$	(33.4	)
Increases (decreases):
Increase in net performance fees	62.8
Decrease in investment losses	33.7
Decrease in equity-based compensation	0.9
Decrease in fee related earnings	(2.5		)
Total increase	94.9
Economic net income (loss), March 31, 2016	$	61.5

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Performance Fees. Performance fees (realized and unrealized) increased 77.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 primarily due to CRP VII exceeding its performance threshold in 2016 and, therefore recognizing performance fees, and insignificant performance fee reversals from our Legacy Energy funds and Natural Resources funds in 2016 as compared to 2015. Performance fees are from the following types of funds:



	Performance Fees
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Real Estate funds	$	99.7		$	67.2
Natural Resources funds	0.1			(9.0		)
Legacy Energy funds	(0.3		)	(36.4		)
Total	$	99.5		$	21.8

The $99.5 million of performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was driven primarily by performance fees recognized from the following funds:

•CRP V of $47.5 million,

•CRP VII of $23.9 million,

•CRP VI of $16.9 million, and

•CRP III of $12.8 million.

The $21.8 million of performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was driven primarily by performance fees recognized from the following funds:

•CRP VI of $27.2 million,

•CRP V of $25.0 million,

•Energy III of $(25.1) million, and

•NGP X of $(14.5) million.

Performance fees of $99.5 million and $21.8 million are inclusive of performance fees reversed of approximately $0.9 million and $52.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The appreciation (depreciation) in remaining value of assets for this segment by type of fund are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016	2015
Real Estate funds	8%	11%
Natural Resources funds	(2)%	1%
Legacy Energy funds	(3)%	(3)%
Total	1%	2%

Net performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were $53.9 million, representing an increase of $62.8 million from $(8.9) million in net performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Total Investment Income (Loss). Total investment loss (realized and unrealized) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $2.5 million as compared to total investment loss of $36.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The total investment loss for the three months ended March 31, 2016 consists primarily of investment losses of approximately $2.3 million related to our investment in NGP. The total investment loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015 consists of $34 million in losses from our guarantee of liabilities of CEREP I associated with an adverse judgment in a French tax court proceeding. See Note 10 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Equity-based Compensation. Equity-based compensation was $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, a decrease of $0.9 million from $7.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

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Fee-earning AUM as of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

Fee-earning AUM is presented below for each period together with the components of change during each respective period.

The table below breaks out Fee-earning AUM by its respective components at each period.



	As of March 31,
	2016			2015
Real Assets	(Dollars in millions)
Components of Fee-earning AUM (1)
Fee-earning AUM based on capital commitments	$	12,728		$	6,397
Fee-earning AUM based on invested capital (2)	16,966			20,511
Fee-earning AUM based on lower of cost or fair value and other (3)	957			679
Total Fee-earning AUM (4)	$	30,651		$	27,587
Weighted Average Management Fee Rates (5)
All Funds	1.24		%	1.33		%
Funds in Investment Period	1.45		%	1.60		%


(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 March 31, 2016, the Legacy Energy Funds had, in the aggregate, approximately $6.1 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. 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 the “NGP carry funds”), are managed by NGP Energy Capital Management. As of March 31, 2016, the NGP management fee funds and NGP carry funds had, in the aggregate, approximately $11.2 billion in AUM and $11.2 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% and 55% interest in management fees earned by the Legacy Energy funds, NGP management fee funds, and NGP carry funds, respectively. Accounts based on gross asset base generally have an effective management fee rate of 0.5% or less.

The table below provides the period to period rollforward of Fee-earning AUM.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Real Assets	(Dollars in millions)
Fee-earning AUM Rollforward
Balance, Beginning of Period	$	30,905		$	28,351
Inflows, including Fee-paying Commitments (1)	329			1,174
Outflows, including Distributions (2)	(654		)	(1,734		)
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) (3)	(8		)	(2		)
Foreign Exchange and other (4)	79			(202		)
Balance, End of Period	$	30,651		$	27,587

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(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 fee 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 fund 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.

Fee-earning AUM was $30.7 billion at March 31, 2016, a decrease of $0.2 billion, or approximately 1%, compared to $30.9 billion at December 31, 2015. This decrease was driven by outflows of $0.7 billion, primarily related to distribution activity in our funds outside the original investment period. The decrease was partially offset by inflows of $0.3 billion, primarily related to new commitments in CPP II. Changes in fair value have no material impact on Fee-earning AUM for Real Assets as substantially all of the funds generate management fees based on either commitments or invested capital at cost, neither of which is impacted by fair value movements.

Fee-earning AUM was $30.7 billion at March 31, 2016, an increase of $3.1 billion, or 11%, compared to $27.6 billion at March 31, 2015. The increase is related to inflows of $7.6 billion, primarily due to limited partner capital commitments in CRP VII and CPP II, the change in management fee basis from invested equity to commitments in NGP XI, and purchases by several funds and external coinvestment vehicles outside their original investment period. This was partially offset by outflows of $4.6 billion, including dispositions in various funds with fees based on invested capital.

Fee-earning AUM was $27.6 billion at March 31, 2015, a decrease of $0.8 billion, or approximately 3%, compared to $28.4 billion at December 31, 2014. This decrease was driven by outflows of $1.7 billion, primarily related to a reduction in one of our NGP management fee funds for which we are no longer calling fees and distribution activity in our funds outside the original investment period, in addition to foreign exchange decreases of $0.2 billion. The decrease was offset by inflows of $1.2 billion, primarily related to commitments in CRP VII, CIEP I and NGP XI.

Total AUM as of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

The table below provides the period to period rollforwards of Available Capital and Fair Value of Capital, and the resulting rollforward of Total AUM.



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Available Capital			Fair Value of Capital			Total AUM
	(Dollars in millions)
Real Assets
Balance, Beginning of Period	$	15,861		$	22,130		$	37,991
Commitments (1)	31			—			31
Capital Called, net (2)	(579		)	430			(149		)
Distributions (3)	71			(989		)	(918		)
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) (4)	—			(367		)	(367		)
Foreign Exchange and other (5)	14			68			82
Balance, End of Period	$	15,398		$	21,272		$	36,670


(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.

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Total AUM was $36.7 billion at March 31, 2016, a decrease of $1.3 billion, or approximately 3%, compared to $38.0 billion at December 31, 2015. The decrease was driven by distributions of $1.0 billion, of which $0.1 billion was recallable, and market depreciation of $0.4 billion. Overall market depreciation of 1% was driven by a $0.1 billion decline in our private portfolio and depreciation in our coinvestment vehicles and NGP management fee funds, partially offset by a 8% ($0.3 billion) increase in our public portfolio. The carry funds driving depreciation for the period included $0.2 billion attributable to Energy IV (8% depreciation), $0.1 billion attributable to NGP X (6% depreciation), and $0.1 billion attributable to Energy III (14% depreciation). This decrease was partially offset by $0.1 billion of foreign exchange gains from our Europe and Asia Real Estate funds.

Fund Performance Metrics

Fund performance information for our carry funds that generally have at least $1.0 billion in capital commitments, cumulative equity invested or total value as of March 31, 2016, which we refer to as our “significant funds,” is included throughout this discussion and analysis to facilitate an understanding of our results of operations for the periods presented. The fund return information reflected in this discussion and analysis is not indicative of the performance of The Carlyle Group L.P. and is also not necessarily indicative of the future performance of any particular fund. An investment in The Carlyle Group L.P. is not an investment in any of our funds. There can be no assurance that any of our funds or our other existing and future funds will achieve similar returns. The following tables reflect the performance of our significant funds in our Real Assets business. Please see “— Our Family of Funds” for a legend of the fund acronyms listed below.



				TOTAL INVESTMENTS									REALIZED/PARTIALLY REALIZED INVESTMENTS(5)
				As of March 31, 2016									As of March 31, 2016
	Fund Inception Date(1)	Committed Capital		Cumulative Invested Capital(2)		Total Fair Value(3)		MOIC(4)	Gross IRR(7)		Net IRR(8)		Cumulative Invested Capital(2)		Total Fair Value(3)		MOIC(4)	Gross IRR(7)
Real Assets				(Reported in Local Currency, in Millions)									(Reported in Local Currency, in Millions)
Fully Invested Funds(6)
CRP III	11/2000	$	564.1	$	522.5	$	1,647.9	3.2x	44	%	30	%	$	522.5	$	1,647.9	3.2x	44	%
CRP IV	12/2004	$	950.0	$	1,198.5	$	1,742.6	1.5x	7	%	3	%	$	874.7	$	1,442.0	1.6x	11	%
CRP V	11/2006	$	3,000.0	$	3,293.2	$	5,278.1	1.6x	12	%	9	%	$	2,855.6	$	4,653.6	1.6x	14	%
CRP VI	9/2010	$	2,340.0	$	2,045.2	$	3,705.2	1.8x	34	%	23	%	$	1,145.0	$	2,312.0	2.0x	36	%
CEREP I	3/2002	€	426.6	€	517.0	€	698.6	1.4x	14	%	7	%	€	517.0	€	698.6	1.4x	14	%
CEREP II	4/2005	€	762.7	€	833.8	€	128.1	0.2x	(100)%		(100)%		€	777.8	€	139.1	0.2x	(100)%
CEREP III	5/2007	€	2,229.5	€	2,006.4	€	2,207.8	1.1x	2	%	(1	)%	€	989.7	€	1,362.2	1.4x	7	%
CIP	9/2006	$	1,143.7	$	1,029.2	$	1,249.2	1.2x	5	%	1	%	$	376.4	$	439.5	1.2x	2%
NGP X	1/2012	$	3,586.0	$	3,018.7	$	3,037.7	1.0x	1	%	(3	)%	$	522.3	$	1,090.1	2.1x	46	%
Energy II	7/2002	$	1,100.0	$	1,334.8	$	3,175.7	2.4x	81	%	55	%	$	1,046.1	$	3,050.5	2.9x	91	%
Energy III	10/2005	$	3,800.0	$	3,569.7	$	5,241.6	1.5x	9	%	7	%	$	2,308.7	$	4,576.9	2.0x	18	%
Energy IV	12/2007	$	5,979.1	$	6,051.6	$	7,381.9	1.2x	7	%	4	%	$	2,533.8	$	4,583.2	1.8x	27	%
Renew II	3/2008	$	3,417.5	$	2,869.2	$	3,956.2	1.4x	9	%	6	%	$	1,434.2	$	2,196.8	1.5x	14	%
All Other Funds(9)	Various			$	2,939.5	$	3,270.8	1.1x	4	%	(1	)%	$	2,494.5	$	2,786.6	1.1x	5	%
Coinvestments and Other(10)	Various			$	5,435.7	$	8,529.1	1.6x	16	%	12	%	$	3,201.3	$	6,301.8	2.0x	23	%
Total Fully Invested Funds				$	37,128.6	$	51,669.3	1.4x	12	%	7	%	$	21,915.0	$	37,584.5	1.7x	19	%
Funds in the Investment Period(6)
CRP VII (12)	3/2014	$	4,161.6	$	1,382.8	$	1,626.9	1.2x	NM		NM
CIEP I (12)	9/2013	$	2,500.0	$	440.4	$	558.1	1.3x	NM		NM
NGP XI (12)	6/2014	$	5,325.0	$	727.9	$	675.7	0.9x	NM		NM
CPP II (12)	6/2014	$	1,311.4	$	194.3	$	186.7	1.0x	NM		NM
All Other Funds(11)	Various			$	168.5	$	183.3	1.1x	NM		NM
Total Funds in the Investment Period				$	2,913.9	$	3,230.7	1.1x	18	%	0	%	$	—	$	—	n/a	n/a
TOTAL Real Assets(13)				$	40,042.5	$	54,900.0	1.4x	12	%	7	%	$	21,915.0	$	37,584.5	1.7x	19	%


(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.

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(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)


(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, Renew I and Energy I.


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


(11)	Aggregate includes NGP GAP. Return is 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.

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	Remaining Fair Value(1)		Unrealized MOIC(2)	Total MOIC(3)	% Invested(4)		In Accrued Carry/ (Clawback) (5)	LTM Realized Carry (6)	Catch-up Rate		Fee Initiation Date(7)	Quarters Since Fee Initiation	Original Investment Period End Date
	As of March 31, 2016
Real Assets	(Reported in Local Currency, in Millions)
Energy IV	$	2,427.8	0.6x	1.2x	101	%	(X)		80	%	Feb-08	33	Dec-13
NGP X	$	2,007.7	0.8x	1.0x	84	%			80	%	Jan-12	17	May-17
Renew II	$	1,950.8	1.2x	1.4x	84	%	(X)		80	%	Mar-08	33	May-14
CRP VII	$	1,625.1	1.2x	1.2x	33	%	X		80	%	Jun-14	8	Mar-19
CRP VI	$	1,534.8	1.6x	1.8x	87	%	X	X	50	%	Mar-11	21	Mar-16
CRP V	$	1,237.4	1.8x	1.6x	110	%	X		50	%	Nov-06	38	Nov-11
CEREP III	€	853.5	0.9x	1.1x	90	%			67	%	Jun-07	36	May-11
CRP IV	$	695.4	1.9x	1.5x	126	%			50	%	Jan-05	45	Dec-09
NGP XI	$	675.9	0.9x	0.9x	14	%			80	%	Feb-15	5	Oct-19
CIP	$	616.7	1.3x	1.2x	90	%			80	%	Oct-06	38	Sep-12
CIEP I	$	539.8	1.3x	1.3x	18	%			80	%	Oct-13	10	Sep-19
Energy III	$	409.0	0.2x	1.5x	94	%	(X)		80	%	Nov-05	42	Oct-11
CRP III	$	354.5	86.2x	3.2x	93	%	X	X	50	%	Mar-01	61	May-05
CPP II	$	180.7	1.0x	1.0x	15	%			80	%	Sep-14	7	Apr-21
All Other Funds(8)	$	459.9	0.6x	1.3x			NM	NM
Coinvestment and Other(9)	$	2,681.6	1.2x	1.6x			NM	NM
Total Real Assets(10)	$	18,368.4	1.0x	1.4x


(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.


(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.

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Investment Solutions

In February 2016, we decided to restructure our Investment Solutions segment to focus on private market secondaries, primary investments, co-investment and managed account activities and, given the challenging market environment, discontinue our fund of hedge funds and liquid alternative initiatives. As a result, the Partnership commenced a wind down of the operations of DGAM. See Note 10 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for details of the impact of the restructuring.

The following table presents our results of operations for our Investment Solutions segment:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Segment Revenues
Fund level fee revenues
Fund management fees	$	36.4		$	40.5
Portfolio advisory fees, net	—			—
Transaction fees, net	—			—
Total fund level fee revenues	36.4			40.5
Performance fees
Realized	2.2			3.4
Unrealized	11.7			47.0
Total performance fees	13.9			50.4
Investment income (loss)
Realized	—			0.1
Unrealized	(1.0		)	0.6
Total investment income (loss)	(1.0		)	0.7
Interest	0.1			—
Other income	0.1			0.4
Total revenues	49.5			92.0
Segment Expenses
Compensation and benefits
Direct base compensation	18.6			21.5
Indirect base compensation	2.8			3.6
Equity-based compensation	2.4			2.7
Performance fee related
Realized	1.7			2.2
Unrealized	11.8			44.3
Total compensation and benefits	37.3			74.3
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses	9.4			7.9
Depreciation and amortization expense	0.9			0.8
Interest expense	1.6			1.5
Total expenses	49.2			84.5
Economic Net Income	$	0.3		$	7.5
(-) Net Performance Fees	0.4			3.9
(-) Investment Income (Loss)	(1.0		)	0.7
(+) Equity-based Compensation	2.4			2.7
(=) Fee Related Earnings	$	3.3		$	5.6
(+) Realized Net Performance Fees	0.5			1.2
(+) Realized Investment Income	—			0.1
(=) Distributable Earnings	$	3.8		$	6.9

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

Distributable Earnings

Distributable earnings decreased $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the change in distributable earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Distributable earnings, March 31, 2015	$	6.9
Increases (decreases):
Decrease in realized net performance fees	(0.7		)
Decrease in realized investment income	(0.1		)
Decrease in fee related earnings	(2.3		)
Total decrease	(3.1		)
Distributable earnings, March 31, 2016	$	3.8

Realized Net Performance Fees. Realized net performance fees decreased $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. Substantially all of the realized net performance fees were from the AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Fee Related Earnings

Fee related earnings decreased $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the change in fee related earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Fee related earnings, March 31, 2015	$	5.6
Increases (decreases):
Decrease in fee revenues	(4.1		)
Decrease in direct and indirect base compensation	3.7
Increase in general, administrative and other expenses	(1.5		)
All other changes	(0.4		)
Total decrease	(2.3		)
Fee related earnings, March 31, 2016	$	3.3

Fee Revenues. Total fee revenues decreased $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to redemptions from fund of hedge funds, lower management fees due to distributions from fund of funds vehicles outside the commitment fee period or weighted-average investment period, as well as changes in fee basis for fund of funds vehicles where the commitment fee period or weighted-average investment period has expired.

Direct and indirect compensation expense. Direct and indirect compensation expense decreased $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to lower headcount in 2016.

General, administrative and other indirect expenses. General, administrative and other indirect expenses increased $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to higher foreign currency gains in 2015, partially offset by lower real estate costs.

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Economic Net Income

Economic net income decreased $7.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The following table provides the components of the change in economic net income for the three months ended March 31, 2016:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	(Dollars in Millions)
Economic net income, March 31, 2015	$	7.5
Increases (decreases):
Decrease in net performance fees	(3.5		)
Decrease in investment income	(1.7		)
Decrease in equity-based compensation	0.3
Decrease in fee related earnings	(2.3		)
Total decrease	(7.2		)
Economic net income, March 31, 2016	$	0.3

Performance Fees. Performance fees (realized and unrealized) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are from the following types of funds:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Private Equity fund of funds	$	13.4	$	50.2
Hedge fund of funds	—		0.2
Real estate fund of funds	0.5		—
Performance fees	$	13.9	$	50.4

The decrease in performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 is primarily due to lower appreciation in our AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles in 2016. Overall, our AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles were flat in the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to appreciation of 14% in the three months ended March 31, 2015. However, there were certain individual funds that appreciated during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and generated performance fees in this period.

The $13.9 million of performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was driven primarily by performance fees recognized from the following funds:

•Co-investment Fund & Secondaries Fund (2009-2010) of $3.7 million,

•Partnership Fund (2008) of $2.2 million,

•Co-investment Fund & Secondaries Fund (2010) of $1.9 million, and

•Partnership Fund (2007) of $1.5 million.

The $50.4 million of performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was driven primarily by performance fees recognized from the following funds:

•Co-investment Fund & Secondaries Fund (2012-2013) of $18.4 million,

•Co-investment Fund & Secondaries Fund (2009-2010) of $9.3 million, and

•Co-investment Fund & Secondaries Fund (2011-2013) of $5.7 million.

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Performance fees of $13.9 million and $50.4 million are inclusive of performance fees reversed of approximately $2.1 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The appreciation in remaining value of our AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles for this segment are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016	2015
AlpInvest fund of funds	—%	14%

Net performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were $0.4 million, representing a decrease of $3.5 million from $3.9 million in net performance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Equity-based Compensation. Equity-based compensation was $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, a decrease of $0.3 million from $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Fee-earning AUM as of and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

Fee-earning AUM is presented below for each period together with the components of change during each respective period.



	As of March 31,
	2016		2015
Investment Solutions	(Dollars in millions)
Components of Fee-earning AUM (1)
Fee-earning AUM based on capital commitments	$	8,994	$	9,894
Fee-earning AUM based on invested capital (2)	1,230		1,142
Fee-earning AUM based on net asset value	1,546		2,061
Fee-earning AUM based on lower of cost or fair market value	18,411		17,375
Total Fee-earning AUM	$	30,181	$	30,472


(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 certain Metropolitan fund of funds vehicles.

The table below breaks out Fee-earning AUM by its respective components during the period.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Investment Solutions	(Dollars in millions)
Fee-earning AUM Rollforward
Balance, Beginning of Period	$	28,191		$	33,082
Inflows, including Fee-paying Commitments (1)	1,787			2,170
Outflows, including Distributions (2)	(500		)	(1,684		)
Subscriptions, net of Redemptions (3)	(266		)	(11		)
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) (4)	(143		)	66
Foreign Exchange and other (5)	1,112			(3,151		)
Balance, End of Period	$	30,181		$	30,472


(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.

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(3)	Represents subscriptions and redemptions in our fund of hedge funds vehicles. Our fund of hedge funds vehicles at DGAM, which are currently in the process of winding-down, had approximately $1.5 billion of AUM at March 31, 2016.


(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.

Fee-earning AUM was $30.2 billion at March 31, 2016, an increase of $2.0 billion, or approximately 7%, compared to $28.2 billion at December 31, 2015. This was driven by inflows of $1.8 billion, due to activation of previously raised mandates in our AlpInvest vehicles and fundraising in our Metropolitan fund of funds vehicles, and foreign exchange gains of $1.1 billion in our Euro-denominated AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles. This was offset by outflows of $0.5 billion, primarily in our AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles, and net redemptions in our DGAM fund of hedge funds vehicles of $0.3 billion. Distributions from funds still in the commitment or weighted-average investment period do not impact Fee-earning AUM as these funds are based on commitments and not invested capital. Increases in fair value have an impact on Fee-earning AUM for Investment Solutions as fully committed funds are based on the lower of cost or fair value of the underlying investments.

Fee-earning AUM was $30.2 billion at March 31, 2016, a decrease of $0.3 billion, or approximately 1%, compared to $30.5 billion at March 31, 2015. This decrease was a result of outflows of $6.2 billion, which were primarily driven by our Alpinvest and Metropolitan fund of funds vehicles outside of the commitment fee period and net redemptions in our fund of DGAM hedge funds vehicles of $0.5 billion. This was offset by inflows of $5.3 billion and foreign exchange gains of $1.5 billion, both primarily in our AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles.

Fee-earning AUM was $30.5 billion at March 31, 2015, a decrease of $2.6 billion, or approximately 8%, compared to $33.1 billion at December 31, 2014. This was driven by a foreign exchange decrease of $3.2 billion on our Euro-denominated fund of funds vehicles and outflows of $1.7 billion, primarily in our AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles. This was offset by inflows of $2.2 billion in our AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles.

Total AUM as of and for the Three Month Period Ended March 31, 2016

The table below provides the period to period rollforwards of Available Capital and Fair Value of Capital, and the resulting rollforward of Total AUM.



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Available Capital			Fair Value of Capital			Total AUM
	(Dollars in millions)
Investment Solutions
Balance, Beginning of Period	$	14,193		$	32,012		$	46,205
Commitments (1)	217			—			217
Capital Called, net (2)	(1,348		)	1,267			(81		)
Distributions (3)	77			(1,424		)	(1,347		)
Subscriptions, net of Redemptions (4)	—			(326		)	(326		)
Market Appreciation/(Depreciation) (5)	—			61			61
Foreign Exchange and other (6)	205			1,369			1,574
Balance, End of Period	$	13,344		$	32,959		$	46,303


(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.


(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, co-investments, and real estate fund of funds vehicles. Fair market values for fund of funds vehicles are based on the latest available valuations of the

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underlying limited partnership interests (in most cases as of December 31, 2016) as provided by their general partners, plus the net cash flows since the latest valuation, up to March 31, 2016.


(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.

Total AUM was $46.3 billion at March 31, 2016, a slight increase of $0.1 billion, compared to $46.2 billion at December 31, 2015. This increase was primarily driven by foreign exchange gains in our Euro-denominated AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles. This was offset by distributions of $1.4 billion, of which $0.1 billion was recallable, primarily in our AlpInvest fund of funds vehicles and net redemptions of $0.3 billion in our fund of hedge funds vehicles. Market appreciation for the period was stable as valuations across our fund of funds, real estate fund of funds, and fund of hedge funds platforms were relatively flat.

Fund Performance Metrics

Fund performance information for our AlpInvest funds that have at least $1.0 billion in capital commitments, cumulative equity invested or total value as of March 31, 2016, which we refer to as our “significant funds” is included throughout this discussion and analysis to facilitate an understanding of our results of operations for the periods presented. The fund return information reflected in this discussion and analysis is not indicative of the performance of The Carlyle Group L.P. and is also not necessarily indicative of the future performance of any particular fund. An investment in The Carlyle Group L.P. is not an investment in any of our funds. There can be no assurance that any of our funds or our other existing and future funds will achieve similar returns.

The following tables reflect the performance of our significant funds in our Investment Solutions business.



				TOTAL INVESTMENTS
				As of March 31, 2016
	Vintage Year	Fund Size		Cumulative Invested Capital (2)(8)		Total Fair Value (3)(8)		MOIC (4)	Gross IRR (6)		Net IRR (7)
Investment Solutions (1)	(Reported in Local Currency, in Millions)
Fully Committed Funds (5)
Main Fund I - Fund Investments	2000	€	5,174.6	€	4,300.7	€	7,067.9	1.6x	12	%	12	%
Main Fund II - Fund Investments	2003	€	4,545.0	€	4,898.2	€	7,662.9	1.6x	10	%	9	%
Main Fund III - Fund Investments	2005	€	11,500.0	€	12,694.9	€	19,471.5	1.5x	10	%	10	%
Main Fund IV - Fund Investments	2009	€	4,877.3	€	4,340.5	€	6,011.8	1.4x	15	%	15	%
Main Fund I - Secondary Investments	2002	€	519.4	€	496.2	€	936.4	1.9x	57	%	54	%
Main Fund II - Secondary Investments	2003	€	998.4	€	1,019.3	€	1,856.9	1.8x	27	%	26	%
Main Fund III - Secondary Investments	2006	€	2,250.0	€	2,369.9	€	3,505.7	1.5x	10	%	10	%
Main Fund IV - Secondary Investments	2010	€	1,859.1	€	1,922.5	€	3,092.1	1.6x	20	%	19	%
Main Fund II - Co-Investments	2003	€	1,090.0	€	930.0	€	2,589.0	2.8x	44	%	42	%
Main Fund III - Co-Investments	2006	€	2,760.0	€	2,843.6	€	3,837.0	1.3x	5	%	4	%
Main Fund IV - Co-Investments	2010	€	1,475.0	€	1,371.3	€	3,114.0	2.3x	24	%	22	%
Main Fund V - Co-Investments	2012	€	1,122.2	€	1,025.5	€	1,863.0	1.8x	35	%	32	%
Main Fund II - Mezzanine Investments	2004	€	700.0	€	771.3	€	1,048.1	1.4x	7	%	7	%
Main Fund III - Mezzanine Investments	2006	€	2,000.0	€	1,970.8	€	2,585.3	1.3x	10	%	9	%
All Other Funds (9)	Various			€	1,907.9	€	2,649.2	1.4x	15	%	12	%
Total Fully Committed Funds				€	42,862.6	€	67,291.0	1.6x	13	%	12	%
Funds in the Commitment Period (5)
Main Fund V - Fund Investments (10)	2012	€	5,080.0	€	2,261.5	€	2,406.8	1.1x	NM		NM
Main Fund VI - Fund Investments (10)	2015	€	1,106.4	€	32.2	€	24.4	0.8x	NM		NM
Main Fund V - Secondary Investments	2011	€	4,271.2	€	3,039.4	€	4,144.9	1.4x	24	%	22	%
Main Fund VI - Co-Investments	2014	€	1,115.0	€	560.9	€	601.6	1.1x	12	%	8	%
All Other Funds (9)	Various			€	338.0	€	370.4	1.1x	14	%	9	%
Total Funds in the Commitment Period				€	6,232.0	€	7,548.1	1.2x	17	%	15	%
TOTAL INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS				€	49,094.6	€	74,839.1	1.5x	13	%	12	%
TOTAL INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS (USD)(11)				$	55,871.9	$	85,170.3	1.5x

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(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 March 31, 2016, 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 and 2015, respectively for Main Fund V - Fund Investments and Main Fund VI - Fund Investments.


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

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historical Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have historically required limited capital resources to support the working capital and operating needs of our business. Our management fees have largely covered our operating costs and we have distributed all realized performance fees after related compensation to equityholders. Historically, approximately 95% of all capital commitments to our funds have been provided by our fund investors, with the remaining amount typically funded by our senior Carlyle professionals, advisors and other professionals.

Our Sources of Liquidity

We have multiple sources of liquidity to meet our capital needs, including cash on hand, annual cash flows, accumulated earnings and funds from our senior credit facility, including a term loan facility and a revolving credit facility with $750.0 million available as of March 31, 2016. We believe these sources will be sufficient to fund our capital needs for at least the next twelve months. If we determine that market conditions are favorable after taking into account our liquidity requirements, including the amounts available under our senior credit facility, we may seek to issue and sell common units in a registered public offering or to issue additional senior notes or other debt.

Cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents were approximately $0.9 billion at March 31, 2016. However, a portion of this cash is allocated for specific business purposes, including, but not limited to, (i) performance fee-related cash that has been received but not yet distributed as performance fee-related compensation and amounts owed to non-controlling interests; (ii) proceeds received from realized investments that are allocable to non-controlling interests; and (iii) regulatory capital. After deducting cash amounts allocated to these specific requirements, the remaining cash and cash equivalents is approximately $773 million as of March 31, 2016. This remaining amount will be used towards our primary liquidity needs, as outlined in the next section. This amount does not take into consideration ordinary course of business payables and reserves for specific business purposes, including, but not limited to, giveback obligations.

Senior Credit Facility. The senior credit facility includes $25.0 million in a term loan and $750.0 million in a revolving credit facility. The term loan and revolving credit facility mature on May 5, 2020. Principal amounts outstanding under the amended term loan and revolving credit facility accrue interest, at the option of the borrowers, either (a) at an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin not to exceed 0.75%, or (b) at LIBOR plus an applicable margin not to exceed 1.75% (1.57% at March 31, 2016).

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The senior credit facility is unsecured. We are required to maintain management fee earning assets (as defined in the amended senior credit facility) of at least $65.3 billion and a total debt leverage ratio of less than 3.0 to 1.0, in each case, tested on a quarterly basis. Non-compliance with any of the financial or non-financial covenants without cure or waiver would constitute an event of default under the senior credit facility. An event of default resulting from a breach of certain financial or non-financial covenants may result, at the option of the lenders, in an acceleration of the principal and interest outstanding, and a termination of the revolving credit facility. The senior credit facility also contains other customary events of default, including defaults based on events of bankruptcy and insolvency, nonpayment of principal, interest or fees when due, breach of specified covenants, change in control and material inaccuracy of representations and warranties.

Loans Payable. Loans payable on our balance sheet at March 31, 2016 reflects $25.0 million outstanding under our senior credit facility, comprised of $25.0 million of term loan balance outstanding. No amount was outstanding under the revolving credit facility of our senior credit facility. Additionally, loans payable at March 31, 2016 includes $14.3 million outstanding under a separate term loan entered into during 2013 related to an investment in a CLO.

CLO Term Loan. On October 3, 2013, the Partnership borrowed €12.6 million ($14.3 million at March 31, 2016) under a new term loan and security agreement with a financial institution. Interest on the term loan accrues at EURIBOR plus 1.75% (1.75% at March 31, 2016). The Partnership may prepay the facility in whole or in part at any time without penalty. The facility is scheduled to mature on the earlier of five years after closing or the date that the CLO is dissolved. The facility is secured by the Partnership’s investment in the CLO.

3.875% Senior Notes. In January 2013, Carlyle Holdings Finance L.L.C., an indirect finance subsidiary of the Partnership, issued $500.0 million of 3.875% senior notes due February 1, 2023 at 99.966% of par. Interest is payable semi-annually on February 1 and August 1, beginning August 1, 2013. The notes are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Carlyle Holdings Finance L.L.C. and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by The Carlyle Group L.P. and each of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships. The indenture governing the notes contains customary covenants that, among other things, limit Carlyle Holdings Finance L.L.C. and the guarantors’ ability, subject to certain exceptions, to incur indebtedness secured by liens on voting stock or profit participating equity interests of their subsidiaries or merge, consolidate or sell, transfer or lease assets. The notes also contain customary events of default. All or a portion of the notes may be redeemed at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, prior to their stated maturity, at the make-whole redemption price set forth in the notes. If a change of control repurchase event occurs, the notes are subject to repurchase at the repurchase price as set forth in the notes.

5.625% Senior Notes. In March 2013, Carlyle Holdings II Finance L.L.C., an indirect finance subsidiary of the Partnership, issued $400.0 million of 5.625% Senior Notes due March 30, 2043 at 99.583% of par. Interest is payable semi-annually on March 30 and September 30, beginning September 30, 2013. The notes are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Carlyle Holdings II Finance L.L.C. and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by The Carlyle Group L.P. and each of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships. The indenture governing the notes contains customary covenants and financial restrictions that, among other things, limit Carlyle Holdings Finance II L.L.C. and the guarantors’ ability, subject to certain exceptions, to incur indebtedness secured by liens on voting stock or profit participating equity interests of their subsidiaries or merge, consolidate or sell, transfer or lease assets. The notes also contain customary events of default. All or a portion of the notes may be redeemed at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, prior to their stated maturity, at the make-whole redemption price set forth in the notes. If a change of control repurchase event occurs, the notes are subject to repurchase at the repurchase price as set forth in the notes.

In March 2014, Carlyle Holdings II Finance L.L.C. issued $200.0 million of 5.625% Senior Notes due March 30, 2043 at 104.315% of par. These notes were issued as additional 5.625% Senior Notes due March 30, 2043 and will be treated as a single class with the already outstanding $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of these senior notes.

Promissory Note. On January 1, 2016, the Partnership issued a $120.0 million promissory note to BNRI as a result of a contingent consideration arrangement entered into in 2012 between the Partnership and BNRI as part of the Partnership's strategic investment in NGP (see Note 5). Interest on the promissory note accrues at the three month LIBOR plus 2.50% (3.1% at March 31, 2016). The Partnership may prepay the promissory note in whole or in part at any time without penalty. The promissory note is scheduled to mature on January 1, 2022.

Obligations of CLOs. Loans payable of the Consolidated Funds represent amounts due to holders of debt securities issued by the CLOs. We are not liable for any loans payable of the CLOs. Several of the CLOs issued preferred shares representing the most subordinated interest, however these tranches are mandatorily redeemable upon the maturity dates of the senior secured loans payable, and as a result have been classified as liabilities under U.S. GAAP, and are included in loans payable of Consolidated Funds in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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Loans payable of the CLOs are collateralized by the assets held by the CLOs and the assets of one CLO may not be used to satisfy the liabilities of another. This collateral consists of cash and cash equivalents, corporate loans, corporate bonds and other securities.

Loans Payable of a Consolidated Real Estate VIE. Substantially all of Urbplan’s customer and other receivables and investments have been pledged as collateral for the loans. As of March 31, 2016, substantially all of the loans payable of Urbplan are not in compliance with their related debt covenants or are otherwise in technical default. These violations do not cause a default or event of default under the Partnership’s senior credit facility or senior notes. Urbplan management is in discussions with the lenders to cure or re-negotiate the loans in default. Currently there are no outstanding notices of acceleration of payment on the loans in default. All of the loans payable of Urbplan are contractually non-recourse to us.

Realized performance fee revenue. Another source of liquidity we may use to meet our capital needs is the realized performance fee revenue generated by our investment funds. Carried interest is realized when an underlying investment is profitably disposed of and the fund's cumulative returns are in excess of the preferred return. Incentive fees earned on hedge fund structures are realized at the end of each fund's measurement period. Incentive fees earned on our CLO vehicles generally are paid upon the dissolution of such vehicles.

Our accrued performance fees by segment as of March 31, 2016, gross and net of accrued giveback obligations, are set forth below:



Asset Class	Accrued Performance Fees		Accrued Giveback Obligation			Net Accrued Performance Fees
	(Dollars in millions)
Corporate Private Equity	$	2,034.4	$	(48.7	)	$	1,985.7
Global Market Strategies	63.1		—			63.1
Real Assets	415.6		(217.8		)	197.8
Investment Solutions	548.0		—			548.0
Total	$	3,061.1	$	(266.5	)	$	2,794.6
Less: Accrued performance fee-related compensation						(1,532.7		)
Plus: Receivable for giveback obligations from current and former employees						29.9
Less: Deferred taxes on accrued performance fees						(88.9		)
Less: Net accrued performance fees attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities						133.8
Net accrued performance fees excluding compensation and non-controlling interests						1,336.7
Less/Plus: Timing differences between the period when accrued performance fees are realized and the period they are collected/distributed						(0.3		)
Net accrued performance fees attributable to Carlyle Holdings, excluding realized amounts						$	1,336.4

As of March 31, 2016, the net accrued performance fees attributable to Carlyle Holdings, excluding realized amounts, related to our carry funds and our other vehicles by segment were as follows (dollars in millions):



Carry fund-related
Corporate Private Equity:
Buyout	$	1,056.8
Growth Capital	57.1
Total Corporate Private Equity	1,113.9
Real Assets:
Real Estate	212.3
Natural Resources	8.7
Legacy Energy	(76.7		)
Total Real Assets	144.3
Global Market Strategies	34.4
Investment Solutions and other non-carry funds	43.8
Net accrued performance fees attributable to Carlyle Holdings	$	1,336.4

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Our Liquidity Needs

We generally use our working capital and cash flows to invest in growth initiatives, service our debt, fund the working capital needs of our business and investment funds and pay distributions to our unitholders.

In the future, we expect that our primary liquidity needs will be to:


•	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 units.

Distributions. With respect to distribution year 2016, the Board of Directors of our general partner has declared a distribution to common unitholders totaling approximately $21.7 million, or $0.26 per common unit in respect of the first quarter of 2016, to common unitholders of record on May 16, 2016, which is payable on May 25, 2016.

With respect to distribution year 2015, we paid a distribution of approximately $23.6 million to common unitholders in May 2015 in respect of the first quarter of 2015.

Distributions to common unitholders paid during the three months ended March 31, 2016 totaled $23.6 million, representing the amount paid in March 2016 of $0.29 per common unit with respect to the fourth quarter of 2015. Distributions to common unitholders paid during the three months ended March 31, 2015 totaled $110.9 million, representing the amount paid in March 2015 of $1.61 per common unit with respect to the fourth quarter of 2014.

It is Carlyle’s intention to cause Carlyle Holdings to make quarterly distributions to its partners, including The Carlyle Group L.P.’s wholly owned subsidiaries, that will enable The Carlyle Group L.P. to pay a quarterly distribution of approximately 75% of Distributable Earnings per common unit, net of taxes and amounts payable under the tax receivable agreement, for the quarter. Carlyle’s general partner may adjust the distribution for amounts determined to be necessary or appropriate to provide for the conduct of its business, to make appropriate investments in its business and its funds or to comply with applicable law or any of its financing agreements, or to provide for future cash requirements such as tax-related payments, clawback obligations and distributions to unitholders for any ensuing quarter. The amount to be distributed could also be adjusted upward in any one quarter.

Distributions for the 2014 and prior years, including the fourth quarter distribution of 2014 (paid in March 2015), were determined in accordance with Carlyle’s distribution policy in effect for those years. For those periods, Carlyle Holdings made quarterly distributions to its partners, including The Carlyle Group L.P.’s wholly owned subsidiaries, that enabled The Carlyle Group L.P. to pay a quarterly distribution of $0.16 per common unit for each of the first three quarters of each year and for the fourth quarter of each year, to pay a distribution of at least $0.16 per common unit that, taken together with the prior quarterly distributions in respect of that year, represented its share, net of taxes and amounts payable under the tax receivable agreement, of Carlyle’s Distributable Earnings in excess of the amount determined by Carlyle’s general partner that was necessary or appropriate to provide for the conduct of Carlyle’s business, to make appropriate investments in its business and its funds or to comply with applicable law or any of its financing agreements. The aggregate amount of our distributions for those years were less than our Distributable Earnings for that year due to these funding requirements.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the declaration and payment of any distributions will be at the sole discretion of our general partner, which may change our distribution policy at any time. Our general partner will take into account general economic and business conditions, our strategic plans and prospects, our business and investment opportunities, our financial condition and operating results, working capital requirements and anticipated cash needs, contractual restrictions and obligations, legal, tax and regulatory restrictions, other constraints on the payment of distributions by us to our common unitholders or by our subsidiaries to us, and such other factors as our general partner may deem relevant.

Because our wholly owned subsidiaries must pay taxes and make payments under the tax receivable agreement, the amounts ultimately distributed by us to our common unitholders are expected to be less, on a per unit basis, than the amounts distributed by the Carlyle Holdings partnerships to the other limited partners of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships in respect of their Carlyle Holdings partnership units.

Fund commitments. Generally, we intend to have Carlyle commit to fund approximately 1% of the capital commitments to our future carry funds, although we may elect to invest additional amounts in funds focused on new investment areas. We may, from time to time, exercise our right to purchase additional interests in our investment funds that become available in the ordinary course of their operations. We expect our senior Carlyle professionals and employees to continue to make significant capital contributions to our funds based on their existing commitments, and to make capital commitments to future funds consistent with the level of their historical commitments. We also intend to make investments in our open-end funds and our CLO vehicles.

Since our inception through March 31, 2016, we and our senior Carlyle professionals, operating executives and other professionals have invested or committed to invest in or alongside our funds. Approximately 5% of all capital commitments to our funds are funded collectively by us and our senior Carlyle professionals, advisors and other professionals. The current invested capital and unfunded commitment of Carlyle and our senior Carlyle professionals, operating executives and other professionals to our investment funds as of March 31, 2016, consisted of the following:



Asset Class	Current Equity Invested		Unfunded Commitment		Total Current Equity Invested and Unfunded Commitment
	(Dollars in millions)
Corporate Private Equity	$	1,832.5	$	1,735.9	$	3,568.4
Global Market Strategies	1,120.5		341.7		1,462.2
Real Assets	861.8		687.8		1,549.6
Investment Solutions	43.6		98.9		142.5
Total	$	3,858.4	$	2,864.3	$	6,722.7

A substantial majority of these investments have been funded by, and a substantial majority of the remaining commitments are expected to be funded by, senior Carlyle professionals, advisors 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.

Investments as of March 31, 2016 consist of the following (dollars in millions):



Investments	$	1,011.3
Less: Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	(248.3		)
Less: Strategic equity method investments in NGP Management	(443.3		)
Investments excluding non-controlling interests and NGP	319.7
Plus: investments in Consolidated Funds, eliminated in consolidation	76.4
Total investments attributable to Carlyle Holdings, exclusive of NGP management	$	396.1

Repurchase Program. In February 2016, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the Partnership authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of common units and/or Carlyle Holdings units. Under this unit repurchase program, units may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. We expect that the majority of the repurchases under this program will be done via open market transactions. No units will be repurchased from our executive officers under this program. The timing and actual number of common units and/or Carlyle Holdings units repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including legal requirements, price, and economic and market conditions. This unit repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and does not have a specified expiration date. For the

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three months ended March 31, 2016, we have paid an aggregate of $6.1 million to repurchase and retire, 400,519 units with the majority of repurchases done via open market transactions.

Cash Flows

The significant captions and amounts from our consolidated statements of cash flows which include the effects of our Consolidated Funds and CLOs in accordance with U.S. GAAP are summarized below.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Statements of Cash Flows Data
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	19.7		$	1,475.0
Net cash provided by investing activities	1.5			0.9
Net cash used in financing activities	(122.8		)	(1,607.0		)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes	21.3			(86.1		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	$	(80.3	)	$	(217.2	)

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities is primarily driven by our earnings in the respective periods after adjusting for significant non-cash activity, including non-cash performance fees, the related non-cash performance fee related compensation, non-cash equity-based compensation, and depreciation, amortization and impairments, all of which are included in earnings.

Operating cash inflows primarily include the receipt of management fees and realized performance fees, while operating cash outflows primarily include payments for operating expenses, including compensation and general, administrative, and other expenses. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, net cash provided by operating activities primarily includes the receipt of management fees and realized performance fees, totaling approximately $0.4 billion and $0.6 billion, respectively. These inflows were partially offset by payments for compensation and general, administrative and other expenses of approximately $0.3 billion and $0.5 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Cash used to purchase investments and trading securities as well as the proceeds from the sale of such investments are also reflected in our operating activities as investments are a normal part of our operating activities. Over time investment proceeds may be greater than investment purchases. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, investment proceeds were $62.3 million while investment purchases were $22.1 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, investment proceeds were $271.4 million as compared to purchases of $20.1 million.

The remaining cash flows from operating activities primarily relate to the investment activity of our Consolidated Funds. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, proceeds from the sales and settlements of investments by the Consolidated Funds were $177.7 million, while purchases of investments by the Consolidated Funds were $320.9 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, proceeds from the sales and settlements of investments by the Consolidated Funds were $1,992.4 million, while purchases of investments by the Consolidated Funds were $2,139.0 million.

Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities. Our investing activities generally reflect cash used for acquisitions, fixed assets and software for internal use, and changes in restricted cash. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, cash provided by investing activities principally reflects a change in restricted cash balances, partially offset by purchases of fixed assets. Purchases of fixed assets were $4.2 million and $17.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities. Financing activities are a net use of cash in each of the historical periods presented.

Distributions to our common unitholders were $23.6 million and $110.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Distributions to the non-controlling interest holders in Carlyle Holdings were $85.1 million and $403.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The net borrowings on loans payable by our Consolidated Funds during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were $7.6 million and $402.2 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, contributions from non-controlling interest holders were $4.3 million and $752.2 million, respectively, which relate primarily to contributions from the non-controlling interest holders in Consolidated Funds. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, distributions to non-controlling interest holders

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were $23.9 million and $1,268.4 million, respectively, which relate primarily to distributions to the non-controlling interest holders in Consolidated Funds.

Our Balance Sheet

Total assets were $8.8 billion at March 31, 2016, a decrease of $23.4 billion from December 31, 2015. The decrease in total assets was primarily attributable to decreases in investments of Consolidated Funds, cash and cash equivalents held at Consolidated Funds, and due from affiliates and other receivables of Consolidated Funds, net, of $21.3 billion, $1.5 billion, and $0.7 billion, respectively, primarily due to the adoption of the revised consolidation guidance (See Note 2). Cash and cash equivalents were approximately $0.9 billion at March 31, 2016 and $1.0 billion at December 31, 2015.

Total liabilities were $7.0 billion at March 31, 2016, a decrease of $16.2 billion from December 31, 2015. The decrease in liabilities was primarily attributable to a decrease in loans payable of Consolidated Funds of $14.6 billion and a decrease in other liabilities of Consolidated Funds of $1.6 billion from December 31, 2015 to March 31, 2016, primarily due to the adoption of the revised consolidation guidance (See Note 2).

The assets and liabilities of the Consolidated Funds are generally held within separate legal entities and, as a result, the assets of the Consolidated Funds are not available to meet our liquidity requirements and similarly the liabilities of the Consolidated Funds are non-recourse to us. The assets and liabilities of the consolidated real estate VIE are also held in separate legal entities; we have not guaranteed or assumed any obligation for repayment of its liabilities nor are its assets available to meet our liquidity requirements.

Our balance sheet without the effect of the Consolidated Funds can be seen in Note 19 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. At March 31, 2016, our total assets were $6.1 billion, including cash and cash equivalents of $0.9 billion and accrued performance fees of $3.1 billion.

Unconsolidated Entities

Our Corporate Private Equity funds have not historically utilized substantial leverage at the fund level other than short-term borrowings under certain fund level lines of credit which are used to fund liquidity needs in the interim between the date of an investment and the receipt of capital from the investing fund’s investors. These funds do, however, make direct or indirect investments in companies that utilize leverage in their capital structure. The degree of leverage employed varies among portfolio companies.

Certain of our real estate funds have entered into lines of credit secured by their investors’ unpaid capital commitments or by a pledge of the equity of the underlying investment. Due to the relatively large number of investments made by these funds, the lines of credit are primarily employed to reduce the overall number of capital calls or for working capital needs. In certain instances, however, they may be used for other investment related activities, including serving as bridge financing for investments. The degree of leverage employed varies among portfolio companies.

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

In the normal course of business, we enter into various off-balance sheet arrangements including sponsoring and owning limited or general partner interests in consolidated and non-consolidated funds, entering into derivative transactions, entering into operating leases and entering into guarantee arrangements. We also have ongoing capital commitment arrangements with certain of our consolidated and non-consolidated funds. We do not have any other off-balance sheet arrangements that would require us to fund losses or guarantee target returns to investors in any of our other investment funds.

For further information regarding our off-balance sheet arrangements, see Note 2 and Note 10 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Contractual Obligations

The following table sets forth information relating to our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2016 on a consolidated basis and on a basis excluding the obligations of the Consolidated Funds:



	April 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016			2017-2018			2019-2020			Thereafter			Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Loans payable and senior notes^(a)	$	—		$	14.3		$	25.0		$	1,220.0		$	1,259.3
Interest payable^(b)	43.8			116.4			116.7			796.5			1,073.4
Contingent cash consideration^(c)	20.5			58.2			40.4			43.8			162.9
Operating lease obligations^(d)	41.4			100.3			81.3			293.0			516.0
Capital commitments to Carlyle funds^(e)	2,864.3			—			—			—			2,864.3
Tax receivable agreement payments^(f)	—			10.9			11.9			115.2			138.0
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds^(g)	54.1			109.1			220.9			2,626.4			3,010.5
Loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE^(h)	23.5			28.7			30.7			51.4			134.3
Unfunded commitments of the CLOs⁽ⁱ⁾	0.8			—			—			—			0.8
Consolidated contractual obligations	3,048.4			437.9			526.9			5,146.3			9,159.5
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds^(g)	(54.1		)	(109.1		)	(220.9		)	(2,626.4		)	(3,010.5		)
Loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE^(h)	(23.5		)	(28.7		)	(30.7		)	(51.4		)	(134.3		)
Capital commitments to Carlyle funds^(e)	(2,516.6		)	—			—			—			(2,516.6		)
Unfunded commitments of the CLOs⁽ⁱ⁾	(0.8		)	—			—			—			(0.8		)
Carlyle Operating Entities contractual obligations	$	453.4		$	300.1		$	275.3		$	2,468.5		$	3,497.3

(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, which is 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), approximately 1.75% on $14.3 million of our CLO term loan, and approximately 3.11% on $120.0 million of our NGP earnout note. 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 5 and Note 8 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information. Included in these amounts are $4.5 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 maturity. For debt securities with rights only to the residual value of the CLO and no stated interest, no interest payments were included in this calculation. Interest payments on variable-rate debt securities are based on interest rates in effect as of March 31, 2016, at spreads to market rates pursuant to the debt agreements, and range from 0.85% to 7.87%.

(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 March 31, 2016, at spreads to market rates pursuant to the loan agreements, and range from 18.1% to 23.6%. Due to the timing and availability of

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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 December 31, 2015.


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

Excluded from the table above are liabilities for uncertain tax positions of $20.8 million at March 31, 2016 as we are unable to estimate when such amounts may be paid. Also excluded from the table above are outstanding commitments of Urbplan for land development services with an estimated $22.5 million of future costs to be incurred; these amounts have been excluded as we are unable to determine when such amounts will be paid.

Contingent Funding of the Consolidated Real Estate VIE

As described in Note 16 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we and certain of our senior Carlyle professionals have made and may make additional investments in Urbplan. From 2013 through March 31, 2016, $336.4 million has been funded to Urbplan by us and our senior Carlyle professionals (including losses from related foreign currency forward contracts). We have funded $89.7 million of the $336.4 million and the remaining $246.7 million has been funded by our senior Carlyle professionals indirectly through the Partnership. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, $14.9 million was funded to Urbplan, of which we funded $11.8 million and the senior Carlyle professionals funded $3.1 million indirectly through us.

From April 2013 through March 31, 2016, the cumulative investment losses related to Urbplan totaled $52.0 million, all of which are realized losses.

We may not recover, in whole or in part, the capital that we have invested in or any additional capital that we may elect to invest in Urbplan in the future, and our results of operations could be adversely impacted by impairments, write-downs, lawsuits by customers or creditors, other claims against Urbplan or us or other losses associated with our investment in Urbplan. Urbplan is currently a party to various litigation, disputes and other potential claims. We do not believe it is probable that the outcome of any existing Urbplan litigation, government investigations and proceedings, disputes, or other potential claims will materially affect us or our consolidated financial statements.

The assets and liabilities of Urbplan are held in legal entities separate from the Partnership; we have not guaranteed or assumed any obligation for repayment of Urbplan’s liabilities nor are the assets of Urbplan available to meet our liquidity requirements. However, if Urbplan fails to complete its construction projects, customers, partners, government agencies or municipalities or other creditors in certain circumstances might seek to assert claims against us and our assets unrelated to Urbplan under certain consumer protection or other laws.

Contingent Cash Payments for Business Acquisitions and Strategic Investments

We have certain contingent cash obligations associated with our business acquisitions and our strategic investment in NGP Management. For our business acquisitions, these contingent cash payments relate to performance-based contingent cash consideration payable to the sellers of the businesses, some of whom are Carlyle professionals. Certain of these payments to those Carlyle professionals require such Carlyle professionals to be employed by us at the time the performance conditions are met, while other payments are not contingent upon employment.

For our strategic investment in NGP Management, the contingent cash payments relate to performance-based contingent cash consideration payable to ECM Capital, L.P. and an affiliate of Barclays Bank PLC. The performance-based contingent cash consideration payable to an affiliate of Barclays Bank PLC totaling $183.0 million, was paid in January 2016 with $63.0 million in cash and $120.0 million in a six year promissory note (accruing interest at the three month LIBOR plus 2.5%) issued by the Partnership. See Note 5 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information.

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performance of our acquisitions, the Partnership believes that approximately $230.7 million of the maximum amounts of the contingent cash obligations are unlikely to be paid.

Some of the employment-based contingent cash consideration agreements do not contain provisions limiting the amount that could be paid by us. For purposes of the estimate above, we have used our current estimate of the amount to be paid upon the determination dates for such payments. In our consolidated financial statements, we record the performance-based contingent cash consideration from our business acquisitions at fair value at each reporting period. For the employment-based contingent cash consideration, we accrue the compensation liability over the implied service period.

U.S. Risk Retention Rules

The Dodd-Frank Act requires sponsors of asset-backed securities, including CLOs, to retain at least 5% of the credit risk related to the assets that underlie asset-backed securities (referred to herein as the U.S. Risk Retention Rules). The U.S. Risk Retention Rules become effective on December 24, 2016 and apply to sponsors of CLOs issued thereafter. As a sponsor of CLOs issued in Europe, we currently comply with similar risk retention rules that have been in place since 2014. To comply with the U.S. Risk Retention Rules, we expect that we will contribute approximately $700 million to new CLOs issued over the next five years. Our contribution to the new CLOs will be funded through a variety of sources, including direct funding from the Partnership, funding from senior Carlyle professionals, and limited recourse borrowing. The allocation of funding sources, and therefore the amount of capital required from the Partnership, will be determined in the future.

For additional information related to the U.S. Risk Retention Rules, see “ - Regulatory changes in the United States could adversely affect our business and the possibility of increased regulatory focus could result in additional burdens and expenses on our business” within Item 1A of our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Guarantees

See Note 10 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information related to our material guarantees.

Indemnifications

In many of our service contracts, we agree to indemnify the third-party service provider under certain circumstances. The terms of the indemnities vary from contract to contract, and the amount of indemnification liability, if any, cannot be determined and has not been included in the table above or recorded in our consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2016.

Tax Receivable Agreement

Holders of partnership units in Carlyle Holdings (other than The Carlyle Group L.P.’s wholly-owned subsidiaries), subject to the vesting and minimum retained ownership requirements and transfer restrictions applicable to such holders as set forth in the partnership agreements of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships, may (subject to the terms of the exchange agreement) exchange their Carlyle Holdings partnership units for The Carlyle Group L.P. common units on a one-for-one basis. A Carlyle Holdings limited partner must exchange one partnership unit in each of the three Carlyle Holdings partnerships to effect an exchange for a common unit. The exchanges are expected to result in increases in the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of Carlyle Holdings. These increases in tax basis may increase (for tax purposes) depreciation and amortization deductions and therefore reduce the amount of tax that Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc. and any other corporate taxpayers would otherwise be required to pay in the future, although the IRS may challenge all or part of that tax basis increase, and a court could sustain such a challenge.

We have entered into a tax receivable agreement with the limited partners of the Carlyle Holdings partnerships that will provide for the payment by the corporate taxpayers to such parties of 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax that the corporate taxpayers realize as a result of these increases in tax basis and of certain other tax benefits related to entering into the tax receivable agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the tax receivable agreement. This payment obligation is an obligation of the corporate taxpayers and not of Carlyle Holdings. While the actual increase in tax basis, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under this agreement, will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the timing of exchanges, the price of our common units at the time of the exchange, the extent to which such exchanges are taxable and the amount and timing of our income, we expect that as a result of the size of the transfers and increases in the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of Carlyle Holdings, the payments that we may make under the tax receivable agreement will be substantial.

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See Note 2 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information related to our tax receivable agreement.

Contingent Obligations (Giveback)

Carried interest is ultimately realized when: (1) an underlying investment is profitably disposed of, (2) certain costs borne by the limited partner investors have been reimbursed, (3) the fund's cumulative returns are in excess of the preferred return, and (4) we have decided to collect carry rather than return additional capital to limited partner investors. Realized carried interest may be required to be returned by us in future periods if the funds' investment values decline below certain levels. When the fair value of a fund's investments remains constant or falls below certain return hurdles, previously recognized performance fees are reversed.

See Note 10 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information related to our contingent obligations (giveback).

Other Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, we are a party to litigation, investigations, inquiries, employment-related matters, disputes and other potential claims. We discuss certain of these matters in Note 10 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Carlyle Common Units and Carlyle Holdings Partnership Units

A rollforward of the outstanding Carlyle Group L.P. common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units from December 31, 2015 through March 31, 2016 is as follows:



	Units as of December 31, 2015	Units Issued - DRU Vesting	Units Forfeited	Units Exchanged		Units Repurchased / Retired		Units as of March 31, 2016
The Carlyle Group L.P. common units	80,408,702	689,089	—	243,017		(300,519	)	81,040,289
Carlyle Holdings partnership units	243,619,604	—	—	(243,017	)	(100,000	)	243,276,587
Total	324,028,306	689,089	—	—		(400,519	)	324,316,876

The Carlyle Group L.P. common units issued during the period from December 31, 2015 through March 31, 2016 relate to the vesting of the Partnership’s deferred restricted common units during the three months ended March 31, 2016. Further, The Carlyle Group L.P. common units in the table above includes 38,911 common units that the Partnership is expected to acquire from Carlyle Holdings in future periods upon the vesting of certain of the Partnership’s unvested common units associated with the acquisition of the remaining 40% equity interest in AlpInvest in August 2013.

The Carlyle Holdings partnership units exchanged relate to the exchange of Carlyle Holdings partnership units held by NGP for common units on a one-for-one basis.

The Carlyle Group L.P. common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units repurchased during the period from December 31, 2015 through March 31, 2016 relate to units repurchased and subsequently retired as part of our unit repurchase program that was initiated in February 2016.

The total units as of March 31, 2016 as shown above exclude approximately 2.4 million common units in connection with the vesting of deferred restricted common units that will participate in the unitholder distribution that will be paid in May 2016.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our primary exposure to market risk is related to our role as general partner or investment advisor to our investment funds and the sensitivities to movements in the fair value of their investments, including the effect on management fees, performance fees and investment income. Although our investment funds share many common themes, each of our alternative asset management asset classes runs its own investment and risk management processes, subject to our overall risk tolerance and philosophy. The investment process of our investment funds involves a comprehensive due diligence approach, including review of reputation of shareholders and management, company size and sensitivity of cash flow generation, business sector and competitive risks, portfolio fit, exit risks and other key factors highlighted by the deal team. Key investment decisions are subject to approval by both the fund-level managing directors, as well as the investment committee, which is generally comprised of one or more of the three founding partners, one “sector” head, one or more operating executives and senior investment professionals associated with that particular fund. Once an investment in a portfolio company has been made, our

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fund teams closely monitor the performance of the portfolio company, generally through frequent contact with management and the receipt of financial and management reports.

There was no material change in our market risks during the three months ended March 31, 2016. For additional information, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our co-principal executive officers and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Our management, with the participation of our co-principal executive officers and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation and subject to the foregoing, our co-principal executive officers and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016 that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information required with respect to this item can be found under “Legal Matters” in Note 10, Commitments and Contingencies, of the notes to the Partnership’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this quarterly report, and such information is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

For a discussion of our potential risks and uncertainties, see the information under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which is accessible on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table sets forth repurchases of our common units for the periods indicated:



Period	(a) Total number of units purchased	(b) Average price paid per unit	(c) Total number of units purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs	(d) Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of units that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
	(Dollars in millions, except unit and per unit data)
February 16, 2016 to February 29, 2016 ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	96,838	$14.59	96,838		$198.6

March 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016 ⁽²⁾	203,681	$15.61	203,681		$193.9
Total	300,519		300,519

(1)

In February 2016, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the Partnership authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of common units and/or Carlyle Holdings units. Under this unit repurchase program, which was publicly announced on February 10, 2016, units may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. We expect that the majority of repurchases under this program will be done via open market transactions. No units will be repurchased from our executive officers under this program. The timing and actual number of common units and/or Carlyle Holdings units repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including legal requirements, price, and economic and market conditions. This unit repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and does not have a specified expiration date.

(2)

For the period from February 16, 2016 to February 29, 2016, all of the units purchased were common units purchased in open market transactions. For the period from March 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016, 203,681 of the units purchased were common units purchased in open market transactions. During the period from March 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016, we also purchased 100,000 Carlyle Holdings partnership units. The Carlyle Holdings partnership units purchased during the period are not included in the total number of units purchased during the period as shown in columns (a) and (c) in the table above and have been deducted from the maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of units that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs shown in column (d) in the table above. All units purchased during these periods were subsequently retired.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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Item 5. Other Information

Amendment to Senior Credit Facility

On May 3, 2016, we entered into Amendment No. 3 to the to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2011, among TC Group Investment Holdings, L.P., TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., TC Group Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C., as Borrowers, TC Group, L.L.C., the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as Syndication Agents, which (1) amends certain provisions in connection with the CLO risk retention rules, including (a) providing an express carveout from our Indebtedness and liens covenants for CLO retention related loans, (b) clarifying that EBITDA from certain designated CLO Management Subsidiaries will continue to be included for covenant calculation purposes as long as such amount are below prescribed levels of total EBITDA and (c) excluding cash held by certain designated CLO Management Subsidiaries from the net leverage financial maintenance covenant; (2) clarifies the impact of certain GAAP accounting rule changes with respect to leases and (3) expressly excludes certain entities from being deemed subsidiaries of the obligors for purposes of our covenants and excludes the consolidated debt of such entities from our Indebtedness covenant calculations and certain cross default provisions. The description of Amendment No. 3 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of such amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit No. 10.24.3.

Item 6. Exhibits

Required exhibits are listed in the Index to Exhibits and are incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



	The Carlyle Group L.P.

	By:	Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., its general partner

Date: May 4, 2016	By:	/s/ Curtis L. Buser
	Name:	Curtis L. Buser
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer and Authorized Officer)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

The following is a list of all exhibits filed or furnished as part of this report:



Exhibit No.	Description

3.1	Certificate of Limited Partnership of The Carlyle Group L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176685) filed with the SEC on September 6, 2011).

3.2	Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of The Carlyle Group L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 8, 2012).

10.24.3*	Amendment No. 3, dated as of May 3, 2016, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2011, among TC Group Investment Holdings, L.P., TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., TC Group Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C., as Borrowers, TC Group, L.L.C., the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as Syndication Agents.

31.1 *	Certification of the co-principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a).

31.2 *	Certification of the co-principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a).

31.3 *	Certification of the co-principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a).

31.4 *	Certification of the principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a).

32.1 *	Certification of the co-principal executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 *	Certification of the co-principal executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.3 *	Certification of the co-principal executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.4 *	Certification of the principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document.

101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.



*	Filed herewith.

The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.

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