Carlyle’s investment in SierraCol Energy was done through Carlyle InternationalEnergy Partners (CIEP), one of the largest funds dedicated to investment in the oil and gas industry globally. CIEP has $21 billion of assets under management in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia, with the mandate to exclusively invest in the energy value chain (upstream, midstream and downstream) in geographies outside of North America.
The Carlyle Group is a global alternative asset manager headquartered in Washington DC with assets under management across 456 investment vehicles. Carlyle invests across four segments – Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Market Strategies and Investment Solutions – in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America.