Commentary: D.C. culture: Clean? How about mercenary

By Charles Lewis

April 20, 2001 — With no warning, in the opening paragraph of Richard Cohen's recent column ("What Price Service?"), there it was, in black

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"… , each have partnerships now reportedly worth at least $180 million in the Carlyle Group, an equity firm that also happens to be the 11th largest defense contracto …"

The sincerest form of flattery

By M. Asif Ismail

Private equity firms follow in Carlyle Group's footsteps

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"… to this report. …"

"… l Management is the 41st largest defense contractor and second only to the Carlyle Group among private equity firms. Though Veritas doesn't have any marquee former …"

"… es of the U.S. government. Veritas sold Vertex in December 2003.Unlike the Carlyle Group, which has reduced its investments in the defense sector, Veritas is still …"

"… ing to Briody, author of The Iron Triangle: Inside the Secret World of the Carlyle Group, there's something ominous about Carlyle's success. "What's dangerous abou …"

Investing in war

By M. Asif Ismail

The Carlyle Group profits from government and conflict

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"… d report, "The Sincerest Form of Flattery.")From its founding in 1987, the Carlyle Group has pioneered investing in the defense and national security markets, and …"

"… o., Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics.Unlike those firms, however, the Carlyle Group itself is not a manufacturer. It offers no services directly to the Pentag …"

"… ts worth $85 million. Vought is among the few defense contractors that the Carlyle Group has not sold.Among other private equity firms, New York-based Veritas Capi …"

"… to the expansion of the market for smaller, privately-owned companies.The Carlyle Group acquired controlling interests in several underperforming defense contract …"

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Privatizing combat, the new world order

By Laura Peterson

In 1998, the U.S. had a military presence in a remote African war that drew little attention from the media

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"… was chairman of BDM when it acquired Vinnell; he is still chairman of the Carlyle Group, a merchant banking firm that owns BDM and counts a plethora of former gov …"

"… the $295 million the company grossed in 1991, the first full year that the Carlyle Group owned the company.The strong links between the U.S. government and many of …"

Outsourcing the Pentagon

By Larry Makinson

Who benefits from the politics and economics of national security?

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"… ,1019%88%1%2%Science Applications Intl Corp (SAIC)$10,598,835,88374%6%7%12%Carlyle Group$9,334,962,46238%60%0%2%Newport News Shipbuilding$8,852,781,2142%98%0%0%TRW …"

"… 88%0%0%1%Science Applications Intl Corp (SAIC)$10,598,835,88352%21%15%2%11%Carlyle Group$9,334,962,46244%46%9%0%1%Newport News Shipbuilding$8,852,781,21478%22%0%0% …"

"… ectric$4,885,86741%59%Science Applications Intl Corp (SAIC)$2,117,16337%63%Carlyle Group$1,640,94531%69%Newport News Shipbuilding$1,593,10428%72%Chris Ullman, a sp …"

"… Newport News Shipbuilding$1,593,10428%72%Chris Ullman, a spokesman for the Carlyle Group, took exception with any characterizations that campaign contributions com …"

K Street, Wall Street line up behind Sen. Scott Brown in his race against Elizabeth Warren

By Peter H. Stone

Senate race fundraising stoked by dislike of big bank nemesis Elizabeth Warren

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"… bying clients include financial heavyweights like the Blackstone Group and Carlyle Group, co-hosted an early November breakfast fundraiser for Brown at New York’ …"

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'Free-for-all' decimates fish stocks in the southern Pacific

By Mort Rosenblum and Mar Cabra

Fishing fleets have devastated stocks in the southern Pacific, once among the world’s richest waters

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"… includes many more affiliates.One of its major investors is the U.S.-based Carlyle Group, which purchased $150 million in shares in 2010.China Fishery Group report …"

Sin control, gigantes pesqueros diezman el Pacífico Sur

By Mort Rosenblum and Mar Cabra

La depredación del Pacífico Sur

Excerpts from this story referencing "Carlyle Group":

"… ble, incluye muchas otras filiales.  Uno de sus mayores inversores es Carlyle Group, de EEUU, que en 2010 compró acciones por un valor de 150 millones de dó …"