Hey kids! Did you know big companies buy and sell other companies all the time? It's called mergers and acquisitions (M&A). A big company called Carlyle Group is talking about its plans for this year. They're optimistic about the future of buying and selling companies, even though things have been a bit slow lately.
- Carlyle plans to sell a lot of its investments this year - between $4 billion and $5 billion!
- They think the market will get better soon, and more companies will be bought and sold.
- Even though there's been less buying and selling so far, Carlyle is still confident.
| Fact | Number |
|---|---|
| Money Carlyle hopes to make from sales | $4 billion - $5 billion |
| Global M&A activity so far this year | $441.7 billion |
| Carlyle's 4th quarter distributable earnings | $209.6 million |
