Carlyle plans for life after Rubenstein

In 17 years the Carlyle Group has become one of the world's biggest private-equity firms, with an impressive track record. Managing director David Rubenstein talks about its deals, its image, succession plans and going public. Joanna Hickey reports.

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IF THE CARLYLE Group didn’t exist, conspiracy theorists would have invented it. A financially powerful US private investment fund specializing in the defence sector and drawing on the contacts of ex-presidents to find deals and boost returns, it has gathered an almost sinister reputation since it was set up in 1987. That has almost obscured the fact that, with $17.5

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