Remaking A Global Investor

An Interview With Kewsong Lee CEO, Carlyle Group Amid a period of tectonic shifts in markets, the economy, and geopolitics, Kewsong Lee, chief executive of Carlyle Group, has reshaped the alternative-asset manager, diversifying beyond the company's private-equity roots to capitalize on the expl...

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Published in:Barron's 2022-04, Vol.102 (15), p.30-31
Main Author: Kapadia, Reshma
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Corporate profits
Economic conditions
Equity
Geopolitics
Globalization
Inflation
Infrastructure
Investments
Private equity
Supply chains
Volatility
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Summary:An Interview With Kewsong Lee CEO, Carlyle Group Amid a period of tectonic shifts in markets, the economy, and geopolitics, Kewsong Lee, chief executive of Carlyle Group, has reshaped the alternative-asset manager, diversifying beyond the company's private-equity roots to capitalize on the explosive demand for private assets. Lee had a long career as a deal maker at Warburg Pincus before making the jump to rival Carlyle (ticker: CG) in 2013. Since becoming co-CEO in 2018 and taking the reins solo in 2020, Lee has expanded the company beyond its roots in private-equity leveraged buyouts. The confluence of rising rates, inflation, digital transformation and disruption, energy transition, geopolitical decoupling, and supply-chain vulnerability, among a host of other factors, will drive accelerated change. Business leaders will have to think through implications to their supply chains, logistics, and the capital they need, including working capital, to enable a more resilient, "just in case" mentality instead.
ISSN:1077-8039