Carlyle

American  

[kahr-lahyl] / kɑrˈlaɪl /

noun

1. Thomas, 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian.

2. a male given name.

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Carlyle British  

/ kɑːˈlaɪl /

noun

1. Robert. born 1961, Scottish actor; his work includes the television series Cracker and Hamish Macbeth and the films Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), The Beach (2000), and 28 Weeks Later (2007)

2. Thomas. 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian. His works include Sartor Resartus (1833–34), The French Revolution (1837), lectures On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (1841), and the History of Frederick the Great (1858–65)

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Example Sentences

Blackstone and buyout peers Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman acquired Medline about four years ago in a roughly $34 billion deal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Carlyle, in a statement to AFP, said that the agreement "has been structured to be fully compliant" with US Treasury policies and that it was "conditional upon Carlyle's due diligence and regulatory approvals".

From Barron's

The report added that Lukoil's foreign assets had also whetted the appetite of US investment company Carlyle and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund IHC.

From Barron's

Medline was bought in a leveraged buyout in 2021, with Blackstone, The Carlyle Group, and Hellman & Friedman purchasing a majority stake.

From Barron's

Earlier in the year, Carlyle Group and Oracle sold U.S.-based chip designer Ampere Computing to SoftBank for $6.5 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal