Reply #15: in March 2001, I did a short research piece for buzzflash.com

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... on The Carlyle Group ... and, I cut-n-pasted hoovers.com's then blurb on TCG ... and, this is what it said:

The Carlyle Group (formed in 1987) is the world’s largest private equity investment firm of “unparalleled” dimensions having over 25 portfolio companies. As of December 2000, the firm had more than $12 billion of capital under management.

The Reagan-Bush connection: Ex-Secretary of State and Bush family friend, James Baker, is its Managing Director and Senior Counselor. Ex-budget chief Richard Darman is one of its 40+ Managing Directors. Former U.S. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci has joined to serve as its Chairman. Former President Bush and former UK Prime Minister John Major “have also made appearances” … and, “partners include George Soros and the Mellon Family.”

for what it is worth