WASHINGTON, Sept. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global investment firm The Carlyle Group L.P. (NASDAQ: CG) priced its offering of $425 million of 3.500% senior notes due 2029 of Carlyle Finance Subsidiary L.L.C., its indirect subsidiary. The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by The Carlyle Group L.P. and its indirect subsidiaries Carlyle Holdings I L.P., Carlyle Holdings II L.P. and Carlyle Holdings III L.P. Carlyle intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes to redeem all of the outstanding 5.875% Series A Preferred Units of The Carlyle Group L.P. and the remaining proceeds, if any, will be used for general corporate purposes. Following the pricing of the offering, Carlyle issued a conditional redemption notice pursuant to the tax redemption provisions of the Preferred Units to redeem them in full on October 7, 2019 at a redemption price per unit of $25.339757, which is equal to $25.25 per Preferred Unit plus declared and unpaid distributions to, but excluding, the redemption date. Redemption of the Preferred Units is subject to a financing condition that the successful closing of the offering would satisfy.

