Carlyle partners with Clearstream to expand access to private market funds
- Leveraging Clearstream’s reliable and robust infrastructure to enhance operational efficiency and market connectivity
- Expanding Carlyle’s global reach with access to a broader distribution network
- Unlocking a more diverse and sophisticated range of private market investment products for distributors and investors
Clearstream, Deutsche Börse Group’s post-trade services provider announces a collaboration with global investment firm Carlyle to broaden the distribution of Carlyle’s open-ended private markets solutions to wealth management clients. This partnership will leverage Clearstream Fund Services’ robust distribution platform, simplifying access to private market funds for a wider investor base. It aims to improve investor experience while optimizing efficiency and reducing costs.
The partnership provides Carlyle with access to accredited investors though Clearstream’s expansive network of over 300 distribution partners, including many large global wealth managers, with a strong presence in Switzerland, Germany, and Asia Pacific. The partnership will focus on easing the complexities of private market fund distribution and support wealth managers seeking to distribute private markets investments to their clients.
Clearstream offers a comprehensive suite of services across the investment value chain specifically designed for private markets, encompassing order routing, settlement, and asset servicing. With robust capabilities in custody and execution, Clearstream Fund Services provides services for close to €4 trillion in traditional funds and €300 billion in private and alternative funds under custody, including a fully integrated distribution platform offering a regulatory compliant framework for KYC and distribution oversight. These comprehensive end-to-end solutions, combined with Clearstream’s Vestima platform for order routing and placement, greatly reduce the traditional barriers to private markets fund distribution.
Carlyle joins a large and expanding network of leading General Partners (GPs) and asset managers who partner with Clearstream. This ongoing commitment reflects Clearstream’s ambition to be the partner of choice for private markets investments.
Moritz Dechow, Head of Distribution for Clearstream Fund Services, stated: “We are proud to partner with Carlyle to facilitate broader access to the company’s private market offerings. This collaboration underscores Clearstream’s commitment to providing innovative solutions that streamline the complexities of private market investing. We believe that Carlyle will benefit significantly from our broad distribution network, enhanced by our advanced digital platform and our long-standing expertise in alternative investments.
Sophie Dodson, Head of Global Wealth Distribution for Europe at Carlyle, and Stuart Medlen, a Managing Director at Carlyle, said: “We are delighted to partner with Clearstream on our growing list of open-ended strategies. We look forward to their solutions continuing to expand our reach in the international wealth channel.”
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About Clearstream Fund Services
Clearstream is the innovative and trusted post-trade business for the global markets. Its segment Clearstream Fund Services delivers solutions for the entire fund ecosystem.
Vestima is the world’s largest fund processing platform providing order execution, settlement and custody services for more than 245,000 funds, ensuring highest asset safety for over 55 fund markets worldwide.
As a global fund distribution platform, Clearstream Fund Services connects international asset managers and fund houses with a global network of distribution partners. It gives access to over 80,000 funds, with value-added services such as trailer fee management and compliance oversight.
Clearstream Fund Services provides premier data management, regulatory and disclosure solutions for the asset management industry and embraces new technologies to help reshape how funds are managed and distributed.
Clearstream is part of Deutsche Börse Group, an international exchange organisation and provider of innovative market infrastructures.
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About Carlyle
Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across three business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit, and Carlyle AlpInvest. With $453 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2025, Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, portfolio companies, and the communities in which we live and invest. Carlyle employs more than 2,300 people in 29 offices across four continents. Further information is available at www.carlyle.com. Follow Carlyle on X @OneCarlyle and LinkedIn at The Carlyle Group.