The Carlyle Group, which is an $85 billion private equity powerhouse, recently published its annual report. It's a sobering document.
However, there are some interesting tidbits. For example, despite the financial turmoil -- where three deals went bust -- Carlyle was still able to raise $19.9 billion. What's more, the firm invested $12.6 billion in equity last year.
What about the future? Well, Carlyle's co-founder, David Rubenstein, who gave a presentation at the Aspen Global Leadership Network conference, offered some insight on what's ahead, according to BusinessWeek.
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