Carlyle Acquires Worldpac from Advance Auto Parts for $1.5 Billion

The Carlyle Group Makes Growth Investment in Pharmapacks

November 12, 2020

E-Commerce

The Carlyle Group made a strategic growth investment of more than $250 million in Pharmapacks, an ecommerce marketplace enablement platform and large marketplace seller, valuing the company at approximately $1.1 billion. The capital is intended to accelerate Pharmapacks' growth by expanding fulfillment capacity, building out its data and analytics platform, and increasing the number of brand partners; J.P. Morgan served as lender and advisor on the transaction.

Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners Acquires Worldwise, Inc.

September 28, 2021

Consumer Products

Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners (AMCP), together with its affiliated A&M Capital Opportunities Fund, has acquired Worldwise, Inc., a Novato, California-based leader in pet supplies and branded pet essentials. Worldwise CEO Kevin Fick will remain in place as AMCP supports the company in expanding e-commerce capabilities, developing new products and pursuing bolt-on acquisitions to scale the newly created pet platform.

Carlyle Acquires Controlling Stake in Highway Industries and Roop Automotives

February 13, 2025

Manufacturing

The Carlyle Group, with equity from funds affiliated with Carlyle Asia Partners (CAP), completed a controlling-stake acquisition of Highway Industries Limited and Roop Automotives Limited, combining the businesses into a single platform serving global automotive OEMs. Carlyle intends to scale the platform through consolidation, operational improvements and potential synergistic add-ons to deepen capabilities across forged and precision-machined components, steering assemblies and powertrain applications.

WAI Global Acquires ACI Automotive from Standard Motor Products

January 31, 2025

Automotive

WAI Global has acquired ACI Automotive, a supplier of washer pumps, window regulators and door components, from Standard Motor Products, Inc. The deal expands WAI Global’s aftermarket product portfolio and leverages its global distribution network to broaden ACI’s customer reach while ensuring a seamless transition for customers and employees.

Carlyle and amicaa Provide NZ$140M Debt Financing for Management Buyout of NPD

May 21, 2024

Energy

Funds managed by Carlyle's Global Credit business and Australian private credit manager amicaa will provide a NZ$140 million debt package to support a management buyout of New Zealand fuel retailer NPD. The financing enables CEO Barry Sheridan and the management team to acquire 100% of the 55-year-old, family-owned business (109 sites nationwide), refinance existing debt, fund growth and includes sustainability-linked incentives tied to Scope 3 emissions targets.

Camping World Acquires Pan Pacific RV Center

March 14, 2023

Automotive

Camping World Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire Pan Pacific RV Center, adding two northern California dealerships in French Camp and Morgan Hill. The transaction, expected to close in Q2 2023, expands Camping World's California footprint to twenty locations and brings experienced local teams and full-service RV sales, parts and service capabilities into the company's national retail network.