Carlyle and PayPal Invest $100M in Shopware

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.

Carlyle and Rabo Investments Lead Growth Investment in SurePay

June 3, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (CETP), alongside Rabobank’s investment arm Rabo Investments, has made a strategic growth investment in SurePay, a Netherlands-headquartered provider of payment verification and fraud-prevention software. The capital will support SurePay's product expansion and geographic growth across Europe and beyond; the company serves 200+ banks and 750+ corporates and has processed over 10 billion payment checks to date.

Carlyle Leads Majority Growth Investment in Saama Technologies

October 20, 2021

AI & Machine Learning

Global investment firm Carlyle led a strategic growth investment of up to $430 million to acquire a majority stake in Saama Technologies. A syndicate of healthcare-focused investors — including Amgen Ventures, Intermountain Ventures, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, McKesson Ventures, Northpond Ventures, Pfizer Ventures and Population Health Partners — will co-invest to accelerate Saama's AI-driven Life Science Analytics Cloud and expand go-to-market and R&D capabilities.

Carlyle Acquires SNP Schneider‑Neureither & Partner SE

April 10, 2025

Software

Global investment firm Carlyle completed its voluntary public cash takeover of SNP Schneider‑Neureither & Partner SE, taking the Heidelberg‑based software and consulting provider private. Carlyle will partner with SNP management to drive international expansion, optimize the Kyano product strategy and pursue inorganic growth opportunities, with equity provided by Carlyle Europe Partners V.

The Carlyle Group Invests in MAK-SYSTEM

February 20, 2020

Healthcare Services

The Carlyle Group has made a significant investment in MAK-SYSTEM, a family-owned provider of blood management software, partnering with the Kiskovski family to accelerate the company’s growth. Carlyle’s equity commitment comes from Carlyle Europe Partners V and Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV and will support product innovation and international expansion; Philippe Houssiau has been named CEO. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Ares and Carlyle Provide €800M Strategic Preferred Equity Investment in Your.World

January 28, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Your.World, a leading European web hosting and managed IT services platform headquartered in Amsterdam, received €800 million of long-term preferred equity from Ares Management credit funds and Carlyle to support accelerated growth and its scalable M&A strategy. The capital will back continued organic growth and an active acquisitive strategy across European SME markets while reinforcing the company’s decentralized operating model and multi‑brand platform.