The Carlyle Group Acquires Majority Stake in SEIDOR

Carlyle Acquires Ingentis Group from Maguar Capital Partners

August 6, 2025

Software

The Carlyle Group, via its Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (CETP V) fund, has invested in Ingentis Group, a Nuremberg-based provider of organizational charting, design and people-analytics software. Existing investor Maguar Capital Partners exits while the Ingentis management team reinvests and will continue to lead the business; Carlyle plans to support international expansion, AI/analytics investment and M&A-driven growth.

Carlyle Agrees to Acquire Majority Stake in Adastra Group SE

July 22, 2025

IT Services

Carlyle has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Adastra Group SE, a global IT consultancy specializing in data, cloud, and AI transformations, in partnership with Adastra’s founders. The deal is subject to standard regulatory approvals across multiple jurisdictions, with equity provided via Carlyle’s CETP and CAPG funds.

SEIDOR Acquires Argentis to Expand in Puerto Rico and the English Caribbean

September 17, 2024

IT Services

SEIDOR, a global technology consulting firm, has acquired Argentis, an SAP Business One ERP consulting firm headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The deal expands SEIDOR's regional footprint and SAP capabilities in Puerto Rico and the English Caribbean; Argentis brings a 25-person team and reported $2.4 million in revenue in 2023.

SEIDOR Acquires Opentrends

September 16, 2022

IT Services

SEIDOR, the Barcelona-based technology consulting firm, has acquired digital transformation agency Opentrends, expanding SEIDOR’s cloud application transformation, AI, IoT and UX/UI capabilities. Opentrends’ management will lead a new business unit focused on advanced cloud application development; the unit is expected to include about 500 professionals and over $50M in aggregate annual revenue.

The Carlyle Group Acquires Majority Stake in 1E

June 9, 2021

Software

The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in 1E, a London-based Unified eXperience Management (UXM) software provider. Founder and CEO Sumir Karayi retains a significant minority stake and will remain CEO as Carlyle supports 1E's international growth and product and go-to-market investments.

The Carlyle Group Acquires Majority Stake in Dept

January 30, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dept, a fast-growing independent digital agency headquartered in Amsterdam. The investment (from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV) will support Dept's international growth and capability expansion as the company continues scaling across Europe and the Americas; current investor Waterland Private Equity is exiting.