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Company: Carlyle Group
Current Parent Company: Carlyle Group
Penalty: $115,000,000
Year: 2015
Date: March 2, 2015
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: Caryle Group agreed to pay $115 million to settle litigation alleging it colluded with other private equity firms to keep leveraged buyout prices low.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Massachusetts
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:07cv12388
Case Name: Klein et al v. Bain Capital Partners, LLC et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: District of Columbia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Specific Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
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