Carlyle Group lowers IPO price range: source

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carlyle Group LP, the private equity firm with $147 billion in assets under management, is planning to sell a 10 percent stake in its upcoming initial public offering, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The firm, which is set to start road shows for its IPO shortly, first hinted at the size of the sale in a regulatory filing earlier this month. It is looking for a valuation of between $7.5 billion and $8 billion, the source said. A Carlyle spokesman declined to comment. (Reporting by Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Editing by Gary Hill)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carlyle Group LP, the private equity firm with $147 billion in assets under management, is planning to sell a 10 percent stake in its upcoming initial public offering, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The firm, which is set to start road shows for its IPO shortly, said it might sell a 10 percent stake in a regulatory filing earlier this month. It is looking for a valuation of between $7.5 billion and $8 billion, the source said A Carlyle spokesman declined to comment. ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP is seeking to raise between $701.5 million and $762.5 million by selling about 11 percent of itself in its initial public offering (IPO) in early May, a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Carlyle is expected to file an IPO registration document on Monday stating it is looking to sell 30.5 million units at between $23 and $25 per unit, the source said. The greenshoe option includes 4.5 million more units, the source added. Carlyle declined to comment. (Reporting by Greg Roumeliotis; Editing by Richard Pullin)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Carlyle Group , which has been considering an initial public offering for years, may file papers to go public late next year, a source familiar with the...