Carlyle Group divests three companies in Peruvian portfolio

Posted on Aug 2, 2024

Carlyle South America Buyout Fund, an investment fund of The Carlyle Group, has divested its minority stakes in three companies from its Peruvian portfolio.

The divestment comprised the transfer of non-controlling indirect interest in the Peruvian companies with securities registered in the Peruvian Public Registry of the Securities Market.

The Carlyle Group is a US-based multinational private equity, alternative asset management and financial services corporation, with $382 billion of assets under management, and which specializes in private equity, real estate assets and private credit, and is one of the world’s largest mega-funds.

 The divestment was carried out together with other funds of the same group.

Peruvian law firms Hernandez & Cía. and Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Perez acted as counsel to The Carlyle Group, providing legal advice regarding local companies and the applicable regulations, as the transaction involved the transfer of non-controlling indirect interest in the Peruvian companies.

Hernandez & Cía.'s advisory services were related to Azzaro Trading, a holding company of the Liderman business, a leading private security company in Peru, Chile and Ecuador, while Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Perez provided advice regarding Inca Rail, a rail transport company, and Expertia, which sells tourism and travel packages.

The legal advisory for the operation was led by Debevoise & Plimpton in New York.