specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: The Carlyle Group
providerId: carlyle-group
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Asset Management
  - Investor Portal
  - Private Equity
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for The Carlyle Group: institutional asset management with no public
  API billing surface; portal access is bundled with the LP/portfolio-company relationship.'
notes: Carlyle does not bill API or portal access as a metered service. FinOps mapping is included for
  consistency; treat as informational rather than reconcilable.
sources:
  - https://www.carlyle.com/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: The Carlyle Group Inc.
serviceCategory: Investor Portal / Institutional Relationship
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Bundled with Relationship
  billingFrequency: On-Demand
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Carlyle Institutional Portals
  ServiceCategory: Investor Portal / Institutional Relationship
  ProviderName: The Carlyle Group
  PublisherName: The Carlyle Group Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: The Carlyle Group Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: portal_users
    unit: seat-month
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - portal
      - relationship
  - name: management_fees
    unit: USD
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - fund
  - name: performance_fees
    unit: USD
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - fund
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Visibility comes from fund reporting (capital account statements, K-1s, quarterly letters)
      rather than API usage telemetry.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate by fund and vintage; LP-side cost attribution is by capital commitment.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimization is at the LP-portfolio level (fee negotiation, co-invest participation)
      rather than at API-call level.
  - name: Accountability
    description: LP relationship manager / portfolio operations team owns the relationship; quarterly
      LP advisory committee reviews are typical.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com