Carlyle Group has raised $243.9 million for a U.S. equity opportunity fund, Citybizlist reports. The Carlyle U.S. Equity Opportunity Fund received the investment from 40 investors.

Carlyle Equity Opportunity GP, the fund’s general partner, and managing director Brooke Coburn are some of the principals of the fund. The Washington-based private equity company had 89 funds and 49 fund-of-funds vehicles investing in private equity, real assets, global market strategies and fund-of-funds solutions as of March 31.

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