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PPG is a global producer of coatings. The company is the world's largest producer of coatings after the purchase of selected Akzo Nobel assets. PPG's products are sold to a wide variety of end users, including the automotive, aerospace, construction, and industrial markets. The company has a footprint in many regions around the globe, with less than half of sales coming from North America in recent years. PPG is focused on its coatings and specialty products and expansion into emerging regions, as exemplified by the Comex acquisition.
Carlyle Group is one of the world's largest alternative-asset managers, with $453 billion in total AUM, including $314 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of March 2025. The company has three core business segments: global private equity, which includes its private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources offerings (with $164 billion in total AUM and $99 billion in fee-earning AUM), global credit ($199 billion/$161 billion), and investment/fund solutions, known as Carlyle AlphInvest ($89 billion/$54 billion). The firm primarily serves institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. Carlyle operates through 29 offices across five continents, serving more than 3,100 active carry fund investors from 87 countries.