Company Overview of Carlyle MENA Partners, L.P.

The Carlyle Group announced that it has promoted Can Deldag and Firas Nasir to co-heads of Carlyle MENA Partners, L.P. Mr. Deldag, based in Istanbul, is head of Carlyle’s investment team in Turkey and Mr. Nasir, based in Dubai is head of Carlyle’s investment team in the GCC. Messrs. Deldag and Nasir, who succeed Walid Musallam, begin their duties immediately. The change in leadership underscores the firm’s current strategy for the MENA region, which focuses on key markets Turkey and the GCC. Carlyle’s MENA fund was established in 2009 and has made five investments since inception – three in Turkey led by Mr. Deldag and two in the GCC led by Mr. Nasir. Can Deldag joined Carlyle in 2007 to lead the firm’s investment activities in Turkey. Prior to joining Carlyle, he was a senior partner and member of the management board at Ernst and Young where he was head of transaction advisory services for Turkey and head of M&A services for South East Europe. Firas Nasir joined Carlyle in 2007 to lead the firm’s investment activities in the GCC. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Nasir specialized in Mergers & Acquisitions at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York and Silicon Valley, and UBS Investment Bank in San Francisco.