SEC FORM 13F-HR

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:09-30-2016
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This Amendment (Check only one.):  is a restatement.
  adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name:Carlyle Group L.P.
Address:C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, DC  20004
Form 13F File Number:028-15025

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name:Jeffrey W. Ferguson
Title:General Counsel
Phone:202-729-5626
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Jeffrey W. FergusonWashingtonDC11-14-2016
[Signature][City, State][Date]
Explanatory Note 1: The Carlyle Group L.P. is managed by its general partner, Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., which is managed by a board of directors that is appointed by Carlyle's senior professionals. Explanatory Note 2: AlpInvest Partners B.V. is an indirectly wholly owned investment adviser of The Carlyle Group L.P. However, The Carlyle Group L.P. does not participate in any investment decision-making of AlpInvest Partners B.V.
Report Type (Check only one.):
  13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
  13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
X13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File NumberName
028-15646AlpInvest Partners B.V.
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:2
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:19
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:3,758,280
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No.Form 13F File NumberName
1028-12429Carlyle Investment Management LLC
2028-15024CIM Global, L.L.C.

SEC FORM 13-F Information Table

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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COLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 3COLUMN 4COLUMN 5COLUMN 6COLUMN 7COLUMN 8
VALUESHRS ORSH/PUT/INVESTMENTOTHERVOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUERTITLE OF CLASSCUSIP(x$1000)PRN AMTPRNCALLDISCRETIONMANAGERSOLESHAREDNONE
Booz Allen Hamilton Hldg CorCl A099502106505,42615,989,419SH DFND1015,989,4190
Cobalt Intl Energy IncCom19075F10643,18034,822,878SH DFND1034,822,8780
CommScope Hldg Co IncCom20337X109408,15413,555,417SH DFND1013,555,4170
CommScope Hldg Co IncCom20337X109185,5246,161,553SH DFND1, 206,161,5530
CommunityOne BancorpCom20416Q10879,8905,772,376SH DFND105,772,3760
Concord Med Svcs Hldgs LtdSpon ADR Cl A20627710517,3614,362,117SH DFND1, 204,362,1170
Enduro Rty TrTr Unit29269K10030,4448,600,000SH DFND108,600,0000
Enviva Partners LPCom Unit29414J107357,68013,252,299SH DFND1013,252,2990
Fang Hldgs LtdADR30711Y10255,26212,307,691SH DFND1, 2012,307,6910
Multi Packaging Solutions InComG6331W109304,96021,163,072SH DFND1021,163,0720
Pattern Energy Group IncCl A70338P100381,48816,962,546SH DFND1016,962,5460
Sequential Brnds Group Inc NCom New81734P10750,9586,369,812SH DFND106,369,8120
Superior Energy Svcs IncCom86815710816,377914,934SH DFND10914,9340
Talen Energy CorpCom87422J105270,28519,515,173SH DFND1019,515,1730
The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son LtdShs NewG0772R208188,9827,632,569SH DFND107,632,5690
USA Compression Partners LPComunit Ltdpar90290N109445,42423,717,985SH DFND1023,717,9850
Weatherford Intl PlcOrd ShsG488331005,6201,000,000SH DFND101,000,0000
Wesco Aircraft Hldgs IncCom950814103313,32423,330,184SH DFND1023,330,1840
Xenith Bankshares, IncCom98410210397,94142,398,583SH DFND1042,398,5830