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:09-30-2019
Check here if Amendment  Amendment Number:
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. FergusonWashingtonDC11-13-2019
[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.):
X13F 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).)
  13F 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).)
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:3
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:12
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:1,556,127
(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.
3028-18762Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management 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
Centennial Resource Dev IncCl A15136A1025,7321,269,582SH DFND101,269,5820
Chesapeake Energy CorpCom165167107243,785172,897,387SH DFND10172,897,3870
China Index Hldgs LtdSpnsrd Ads A16954W1019,6002,461,538SH DFND1, 202,461,5380
Enviva Partners LPCom Unit29414J107356,42511,155,725SH DFND1011,155,7250
Fang Hldgs LtdADR30711Y1025,4652,461,538SH DFND1, 202,461,5380
Liberty Oilfield Svcs IncCom Cl A53115L104431,08839,804,996SH DFND1039,804,9960
Onesmart Intl Ed Group LtdSponsored Ads68276W103229,21731,017,142SH DFND1, 2031,017,1420
Ring Energy IncCom76680V1084,3032,623,948SH DFND302,623,9480
Seacor Marine Hldgs IncCom78413P10113,3871,064,976SH DFND101,064,9760
Sequential Brnds Group Inc NCom81734P1071,4146,369,812SH DFND106,369,8120
Sirius International InsuranComG8196D1011,414174,170SH DFND30174,1700
Wesco Aircraft Hldgs IncCom950814103254,29723,096,882SH DFND1023,096,8820