投稿者 佐藤雅彦 日時 2001 年 10 月 28 日 17:41:04:
●米国の投資グループ「カーライル」と、ビン・ラディン一家は、ともに
中東利権を貪ってきたわけですが、ここにきてその協同関係に破綻が
訪れたようです。
●それにしてもカーライルにぶら下がっていた政治屋の顔ぶれが
すごいですね。
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Carlyle has some $14 billion in assets under management. Its chairman is Frank Carlucci, a former U.S. defense secretary. Former President George Bush, former secretary of state James Baker and Arthur Levitt, who had been chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission through most of the Clinton administration, are senior advisers to the firm.
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あからさなまインサイダーたちですな。そして“戦争の犬”とでも呼んで
おきましょうか。いやいやハイエナか……。（ため息）
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http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,5-2001365686,00.html
TUESDAY OCTOBER 23 2001
Bin Laden family to end ties to Carlyle
FROM CHRIS AYRES IN NEW YORK
THE family of Osama bin Laden is close to ending its relationship with the
Carlyle Group, the US investment group backed by George Bush Snr, the former President, and John Major, the former Prime Minister.
It is understood that Carlyle Group and the Saudi Binladin Group, the Middle Eastern conglomerate owned by the family of bin Laden, have decided to part company by "mutual consent".
The end of the relationship comes in spite of the fact that Osama bin Laden, the terrorist blamed for the September 11 attacks against the US, has been disowned by the family. The family has distanced itself even further from the al-Qaeda leader by using a different spelling of its name.
It is also thought that Mr Bush has signalled his determination to remain an adviser to Carlyle, whose interests in the defence industry make it the eleventh largest military contractor in the US.
【大ブッシュはカーライル社の顧問を続ける以降を示しているが、彼が顧問をしているおかげでカーライル社は全米11位の軍事契約企業になっている。】
Mr Bush has been accused by political activists of indirectly profiting from the war being waged against the Taleban by his son, George W. Bush.
【大ブッシュは、息子のジョージ「ダービャ(dubya)」ブッシュ――小ブッシュ――に対タリバン戦争をさせて利益を得ていると、政治活動家たちから非難を受けている。】
Carlyle's involvement with the Binladin Group, one of the biggest companies in the Middle East, is natural given the company's extensive interests in the region. The former President's close relationship with the Saudi royalfamily has helped Carlyle to attract wealthy investors from the Middle East.
The Binladin family, whose empire generates annual revenues estimated at $5 billion (L3.5 billion), has been dubbed "Saudi Arabia's answer to the Rockefellers". The Binladin Group has been involved in projects ranging from expanding the mosque in Mecca to building military support facilities for US forces in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War.
After the September 11 attacks, 11 members of the Binladin family fled the US, leaving only one behind, Abdullah Binladin. Mr Binladin is thought to be living under around-the-clock protection from the FBI.
Asked if the Binladin family were still investors in Carlyle, a source close to the company replied: "They are still investors, but they are probably not going to be investors that far into the future."
The source added that the Binladin family were investors in certain Carlyle investment funds, not the company as a whole. The size of the family's investment is not known, although it is thought to be less than $10 million.
Asked why the Binladin family would end its relationship with Carlyle, the source said: "I am not party to those conversations, but it would be a mutual thing."
It has also emerged that Carlyle, a diversified investment group, is considering scaling back its $657 million European venture capital fund. About 23 per cent of the fund has been invested so far, but the results are thought to have been disappointing.
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Friday October 26, 5:34 pm Eastern Time
Bin Laden Cutting Carlyle Ties
http://biz.yahoo.com/apf/011026/bin_laden_family_finance_3.html
Source: Bin Laden's Family in Saudi Arabia Cutting Financial Ties
With Carlyle Group
By MARCY GORDON - AP Business Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Osama bin Laden's family in Saudi Arabia is cutting its financial ties with the Carlyle Group, a politically connected U.S. private investment firm, a source familiar with the relationship said Friday.
The break was a mutual decision, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The bin Laden family decided to sell its investment worth $2.02 million back to the firm mainly because of its stake in a Carlyle fund that invests in buyouts of military and aerospace companies, the source said, confirming a report in Friday's editions of The New York Times.
There had been criticism in Saudi Arabia after the Sept. 11 terror attacks that the family, which disowned exiled Islamic militant Osama bin Laden years ago, might profit from increased military spending in the U.S. war against terrorism.
The family, whose construction company is one of the largest in the Middle East, also has invested with a number of other investment funds and financial institutions around the world, reportedly including U.S. financial services giant Citigroup, Deutsche Bank of Germany and the Dutch bank ABN Amro.
Carlyle has some $14 billion in assets under management. Its chairman is Frank Carlucci, a former U.S. defense secretary. Former President George Bush, former secretary of state James Baker and Arthur Levitt, who had been chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission through most of the Clinton administration, are senior advisers to the firm.
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●参考 Carlyle Group: http://www.carlylegroup.com
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