Significant minority investment in partnership with founder and CEO Junior Durski will support new restaurant growth and continued investment in the company’s operations NEW YORK, N.Y. and SÃO PAULO, Brazil, January 25, 2019-– Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) today announced that it has agreed to make a significant minority investment in Grupo Madero (“Madero”), the largest casual dining and fast-casual restaurant chain in Brazil. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2005, Madero operates 140 restaurants primarily across three restaurant brands: Madero Steakhouse, Madero Container and Jeronimo.