# Carlyle Group **Aliases:** Carlyle **Entity class:** Global investment firm ## Definition **Carlyle** is a global investment firm. In March 2026 the Army conditionally selected it to negotiate the financing, construction, operation, maintenance, and eventual decommissioning of the [[wiki/Fort Bliss Hyperscale Data Center|Fort Bliss hyperscale data center]]. ## Relationships - **conditional Army data-center developer:** [[wiki/Fort Bliss Hyperscale Data Center|Fort Bliss Hyperscale Data Center]]. - **lease mechanism:** [[wiki/Enhanced Use Lease|Enhanced Use Lease]]. - **public-private infrastructure context:** [[wiki/Army Data Center Enhanced Use Lease Program|Army Data Center EUL Program]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [U.S. Army — conditional data-center agreements, March 26, 2026](https://www.army.mil/article/291360/army_reaches_conditional_agreement_with_private_industry_for_hyperscaled_data_centers)