The investment company Carlyle Group recorded a net loss of 7.7 million dollars in the third quarter compared to a profit of less than 1 million dollars a year earlier, writes the Wall Street Journal. At the same time, the fund's distributable earnings increased to $1.12 per share, and the volume of assets under management reached $479 billion. According to the company's management, the results of the mid-term elections in the US may provide the market with the stability needed to increase the number of transactions next year.