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Wednesday 29 April 2015 9:04 pmUS corporate results round upBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleCarlyle Group impacted by $112m French court fineCarlyle Group reported a 13 per cent year-on-year drop in first-quarter profit, as it was asked to pay $112m in a French tax court case involving one of its real estate funds, yet it still beat most analystsrsquo; expectations on performance. Carlyle had reserved only $82.5m for the case, which involves tax exemptions claimed <a href=
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