Prague, Toronto, London, and Hong Kong – 22 July 2025 – Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today announced it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Adastra Group SE (“Adastra”), a leading global IT consultancy and services provider specializing in data, cloud and AI transformations, alongside its founders.
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic and Toronto, Canada, Adastra serves its customers throughout the entire data, cloud and AI journey by defining data and AI-driven strategies and subsequently delivering and implementing transformative solutions. It primarily serves enterprise clients and brings deep expertise in the financial services, insurance, automotive, manufacturing, TMT (technology, media and telecom), retail and professional services sectors. The company has more than 2,000 employees across several market-facing and global delivery centres.
In a partnership with Adastra’s founders, Carlyle will support the business in growing its leading data, cloud and AI offerings, supporting existing and new customers, as well as expanding its international presence via organic investments and targeted M&A.
Equity for the investment will be provided jointly by Carlyle Europe Technology Partners V (“CETP”), a fund focused on investments in technology companies across Europe, and Carlyle Asia Partners Growth II (“CAPG”), a fund focused on investments in high-growth companies across a range of sectors in Asia. Carlyle will leverage its longstanding track record of investing in and scaling up leading IT services companies globally.
Rob Turner, CEO at Adastra, and Pavel Kysela, COO at Adastra, said: “This is an exciting and transformative step for Adastra. With Carlyle’s deep experience and global network, we believe we can unlock a new phase of growth for the business and capitalise on the substantial opportunity in the global market for AI, Data, and Cloud services. We would like to thank the team for all the hard work that has made Adastra the business it is today, and we look forward to this partnership with the Carlyle team.”
Vladimir Lasocki, Co-Head of the CETP investment advisory team, and Greg Zeluck, Co-Head of the CAPG investment advisory team, said: “We are pleased to partner with Adastra’s founders to back Rob, Pavel and their team, who together have built the company into a specialized, global data, cloud and AI services leader with a proven value proposition. In our view, there is a significant opportunity to expand Adastra’s presence in the large, fast-growing and attractive global market for data, analytics, cloud, and AI transformations. With Carlyle’s resources, global footprint, and deep experience in this space, we believe Adastra is well-positioned to further accelerate its growth trajectory through a combination of organic initiatives and M&A.”
About Carlyle
Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across three business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit, and Carlyle AlpInvest. With $453 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2025, Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, portfolio companies, and the communities in which we live and invest. Carlyle employs more than 2,300 people in 29 offices across four continents. Further information is available at www.carlyle.com. Follow Carlyle on X @OneCarlyle and LinkedIn at The Carlyle Group.
About Adastra
Adastra helps organizations lead with AI — responsibly, strategically, and at scale. For over 25 years, it has empowered global enterprises to unlock business value through data-driven innovation, operational excellence, and smarter customer engagement.
Adastra builds intelligent, future-ready solutions on solid foundations: strategy, governance, and deep technical expertise. From vision to execution, it guides clients through every phase of their AI journey, delivering trusted results that last.
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