NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) - Arcline Investment Management, a U.S. private equity firm set up by former Golden Gate Capital dealmaker Rajeev Amara, said on Tuesday it had raised $1.5 billion, the largest debut for a North American buyout fund in almost a decade. Arcline began fundraising in October with an original target of $1.25 billion and closed at its "hard cap" limit, or the maximum it could raise, according to people familiar with the matter. This latest fundraising is the biggest...

portfolio@ (Adds comments from earnings call, market reaction) NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Carlyle Group LP on Wednesday missed estimates for earnings per unit for the third quarter, as the value of its private equity investments rose less than that of rivals on the back of turbulent markets in Asia. Carlyle, which owns assets such as British premium car service Addison Lee and U.S. entertainment services provider Apex Parks Group, said quarterly economic net income per unit came in at 25...

* Assets under management rise to record $434.1 bln in Q4 * Economic net income per share 71 cents vs forecast 67 cents * Q4 boosted by valuation increase in private equity holdings (Rewrites with asset growth, adds CEO quote) Feb 1 (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP, the world's largest manager of alternative assets, said on Thursday a key measure of its earnings rose by 5 percent, helped by large gains in its private equity unit and strong performance by its real estate, credit, and hedge fund...