** Shares of buyout firm CG.O down 1.43% at ~$38 in
afternoon trade after Q1 earnings miss estimates
** Co posted a 41% rise in distributable earnings, the cash
used to pay dividends, but market volatility kept the figure
lower than analysts had expected urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2WQ1DH
** Distributable earnings rose to 74 cents/share but fell
short of estimates of $1.01/share, as per Refinitiv data
** CG's private equity portfolio rose by 7% while real
estate funds grew by 10%
** Assets under management rose 8% to $325 billion
** YTD, CG down 30.75% vs a 17.84% slide in the Nasdaq
composite .IXIC
(Reporting by Sohini Podder in Bengaluru)
((sohini.podder@thomsonreuters.com))