EXCLUSIVE: Private equity firms Carlyle, Bain, Oaktree readying bids for Serie A international media unit, sources say ↧ ↧ EXCLUSIVE: Private equity firms Carlyle, Bain, Oaktree readying bid... Carlyle and Bain are among private equity funds preparing to bid for a minority stake in a company holding the international media rights ​of Serie A, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in the ‌latest attempt from Italy's top-flight soccer league to bring in outside investors.