Hawksmoor snapped up by private equity giant Carlyle Group Follows acquisition of Harwood Wealth Management in March last year Hawksmoor Investment Management is being acquired by Hurst Point Group, the portfolio company of global investment giant The Carlyle Group. It is expected that a “number of share- and option-holders will roll over their stake in Hawksmoor into shares in Hurst Point Group”, the firms said in a statement. Hawksmoor will become a separate subsidiary of Hurst Point Group. The completion of the transaction is subject to Financial Conduct Authority regulatory approval and other customary conditions. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.