Sec Form 13G Filing - Carlyle Group Inc. @ MKS INSTRUMENTS INC

Sec Form 13G Filing - Carlyle Group Inc. (CG) filing for MKS INSTRUMENTS INC (MKSI) - 2024-02-12

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Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Schedule 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant

to § 240.13d-1(b), (c) and (d) and Amendments Thereto Filed

Pursuant to § 240.13d-2

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

MKS Instruments, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, no par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

55306N104

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2023

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☐ Rule 13d-1(b)

☒ Rule 13d-1(c)

☐ Rule 13d-1(d)

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


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ITEM 1.

(a) Name of Issuer:

MKS Instruments, Inc. (the “Issuer”)

(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

2 Tech Drive, Suite 201, Andover, Massachusetts 01810

ITEM 2.

(a) Name of Person Filing:

Each of the following is hereinafter individually referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.” This statement is filed on behalf of:

The Carlyle Group Inc.

Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C.

Carlyle Holdings II L.L.C.

CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C.

TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P.

TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P.

TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C.

TC Group VI Cayman, L.P.

Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P.

CEP IV Managing GP Holdings, Ltd.

CEP IV Managing GP, L.P.

Carlyle Europe Partners IV, L.P.

CEP IV Participations, S.à r.l. SICAR

CAP IV, L.L.C.

CAP IV General Partner, L.P.

Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P.

Gamma Holding Company Limited

(b) Address or Principal Business Office:

The address for each of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P., TC Group VI Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P., CEP IV Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., CAP IV General Partner, L.P., Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P. and Gamma Holding Company Limited is c/o Walkers, 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9001, Cayman Islands. The address for CEP IV Participations, S.à r.l. SICAR is c/o The Carlyle Group, 2, avenue Charles de Gaulle, L-1653 Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The address for each of the remaining Reporting Persons is c/o The Carlyle Group Inc., 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 220 South, Washington, D.C. 20004-2505.


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(c) Citizenship of each Reporting Person is:

Each of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P., TC Group VI Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P., CEP IV Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., CAP IV General Partner, L.P., Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P. and Gamma Holding Company Limited is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Carlyle Europe Partners IV, L.P. is organized under the laws of England and Wales. CEP IV Managing GP, L.P. is organized under the laws of Scotland. CEP IV Participations, S.à r.l. SICAR is organized under the laws of Luxembourg. Each of the remaining Reporting Persons is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(d) Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, no par value (“Common Stock”).

(e) CUSIP Number:

55306N104

ITEM 3.

Not applicable.


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ITEM 4.

Ownership.

(a-c)

This amendment to Schedule 13G is being filed to report that, as of the date hereof, the Reporting Persons do not beneficially own any shares of Common Stock.

ITEM 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: ☒

ITEM 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable.

ITEM 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10.

Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.


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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 12, 2024


The Carlyle Group Inc.

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C.
By:		The Carlyle Group Inc., its sole member

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Carlyle Holdings II L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Managing Director

CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Managing Director

TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P.
By: CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., its general partner

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Managing Director


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TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P.
By: TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., its general partner
By: CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., its general partner

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Managing Director

TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson
Name:		Jeremy W. Anderson
Title:		Vice President

TC Group VI Cayman, L.P.
By:		TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C., its general partner

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson
Name:		Jeremy W. Anderson
Title:		Vice President

Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings, L.P.
By:		TC Group VI Cayman, L.P., its general partner
By:		TC Group VI Cayman, L.L.C., its general partner

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson
Name:		Jeremy W. Anderson
Title:		Vice President

CEP IV Managing GP Holdings, Ltd.

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson
Name:		Jeremy W. Anderson
Title:		Director


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CEP IV Managing GP, L.P.
By:		CEP IV Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., its general partner

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson
Name:		Jeremy W. Anderson
Title:		Director

Carlyle Europe Partners IV, L.P.
By: CEP IV Managing GP, L.P., its general partner
By: CEP IV Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., its general partner

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson
Name:		Jeremy W. Anderson
Title:		Director

CEP IV Participations, S.à r.l. SICAR
Represented by Christelle Frank, and William Cagney, as Managers

By:		/s/ Christelle Frank
Name:		Christelle Frank

By:		/s/ William Cagney
Name:		William Cagney

CAP IV, L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson
Name:		Jeremy W. Anderson
Title:		Vice President

CAP IV General Partner, L.P.
By:		CAP IV, L.L.C., its general partner

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson
Name:		Jeremy W. Anderson
Title:		Vice President


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Carlyle Asia Partners IV, L.P.
By: CAP IV General Partner, L.P., its general partner
By: CAP IV, L.L.C., its general partner

By:		/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson
Name:		Jeremy W. Anderson
Title:		Vice President

Gamma Holding Company Limited

By:		/s/ Anat Holtzman
Name:		Anat Holtzman
Title:		Director


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LIST OF EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.		Description

24		Power of Attorney.

99		Joint Filing Agreement (previously filed).

Names of Reporting Persons

The Carlyle Group Inc.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ☐ (b) ☐

SEC Use Only

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware