UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~February~~March 2523, 2026

Carlyle Private Equity Partners Fund, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	000-56746	33-3814841
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 220 South Washington, DC		20004
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 729-5626

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class:	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered:
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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On ~~February~~March 2, 2026, Carlyle Private Equity Partners Fund, L.P. (the “Fund”) sold unregistered limited partnership units (the

“Units”) to certain investors for aggregate consideration of approximately $1213.73 million.

The following table provides details on the Units sold to investors by the Fund:

Class	Number of Units Sold(1,2)	Aggregate Consideration(2)
Class E-I	~~432~~403,~~020~~995	$1211,~~170~~477,~~000~~500
Class C (3)	17,428	$500,000
Class E-A	48,143	$1,367,250
Class C (3)	17,247	$500,000

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(1)The number of Units sold by the Fund was finalized on ~~February~~March 2523, 2026, following the calculation of the Fund’s Transactional Net Asset Value

(“Transactional NAV”) ~~per~~as ~~Unit~~of ~~for~~February ~~each~~28, ~~class~~2026 ofper ~~the~~Class ~~Fund~~E-I asand ofClass ~~January~~C ~~31, 2026~~Unit. The purchase price for each Unit sold by the Fund on ~~February~~March 2, 2026, was

~~2026, was~~ equal to the Transactional NAV per Unit for the applicable class as of ~~January~~February 3128, 2026. ~~Refer~~Since toClass ~~Item~~E-A ~~8.01~~Units ~~below~~had ~~for~~not ~~information~~yet onbeen ~~the~~issued as of such date,

the Transactional NAV for Class E-A Units was equal to the Transactional NAV of Class E-S Units. Refer to Item 8.01 below for information on the

Fund’s Transactional NAV.

(2)Unit and dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest whole number.

(3)Represents Class C Units purchased by an affiliate of the Fund’s general partner, CPEP GP, LLC (the “General Partner”).

The offer and sale of the Units were made as part of the Fund’s continuous private offering and were exempt from the

registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Regulation D

promulgated thereunder. The Units were sold to investors, including through CPEP Feeder, L.P. (the “Feeder”), a Delaware

limited partnership for certain investors with particular tax characteristics, such as certain U.S. tax-exempt investors and certain

non-U.S. investors.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Transactional Net Asset Value

The Fund calculates the Transactional NAV for purposes of establishing the price at which transactions in the respective Units

are made. A description of the Fund’s valuation process is included under “Item 1(c). Description of Business—Valuation” and

“Item 9. Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters—Valuation

Policy” in Amendment No. 2 to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form 10, filed with the Securities and Exchange

Commission on August 6, 2025 (the “Registration Statement”). Transactional NAV is based on the month-end values of the

Fund’s investments and other assets (including cash and cash equivalents) and the deduction of any respective liabilities,

including certain fees and expenses (such as the Incentive Allocation and Management Fee, as applicable to the respective

class), in all cases as determined in accordance with the valuation ~~policy~~policies ~~that~~and ~~has~~procedures ~~been~~adopted ~~approved~~ by the Fund’s. ~~board~~During ofthe first

~~directors. During the first~~ twelve months following the Initial Closing on October 1, 2025, the Investment Advisor is limiting the Fund’s Specified

~~the Fund’s Specified~~ Expenses to 0.60% of net assets (annualized). To achieve this, the Investment Advisor may waive a portion of its management

~~portion of its management~~ fees and/or absorb or reimburse certain Fund expenses as needed. For ~~the~~ purposes of calculating Transactional NAV, the Expense

~~Transactional NAV, the Expense~~ Support paid by the Investment Advisor will be reflected as a reduction to Transactional NAV in the month the Fund

~~in the month the Fund~~ reimburses the Investment Advisor for such costs, provided that any reimbursement during the 12-month Expense Support

~~support~~ period does not cause Specified Expenses to exceed the 0.60% limit; after that period, the limit no longer applies. Servicing

~~Servicing~~ Fees, as applicable, are recognized as a reduction to Transactional NAV on a monthly basis as such fees are paid. Definitions of

~~Definitions of~~ Specified Expenses and Expense Support are included within “Item 2. Financial Information” of the Registration Statement.

~~Statement.~~ Certain contingent tax liabilities may not be recognized as a reduction to Transactional NAV if the ~~Fund’s~~General ~~general~~Partner reasonably

~~partner reasonably~~ expects such liabilities will not be recognized upon divestment of the underlying investment. Transactional NAV per Unit may

~~NAV per Unit may~~ differ from the Fund’s net asset value as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United

~~accepted in the United~~ States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

Total Transactional NAV as of ~~January~~February 3128, 2026 is $5972.58 million. The Transactional NAV per Unit for each class of the Fund

outstanding as of ~~January~~February 3128, 2026, is as follows:

	As of January 31, 2026
	As of February 28, 2026
Class	Number of Units	Transactional NAV(1)
Class A-I	868,~~840~~830	$28.2146
Class A-S	29,000	$28.1741
Class E-I	1,~~087~~519,~~717~~737	$28.1741
Class E-S	11,050	$28.1840
Class C	~~113~~130,~~397~~825	$28.6999

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(1)Transactional NAV per Unit does not take into consideration any class-specific fees, expenses and other net assets and liabilities attributable to the classes

at the Feeder.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be

signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Carlyle Private Equity Partners Fund, L.P.

By:	/s/ Charles E. Andrews, Jr.
Name:	Charles E. Andrews, Jr.
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Date: ~~February~~March 26, 2026

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