The Carlyle Group, an American multinational private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Dept, an independent digital agency based in Amsterdam, from from Waterland Private Equity. Financial terms were not disclosed. "With the help of Carlyle, we can continue to accelerate our journey to become a globally recognized powerhouse, while remaining firmly in charge of our own culture, brand and way of working. Personally, I am super proud that our founders, the full executive board and local leadership teams are all committed to this new partnership. We want to thank Waterland for being a great partner over the past four and a half years and are looking forward to the future," Dimi Albers, Dept CEO.