(Dow Jones) November 30, 2012 – Carlyle Group sold a portion of its shares in Brazilian healthcare company Grupo Qualicorp SA , reducing its stake to 5.93% from 17.47% in an operation that could amount to 919.5 million Brazilian reais ($437 million).

Qualicorp said late Thursday that BHCS FIP, which is an investment vehicle of Carlyle, sold 46 million shares. It didn’t disclose the exact value of the operation….