(Adds buyers of shares include Fairholme Capital and Allianz; Carlyle’s Dec. 30 sale.)

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–Carlyle Group L.P. raised US$1.79 billion by selling part of its stake in China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. (CHPXF) at the top of a placement range, according to a person familiar with the deal Monday.

In Carlyle’s second sale of the company’s shares …