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Lee, Thomas

Lee, Thomas (1944-present)

Quick Facts

  • Founder of Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) in 1974, one of the oldest and largest private equity firms globally
  • Left the firm to form Lee Equity Partners in 2006
  • THL as the lead investor (and Lee himself) was named in a class action shareholder lawsuit against Refco, along with Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Grant Thornton
  • Education: Harvard College