Billionaire Thomas H. Lee’s family announced that the leveraged-buyout pioneer has died at 78, with The New York Post reporting that he was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL), a premier private equity firm investing in middle-market growth companies, announced the successful final close of its ninth flagship fund, Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IX (Fund IX), at its hard cap with $5.6 billion in capital commitments.