Overview
Thomas H. Lee Partners LP is a private-equity firm based in Boston. The firm is known for megadeals that take substantial ownership positions in large growth-oriented companies. It focuses on the business and information services, consumer products/retail, financial services, health care, industrial and media/communications industries. THL Credit Group is its credit-fund affiliate.
Founder Thomas Lee left the firm in 2006 and started Lee Equity Partners, which does growth-equity deals.