Thomas H. Lee Partners

Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. is a private equity firm established in 1974, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in New York, New York. The firm specializes in management-led buyouts, growth capital, and various investment strategies targeting mature middle-market companies across multiple sectors, including business and financial services, healthcare, technology, and consumer products. It typically invests between $100 million to $300 million in companies with enterprise values ranging from $250 million to $2.5 billion, focusing on those headquartered in North America, particularly in the United States. Thomas H. Lee Partners aims to acquire significant ownership positions, often taking a majority stake and securing board representation in its portfolio companies. The firm usually holds its investments for about five years, with exit strategies that include outright sales, public offerings, recapitalizations, and joint ventures.