Thomas Lee Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Founder & Chairm...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2C

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Thomas Lee General Information

Biography

Mr. Thomas Lee Founded and served as Chairman at Lee Equity Partners. He serves as Non-Executive Chairman at AGL Credit. Prior to forming Lee Equity, he served as Chairman and CEO of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. ("THLP") and its predecessors, which he founded in 1974. Over the past 36 years, He has been responsible for investing in excess of $10 billion of capital in more than 100 transactions. Prior to founding THLP, He was with the First National Bank of Boston, where he was a Vice President and led the high technology lending group. Previously, He was a securities analyst in the institutional research department of L.F. Rothschild & Company in New York. He serves or has served as a director of numerous public and private companies, including Aimbridge Hospitality, The Edelman Financial Group, Papa Murphy's International, MidCap Financial, General Nutrition Companies, Inc., Metris Companies, Inc., Playtex Products, Inc., Snapple Beverage Corp., Vail Resorts, Inc., Vertis Holdings, Inc., Warner Music Group Corp., and Wyndham International, Inc., among others. In addition, He is currently a Trustee of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Museum of Modern Art, Langone NYU Medical Center, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among other civic and charitable organizations. He also serves on the Executive Committee for Harvard University's Committee on University Resources. He received an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Founder & Chairman, Lee Equity Partners
Education
Harvard University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Address
  • New York, NY
  • United States

Thomas Lee Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Thomas Lee Limited Partner Angel Investor New York, NY High-net-worth investor

Thomas Lee Lead Partner on Deals (3)

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
APP Group (Canada) 22-Feb-2017 Buyout/LBO Completed Clothing Montreal, Canada
A.L.C. (Clothing) 17-Aug-2015 Completed Specialty Retail Los Angeles, CA
LDM Group 03-Nov-2014 Completed Other Healthcare Services Creve Coeur, MO

Thomas Lee Network (37)

Board Members (27)

Name Company Representing Location From
Stephen Cooper Warner Music Group Warner Music Group New York, NY
Seth Lawry Warner Music Group Thomas H. Lee Partners New York, NY
Warner Music Group Self New York, NY
Warner Music Group Eko (Business/Productivity Software) New York, NY
Warner Music Group Self New York, NY

Portfolio Executives (6)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Patrick Elfassy APP Group (Canada) Executive Chairman 22-Feb-2017 Montreal, Canada
Tanya Golesic APP Group (Canada) Chief Executive Officer 22-Feb-2017 Montreal, Canada
A.L.C. (Clothing) Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer 17-Aug-2015 Los Angeles, CA
LDM Group Chief Executive Officer & President 03-Nov-2014 Creve Coeur, MO

Thomas Lee Affiliated Funds (1)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Lee Equity Partners Realization Fund - New Lee Equity Partners Buyout Fully Invested 2016

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