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Lee Equity hires GE veteran
Robert Wright, GE’s vice chairman and former head of NBC Universal, is the second titan of industry Thomas H. Lee has hired to advise his private equity firm.
Lee Equity to pay $395m for retailer(3)
Thomas H. Lee-led Lee Equity Partners has agreed to pay $395 million for teen fashion retailer Deb Shops. It is the firm’s second deal since it was founded last year.
Lee Equity to pay $395m for retailer(2)
Thomas H. Lee-led Lee Equity Partners has agreed to pay $395 million for teen fashion retailer Deb Shops. It is the firm’s second deal since it was founded last year.
Lee Equity to pay $395m for retailer
Thomas H. Lee-led Lee Equity Partners has agreed to pay $395 million for teen fashion retailer Deb Shops. It is the firm’s second deal since it was founded last year.
Tom Lee hires top talent for firm
The renamed private equity firm of industry pioneer Thomas H. Lee today announced a slew of hirings from Capital Z, Carlyle, JC Penney, Bain & Co., Bain Capital, and Mercer Consulting as Lee Equity Partners gears up to be a major growth-equity player.
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Offices
Contacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Contact | Job titlePartner and Head of Investor Relations | LocationNew York, United States | Email |
| Key Contact | Job titlePrincipal, Investor Relations | LocationNew York, United States | Email |
Job title Partner, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer | LocationNew York, United States | Email | |
Job titleController | LocationNew York, United States | Email | |
Lee Equity Partners funds managed
Funds in market: 1
| Fund | Fund size | Open date | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
Fund size | Open dateOct 2025 | Strategy | |
Closed funds: 6
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
Fund size | Close dateOct 2025 | Strategy | |
Fund size | Close dateJun 2024 | Strategy | |
Fund size | Close dateMar 2020 | Strategy | |
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Side Letter: TH Lee's timid target
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Side Letter: PE's branding bother; Investcorp's Japan entry; Apex's ESG platform
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GI Partners hires first-ever operating principal
The $12bn firm has hired Achi Yaffe from Lee Equity Partners to lead its value creation activities.
Pine Brook boosts financial services team
The firm has promoted Nicholaos Krenteras from principal and hired Bharath Srikrishnan from Five Mile Capital.
Great Point Partners raises $140m
The health and science sector- focused firm is targeting $200m for its second fund, which launched in 2011.
Joint account
GPs and LPs lately have been at odds over terms, but they are totally aligned in opposition to the FDIC’s proposed bank ownership rules, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
Buyout veterans among Madoff victims
Audax co-founders Marc Wolpow and Geoffrey Rehnert lost a ‘painful’ amount of personal money, while a Thomas H Lee-controlled fund of hedge funds had invested an undisclosed amount with Madoff Investment Securities.