Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P.

Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. was founded in 1974. Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. is a private equity firm specializing in management-led buyouts, growth capital, turnarounds, special situations, industry consolidations, and recapitalizations for growth companies. It also provides bridge loans. The firm seeks to invest in media and telecommunications, financial services, healthcare, industrial, distribution, manufacturing, consumer and retail, business and information services, education, pharmaceuticals, and entertainment sectors. It targets companies based throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. The firm typically invests between $100 million and $400 million, but will consider equity commitments starting at $25 million. For buyouts, it targets companies with annual sales between $5 million and $3 billion and transaction values ranging between $50 million and $3 billion. The firm seeks to acquire substantial ownership positions and board seat in its portfolio companies. It generally, makes investments for five years and exit through outright sales, public offerings, recapitalizations, and joint ventures.