Investments
52Portfolio Exits
51Funds
24Partners & Customers
5Service Providers
3About Thomas H. Lee Partners
Thomas H. Lee Partners invests in growth-oriented businesses, headquartered primarily in North America, across three sectors: Business & Financial Services, Consumer & Healthcare, and Media & Information Services. Its teams partner with portfolio company management to identify and implement operational and strategic improvements to accelerate sustainable revenue and profit growth.

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Latest Thomas H. Lee Partners News
Feb 27, 2023
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Thomas H. Lee Partners Investments
52 Investments
Thomas H. Lee Partners has made 52 investments. Their latest investment was in AmeriLife as part of their Private Equity - II on November 11, 2022.

Thomas H. Lee Partners Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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11/24/2022 | Private Equity - II | AmeriLife | Yes | 3 | ||
4/26/2022 | Series A | Kinexon | $130M | Yes | BMW i Ventures, DTCP, Thomas H. Lee Partners, and Undisclosed Investors | 7 |
2/28/2022 | Series C | Qventus | $50M | Yes | 14 | |
2/23/2022 | Series C - II | |||||
1/5/2022 | Private Equity - III |
Date | 11/24/2022 | 4/26/2022 | 2/28/2022 | 2/23/2022 | 1/5/2022 |
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Round | Private Equity - II | Series A | Series C | Series C - II | Private Equity - III |
Company | AmeriLife | Kinexon | Qventus | ||
Amount | $130M | $50M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | BMW i Ventures, DTCP, Thomas H. Lee Partners, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 3 | 7 | 14 |
Thomas H. Lee Partners Portfolio Exits
51 Portfolio Exits
Thomas H. Lee Partners has 51 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was MoneyGram International on February 15, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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2/15/2022 | Acq - Pending | 2 | |||
10/20/2021 | IPO | Public | 3 | ||
9/9/2020 | Acquired | 4 | |||
Date | 2/15/2022 | 10/20/2021 | 9/9/2020 | ||
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Exit | Acq - Pending | IPO | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Thomas H. Lee Partners Acquisitions
66 Acquisitions
Thomas H. Lee Partners acquired 66 companies. Their latest acquisition was Bynder on December 20, 2022.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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12/20/2022 | Series A | $22.3M | Acq - Fin | 3 | ||
5/19/2022 | Series C | $57.36M | Acq - Fin | 1 | ||
4/11/2022 | Debt | $9.44M | Acq - Fin | 2 | ||
3/31/2022 | Other Venture Capital | |||||
2/1/2022 |
Date | 12/20/2022 | 5/19/2022 | 4/11/2022 | 3/31/2022 | 2/1/2022 |
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Investment Stage | Series A | Series C | Debt | Other Venture Capital | |
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $22.3M | $57.36M | $9.44M | ||
Note | Acq - Fin | Acq - Fin | Acq - Fin | ||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Thomas H. Lee Partners Fund History
24 Fund Histories
Thomas H. Lee Partners has 24 funds, including Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IX.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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10/4/2021 | Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IX | $5,600M | 3 | ||
11/16/2020 | THL Automation Fund | $900M | 5 | ||
2/7/2020 | THL Credit Direct Lending Fund IV | Private Debt (Other) | Closed | $782M | 1 |
5/14/2019 | Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VI (2019) | ||||
10/30/2018 | Thomas H Lee Fund VIII |
Closing Date | 10/4/2021 | 11/16/2020 | 2/7/2020 | 5/14/2019 | 10/30/2018 |
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Fund | Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IX | THL Automation Fund | THL Credit Direct Lending Fund IV | Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VI (2019) | Thomas H Lee Fund VIII |
Fund Type | Private Debt (Other) | ||||
Status | Closed | ||||
Amount | $5,600M | $900M | $782M | ||
Sources | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Thomas H. Lee Partners Partners & Customers
5 Partners and customers
Thomas H. Lee Partners has 5 strategic partners and customers. Thomas H. Lee Partners recently partnered with PwC on June 6, 2021.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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6/23/2021 | Partner | United Kingdom | IRPA AI's New E-Book/Primer Provides a Comprehensive Guide to Intelligent Automation In partnership with PwC & Thomas H. Lee Partners 's automation fund , the Intelligent Automation primer has been updated from the original RPA primer and is a quick reference guide to all things Intelligent Automation for anyone looking to start or scale an automation program and wanting to leverage the power of integrating RPA and AI . | 2 | |
6/2/2020 | Partner | ||||
12/19/2016 | Partner | ||||
Partner | |||||
Partner |
Date | 6/23/2021 | 6/2/2020 | 12/19/2016 | ||
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United Kingdom | ||||
News Snippet | IRPA AI's New E-Book/Primer Provides a Comprehensive Guide to Intelligent Automation In partnership with PwC & Thomas H. Lee Partners 's automation fund , the Intelligent Automation primer has been updated from the original RPA primer and is a quick reference guide to all things Intelligent Automation for anyone looking to start or scale an automation program and wanting to leverage the power of integrating RPA and AI . | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Thomas H. Lee Partners Service Providers
11 Service Providers
Thomas H. Lee Partners has 11 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Barclays Capital | Acq - Fin | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor |
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | Acq - Fin | Commercial Bank | Financial Advisor |
Kirkland & Ellis | Acq - Fin, and Series D | Counsel | General Counsel, Financial Advisor |
Service Provider | Barclays Capital | J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | Kirkland & Ellis |
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Associated Rounds | Acq - Fin | Acq - Fin | Acq - Fin, and Series D |
Provider Type | Investment Bank | Commercial Bank | Counsel |
Service Type | Financial Advisor | Financial Advisor | General Counsel, Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Thomas H. Lee Partners Team
34 Team Members
Thomas H. Lee Partners has 34 team members, including current Managing Director, Todd Abbrecht.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Todd Abbrecht | Managing Director | Current | |
Name | Todd Abbrecht | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Managing Director | ||||
Status | Current |
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