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What does Thomas H. Lee Partners invest in?
Thomas H. Lee Partners invests most often at Series B and Series D (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Services, Healthcare and Technology.
Thomas H. Lee Partners highlights
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2 rounds on record
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Mostly Series B and Series D: 100% of its rounds
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1 exits from the portfolio
What they do
THL Private EquityFrom their own website
- Type
- Private equity
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Stages
- GrowthBuyout
- Sectors
- Financial ServicesHealthcareTechnology
- Based in
- Boston, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances
- 2015
1 round
- Mar
- 2000
1 round
- Mar
An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.
The team
Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration8 named
DGDaniel Garrison JonesManaging DirectoriForm ADV
GBGnaneshwar B RaoManaging DirectoriForm ADV
JCJames Chesterfield CarlisleManaging DirectoriForm ADV
JMJoshua Matthew NelsonManaging DirectoriForm ADV
MGMayeti GametchuChief Compliance Officer; Regulatory CounseliForm ADV
SMScott Mitchell SperlingCo-Chief Executive OfficeriForm ADV
SHShari Hope WolkonGeneral Counsel; Managing DirectoriForm ADV
TMTodd Martin AbbrechtCo-Chief Executive OfficeriForm ADV
We also hold 33 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.
What the register says
From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law
$21Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
- Legal name
- THL Managers VII, LLC
- SEC number
- CRD 171042
Funds on its Form ADV
20 private funds, $14B in gross assets · filed Oct 2024
- Thomas H. Lee Parallel Fund IX, L.P.Private equity105 investors$3.6B
- Thomas H. Lee Parallel Fund VIII, L.P.Private equity74 investors$1.8B
- Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IX, L.P.Private equity81 investors$1.8B
- Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VIII, L.P.Private equity79 investors$1.0B
- THL HT Parallel SPV, L.P.Private equity29 investors$1.0B
- THL HT SPV, L.P.Private equity38 investors$846M
- THL AML Parallel SPV, L.P.Private equity9 investors$734M
- THL Automation Parallel Fund II, L.P.Private equity12 investors$716M
- THL Automation Parallel Fund, L.P.Private equity17 investors$562M
- THL AML SPV, L.P.Private equity33 investors$556M
And 10 more on the filing.
Who backs their funds
1 LP on record in Thomas H. Lee Partners's funds
- Committed
- $550M
- Funds
- 4
- Vintages
- 2015 to 2024
The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2026.
Minnesota State Board of Investments4 funds$550MFund Vintage Committed Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund X 2024 $150M Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IX 2021 $150M Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VIII 2018 $150M Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VII 2015 $100M
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all
Goldpocket InteractiveBought by Tandberg Television$79MOct 2005
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.
Companies it bought
Acquisitions by the firm itself
Healthcare Staffing ServicesUndisclosedSept 2015
Curo Health ServicesUndisclosedDec 2014
1-800 ContactsUndisclosedJan 2014
CompuComUndisclosedApr 2013
Sword InsuranceUndisclosedMay 2011
Nortek$1.8BJul 2004
Progressive Moulded ProductsUndisclosedJul 2004
RefcoUndisclosedJun 2004
SimmonsUndisclosedNov 2003