By Greg Roumeliotis
NEW YORK CITY (Reuters) -American billionaire investor Thomas H. Lee, thought about a leader of exclusive equity financial investment and also leveraged acquistions, passed away at the age of 78, his family members claimed in a declaration on Thursday, without keeping in mind the reason for his fatality.
The New York City Blog post, mentioning unknown cops resources, reported Lee was found dead on Thursday early morning at his 5th Method Manhattan workplace, head office of his investment company, from a self-inflicted gunfire injury.
According to the Blog post, he was discovered after cops reacted to an emergency-911 phone call around 11:10 a.m. (1610 GMT)
Reuters can not instantly verify the reason of fatality. The New York City Authorities Division claimed emergency situation clinical solution employees reacting to a 911 contact Fifth Method at concerning that time discovered a “man that was obvious dead at the scene.”
Authorities offered no more information, and also claimed the city clinical inspector’s workplace would certainly figure out the reason and also way of fatality.
The coroner’s workplace can not instantly be grabbed remark.
” The family members is exceptionally saddened by Tom’s fatality,” Lee’s family members claimed in a declaration. “Our hearts are damaged. We ask that our personal privacy be appreciated which we be enabled to regret.”
Lee was the owner and also chairman of Lee Equity, which he developed in 2006, and also formerly acted as chairman and also chief executive officer of Thomas H. Lee Allies, which he established in 1974, according to a biographical declaration launched by his family members.
Over the previous 46 years, Lee was accountable for spending greater than $15 billion of resources in numerous deals, consisting of the procurement and also succeeding sales of such trademark name as Snapple Beverages and also Detector Songs.
He was likewise referred to as a benefactor and also trustee that offered on the boards of several companies, consisting of the Lincoln Facility, the Gallery of Modern Art, Brandeis College, Harvard College and also the Gallery of Jewish Heritage.
( Coverage Greg Roumeliotis in New York City; Added coverage by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru and also Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing And Enhancing by Sandra Maler and also Leslie Adler)
