U.S. billionaire financier Thomas Lee dies at 78, family says

Thomas Lee, US billionaire financier, dies by suicide in office

Thomas Lee was discovered dead on Thursday morning at his Fifth Avenue Manhattan office, headquarters of his investment firm.

US billionaire financier Thomas Lee dies at 78 by suicide

Lee Equity founder Thomas Lee died at the age of 78 by suicide, as per a statement by his family

US Billionaire Thomas Lee Dies By Suicide In Office

Thomas Lee, a pioneer of private equity investment and leveraged buyouts, died by suicide at the age of 78 at his Manhattan office on Thursday.

American billionaire financier Thomas H Lee dies at 78 after shooting self in the head

American billionaire financier Thomas H Lee, considered a pioneer of private equity investment and leveraged buyouts, died at the age of 78, his family said on Thursday. The New York City office of the chief medical examiner said on Friday the cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Lee was discovered dead on Thursday morning at his Fifth Avenue

Billionaire financier Thomas H. Lee dies at age 78

A pioneer in private equity investing, Lee may be best known for buying and selling Snapple.

Billionaire Thomas Lee dies at 78

Billionaire Thomas Lee, who created the idea of a leveraged buyout, died on Thursday at the age of 78, a spokesperson for his family said.  Michael Sitrick, a family friend, said in a statement that the family is “extremely saddened” by Lee’s death.  “While the world knew him as one of the pioneers in the…