sentences:  Thomas H. Lee Partners
  
  Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. is an American private equity firm based in Boston, Massachusetts specializing in leveraged buyouts, growth capital, special situations, industry consolidations, and recapitalizations.Founded in 1974 by its namesake Thomas H. Lee, Thomas H. Lee Partners, often referenced as THL or THL Partners has raised approximately $22 billion of equity capital, investing in more than 100 businesses with an aggregate purchase price of more than $150 billion, completing over 200 add-on acquisitions.