Billionaire Financier Found Dead in Manhattan Apartment
Thomas H. Lee, a well-known financier and pioneering figure in the private equity business, was found dead on Thursday at his office in New York City. The 78-year-old had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police sources who responded to 767 Fifth Avenue at around 11:10 a.m. Lee was more than just a successful businessman of the 1990s who popularized the leveraged buyout strategy. He is best remembered as a generous philanthropist and …