Lee Equity Partners, LLC (“Lee Equity,” “Firm,” “us,” “we,” and “our”), a Delaware limited liability
company, is an investment adviser located in New York, New York. We provide discretionary investment
advice to certain private equity investment funds (the “Funds” or our “Clients”) that primarily make
investments in private equity, equity-related, and other securities in accordance with the investment
guidelines established for such Funds. Typically, we seek to invest in businesses which we believe have
strong and sustainable competitive positions, sufficient scale to attract high quality professional
management and the ability to demonstrate continued growth. We are a generalist firm with investment
professionals who have significant expertise in a number of industries, including financial, healthcare and
business services, retail and consumer products and media.
Lee Equity was formed in 2006 by Thomas H. Lee, who passed away on February 23, 2023. The Firm is
currently led by Christian E. Chauvet, Mark K. Gormley, Benjamin A. Hochberg, Yoo Jin Kim, Mark A.
Mauceri, Daniel J. Rodriguez, Joseph B. Rotberg, Sally Vogelhut, and Collins P. Ward (our “Partners”).
Certain affiliates of Lee Equity serve as general partner of the Funds (each a “General Partner” and
collectively, the “General Partners”).
Persons that invest in the Funds are referred to in this Brochure as “investors” or “limited partners.” We
provide discretionary investment management services to the Funds and not individually to the investors
in such Funds. Lee Equity generally provides investment advisory services to each Fund pursuant to an
investment management agreement (each, an “Investment Management Agreement”). Investment
advice is provided by Lee Equity directly to the Funds, subject to the direction and control of the General
Partner of each such Fund.
Our Funds include those established primarily for limited partners not affiliated with Lee Equity, as well
as those established to allow members, partners, employees of Lee Equity and certain other individuals
to invest in (the “Affiliated Funds” which are included in the definition of “Funds” in this document).
Affiliated Funds may include limited partners who are not affiliated with Lee Equity.
Each of our Funds typically invests in, and divests of, each investment made by such Fund in parallel with
one or more other Funds, including Affiliated Funds. However, from time to time, for strategic and other
reasons, a co-investor or co-invest vehicle may purchase a portion of an investment from one or more
Funds after such Funds have consummated their investment in the portfolio company (also known as a
post-closing sell-down or transfer). Any such purchase from a Fund by a co-investor or co-invest vehicle
generally occurs shortly after the Fund’s completion of the investment to avoid any changes in valuation
of the investment. Where appropriate, and in our sole discretion, we are authorized to charge interest on
the purchase to the co-investor or co-invest vehicle (or otherwise equitably to adjust the purchase price
under certain conditions), and to seek reimbursement to the relevant Fund for related costs. However, to
the extent such amounts are not so charged or reimbursed, they generally will be borne by the relevant
Fund. The allocation of investments among the Funds is generally established pursuant to the
organizational documents of the Funds and further determined in accordance with our policies and
procedures regarding the allocation of portfolio investments and co-investment opportunities.
All Funds are exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“Investment Company Act”), pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) and/or Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment
Company Act. Interests in the Funds are offered pursuant to applicable exemptions from registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and the Investment Company Act. Investment in
the Funds is generally only available to “accredited investors” as defined in Regulation D under the
Securities Act, “qualified clients” within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers
Act”), and either “qualified purchasers” or “knowledgeable employees” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act. Interests in the Affiliated Funds are offered to investors that are accredited
investors, qualified purchasers or knowledgeable employees who meet the sophistication standard.
The General Partner of each Fund may enter into separate agreements, commonly referred to as “side
letters” or similar arrangements, with a particular limited partner in connection with its admission to a
Fund without the approval of any other limited partner, which would have the effect of establishing rights
under or supplementing the terms of the applicable Fund’s partnership agreement with respect to such
limited partner in a manner more favorable to such limited partner than those applicable to other limited
partners. Such rights or terms in any such side letter or other similar agreement may include, without
limitation, (i) excuse rights applicable to particular investments (which may have the effect of increasing
the percentage interest of other limited partners in, and contribution obligations of other limited partners
with respect to, such investments), (ii) reporting obligations of the General Partner, (iii) waiver of certain
confidentiality obligations, (iv) consent of the General Partner to certain transfers by such limited partner
or (v) rights or terms necessary in light of particular legal, regulatory or public policy characteristics of a
limited partner. Certain limited partners that have the benefit of a “most favored nation” provision are
given the opportunity to elect the rights and terms in any side letter or other similar agreement that are
applicable to such limited partners.
We do not participate in wrap fee programs.
Management of Clients Assets
As of December 31, 2023, we managed $5,175,544,771 of Client assets on a discretionary basis. This
includes the committed capital which may be called by the Funds from their respective limited partners.