Lee, Thomas

Thomas Lee

Partner

thomas.lee@lw.com
    Lee, Thomas

    Thomas Lee

    Partner

    thomas.lee@lw.com

    Profile

    Tom Lee advises clients on a full spectrum of complex and strategic transactions across the asset management industry. 

    Tom represents private equity sponsors and buyers in a range of high-stakes transactions involving asset management firms, including:

    • GP stakes and other minority investments
    • Control transactions
    • Structured equity 

    He draws on a sophisticated understanding of rapidly evolving markets and regulations to guide clients through their most consequential GP liquidity deals. 

    Tom also regularly advises public companies, as well as private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, on mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, follow-on investments, divestitures, and leveraged buyouts.

    Prior to joining Latham, Tom served as a partner at another global law firm.

    Experience

    Tom’s experience includes advising:

    • Monroe Capital on:
      • Its US$1.7 billion control sale to Wendel SE*
      • Selling a minority stake to strategic investors*
    • Bonaccord Capital on numerous transactions, including:
      • Acquiring a minority stake in Revelstoke Capital Partners and subsequent upsize transactions*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in Kayne Anderson Private Credit*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in Synova Capital Partners*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in VMG Partners*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in Park Square Capital*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in Trivest Partners*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in Shamrock Capital*
    • Investcorp Strategic Capital on:
      • Selling its minority interest in Artemis Real Estate Partners to Barings*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in MML*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in Corsair Capital*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in EagleTree Capital*
    • Wafra and Capital Constellation on:
      • Acquiring a minority GP stake in Siris Capital*
      • Acquiring a minority GP stake in New Enterprise Associates*
      • Acquiring a minority GP stake in Post Road Group*
      • Investing in Digital Colony*
    • ImmunityBio on its stock-for-stock merger with NantKwest*
    • Goldman Sachs Asset Management on numerous matters, including its US$750 million acquisition of United Capital*
    • PACT Capital on acquiring a minority stake in Graham Partners*
    • Almanac Realty Investors on numerous transactions, including:
      • Acquiring a minority stake in The Living Company*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in Dermody Partners*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in Virtus Real Estate*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in Waterton Associates*
    • RXR Realty on selling minority stakes to strategic investors*
    • Hunter Point Capital on acquiring a minority stake in Coller Capital and subsequent upsize transactions*
    • Blue Owl on numerous transactions, including:
      • Acquiring a minority stake in PAI Partners*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in CVC Capital*
      • Acquiring a minority stake in New Enterprise Associates*
      • Restructuring its minority investment in TowerBrook Capital*
      • Restructuring its minority investment in Round Hill Group*
    • Cox Media Group on two transactions with Standard General affiliates*
    • Dickinson & Associates on its sale to Navisite, a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners*
    • Onex Group on its majority investment in OneDigital, a leading US provider of employee benefits, insurance brokerage, and retirement consulting services*
    • Future plc on acquiring Smartbrief*

    *Matter handled prior to joining Latham
     

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • New York

    Education

    • JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 2013
      cum laude
    • BA, University of Pennsylvania, 2009
      cum laude

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