Legal Opinion
THOMAS H. LEE EQUITY FUND v. v. Grant Thornton
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 6, 2008No. 07 Civ. 8663(GEL)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GERARD E. LYNCH, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund Y, L.P., Thomas H. Lee Parallel Fund V, L.P., and Thomas H. Lee Equity (Cayman) Fund V, L.P., are investment funds associated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a private equity firm. Together, plaintiffs invested more than $450 million in Refco and acquired the majority of Refco’s stock through a leveraged buyout (“LBO”) in August 2004. Following Refco’s collapse in the fall of 2005, plaintiffs’ Refco interests became worthless, allegedly causing them losses in excess of $245 million. Plaintiffs…
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