Thomas H. Lee Partners Acquires Brooks Automation's Semiconductor Solutions Group for $3 Billion

Thomas H. Lee Partners' THL Automation Fund Leads $23.5M Growth Investment in Phytech

September 22, 2020

Agriculture

Phytech Ltd., an Israeli digital farming and IoT provider, raised $23.5 million in growth funding from funds managed by Thomas H. Lee Partners (including THL Automation Fund L.P.) and existing anchor investors. The capital will be used to accelerate development of irrigation automation capabilities and support Phytech's global market expansion; THL Managing Director Josh Bresler joined Phytech's board as part of the transaction.

Thomas H. Lee Partners Provides Growth Capital to Ashling Partners

February 8, 2021

IT Services

Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) has completed a growth capital investment in Ashling Partners, an intelligent automation services provider. THL principals Josh Bresler and Kearney Shanahan will join Ashling's board as the firm looks to expand its global scale, broaden automation capabilities, and pursue M&A opportunities.

Thomas H. Lee Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Insurance Technologies

September 14, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Insurance Technologies, LLC from NexPhase Capital. The investment will support Insurance Technologies' continued development of a SaaS cloud-based sales and regulatory automation platform for the insurance and financial services industries and enable further strategic acquisitions.

Thomas H. Lee Partners Acquires Majority Stake in House of Design

September 13, 2021

Industrial Services

Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) has acquired a majority interest in House of Design, a Nampa, Idaho-based provider of robotic automation systems and software for the residential construction and building components market. The investment will provide capital and operational resources to accelerate product innovation, scale production and expand the company's automation capabilities while House of Design's co-founders retain minority positions.

Thomas H. Lee Partners Recapitalizes AutoStore

June 19, 2019

Logistics & Distribution

Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) has entered a definitive agreement to acquire AutoStore in a recapitalization transaction, with AutoStore management and EQT retaining minority stakes. The deal will provide capital to accelerate AutoStore’s product innovation and global expansion in warehouse automation; terms were not disclosed and the transaction was expected to close in Q3 2019.

Thomas H. Lee Partners Acquires Nextech Systems

June 26, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) have acquired Nextech Systems, a Tampa-based provider of cloud-based healthcare technology solutions for specialty physician practices, from Francisco Partners and other stockholders. THL plans to support Nextech's growth by enhancing its cloud platform and pursuing strategic M&A while Nextech will remain headquartered in Tampa and led by its existing management team.