American billionaire financier Thomas Lee dies by suicide at 78
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United States (US) billionaire financier Thomas Haskell Lee, one of the early pioneers in private equity and leveraged buyouts, has passed away at 78. According to New York Post, he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Manhattan office, and efforts to revive him had been unsuccessful. Confirming his death, Lee's family issued a statement, saying they were "extremely saddened" by his demise.