Billionaire financier Thomas H. Lee has been found dead in his New York office following an apparent suicide.
Mr Lee, 78, was reportedly discovered with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after police were called to his office at 767 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City, on Thursday morning.
Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene, according to the New York Post, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is working to confirm the official cause of death.
