T.H. LEE TAKES A BATH AFTER REFCO SCAM, INVESTIGATION
By ZACHERY KOUWE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 12, 2005 -- One of Wall Street's most respected investors has taken a $721 million beating over the last two days as shares of Refco Inc. have plummeted on revelations of an accounting scandal and a Securities and Exchange Commission probe. Thomas H. Lee Partners, named after its legendary billionaire founder, owns roughly 49 million shares of Refco through its $6.1 billion buyout fund.
Shares of Refco, one of the world's largest commodities brokerage firms, dropped 11 percent yesterday to end the day at $13.85.
They fell 45 percent on Monday after Chief Executive Phillip R... ______________________________
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