# Thomas Lefebvre

> Thomas Lefebvre is the founder, partner and CEO of Tallvine Partners, a Miami-area investment firm focused on North American middle-market infrastructure. A former Morgan Stanley investor and founding member of I Squared Capital, he previously ran Paris software company Natika and served in the French Navy Commandos. Tallvine has backed an airport services network and a marine infrastructure platform; Lefebvre also serves on the Miami Symphony Orchestra board and executive committee.

- **Role:** Partner & CEO at Tallvine Partners
- **Organizations:** Tallvine Partners, I Squared Capital (former), Morgan Stanley (former), Natika (former), French Navy Commandos (former), Miami Symphony Orchestra, Lithium Energi Exploration (appointed to board in 2023)
- **Education:** M.Sc. in Engineering, École Polytechnique, M.Sc. in Engineering, École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (Télécom Paris), MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Led infrastructure investment activities in North America at I Squared Capital., Oversaw eleven platforms and companies across the Americas, as recorded in Kinetik’s 2022 biography., Led investments and exits including Venture Global, Lincoln Clean Energy, Cube Hydro, Cube District Energy and Curtis Palmer during his I Squared tenure.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Served as a sub-lieutenant in the French Navy Commandos, based in Toulon.
- **—** — CEO and cofounder of Natika, a Paris software engineering company, before his finance career.
- **—** — Worked in Morgan Stanley investment banking in London and Paris, then Principal Investments and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure in New York.
- **2012** — Joined I Squared Capital as a founding member; became responsible for its North American infrastructure strategy.
- **2022** — Left I Squared Capital; began Miami Symphony Orchestra board service in April.
- **2023** — Appointed to the Lithium Energi Exploration board on April 19.
- **2024** — Founded Tallvine Partners.
- **2025** — Tallvine launched its FBO platform with Odyssey’s US assets in January and its marine platform with Donjon Marine in September.
- **2026** — Tallvine added Lind Marine and Crosby’s assets to its marine platform; its backed Velocity network reported six airport locations in August.

## Achievements

- Led infrastructure investment activities in North America at I Squared Capital.
- Oversaw eleven platforms and companies across the Americas, as recorded in Kinetik’s 2022 biography.
- Led investments and exits including Venture Global, Lincoln Clean Energy, Cube Hydro, Cube District Energy and Curtis Palmer during his I Squared tenure.
- Founded Tallvine Partners in 2024.
- Serves on the Miami Symphony Orchestra board and executive committee.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Tallvine announced completion of its acquisition of substantially all assets of Crosby Enterprises and certain affiliates on September 16; this was the marine platform’s third acquisition.
- **2026-08** — Tallvine-backed Velocity FBO Network acquired SkyPlace FBO in San Antonio, bringing the network to six locations.
- **2026-05** — Tallvine acquired Lind Marine, adding West Coast operations to its marine platform.
- **2026-02** — Velocity acquired BTR Jet Center at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tallvinepartners.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thlef

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