Triple
T18906092
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Forstmann Little & Co. |
E462465
|
entity |
| Predicate | competitor |
P1375
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas H. Lee Partners
Thomas H. Lee Partners is a prominent American private equity firm known for leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments across a range of industries.
|
E1348867
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Thomas H. Lee Partners | Statement: [Forstmann Little & Co., competitor, Thomas H. Lee Partners]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas H. Lee Partners Context triple: [Forstmann Little & Co., competitor, Thomas H. Lee Partners]
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A.
Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus is a global private equity firm known for growth investing across a wide range of industries and regions.
-
B.
NextEquity Partners
NextEquity Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm known for investing in growth-stage technology and innovation-driven companies.
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C.
The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group is a major global private equity and investment firm known for managing large alternative asset portfolios and employing prominent political and financial figures.
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D.
Advent International
Advent International is a global private equity firm that invests in companies across various sectors and regions, often focusing on buyouts and growth opportunities.
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E.
Bain Capital
Bain Capital is a prominent private investment firm based in Boston, known for its leveraged buyouts, private equity, and alternative asset management activities worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Thomas H. Lee Partners Triple: [Forstmann Little & Co., competitor, Thomas H. Lee Partners]
Generated description
Thomas H. Lee Partners is a prominent American private equity firm known for leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments across a range of industries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas H. Lee Partners Target entity description: Thomas H. Lee Partners is a prominent American private equity firm known for leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments across a range of industries.
-
A.
Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus is a global private equity firm known for growth investing across a wide range of industries and regions.
-
B.
NextEquity Partners
NextEquity Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm known for investing in growth-stage technology and innovation-driven companies.
-
C.
The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group is a major global private equity and investment firm known for managing large alternative asset portfolios and employing prominent political and financial figures.
-
D.
Advent International
Advent International is a global private equity firm that invests in companies across various sectors and regions, often focusing on buyouts and growth opportunities.
-
E.
Bain Capital
Bain Capital is a prominent private investment firm based in Boston, known for its leveraged buyouts, private equity, and alternative asset management activities worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8dcfd05bc819088903cca13cc2846 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5c52cc9cc8190ac489d36e51693c8 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 6:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0582bf4f9481908098c8d405225553 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 8:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a05899f7a008190a9b0324f403f09ac |
completed | May 14, 2026, 8:36 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a058a1028288190b9fddb9b6b123651 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 8:38 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:58 a.m.