Kim Kardashian Hires Wall Street Talent to Bulk Up Buyout Firm

Kim Kardashian’s private equity firm hired a half-dozen financial-industry professionals, including a new chief operating officer who previously worked at alternative investment giant Apollo Global Management Inc.

SKKY Partners now has almost a dozen employees and expects to surpass 15 by the end of this year, according to former Carlyle Group Inc. partner Jay Sammons, 47, who co-founded the firm with Kardashian last year.

Kim Kardashian

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“We’ve made a lot of headway in only a few months and are looking forward to seeing our first investments come to life,” Kardashian, 42, said in an emailed statement, stressing the ...