Kim Kardashian will add a private equity firm to her business empire, partnering with Carlyle Group Inc.’s former global head of consumer, media and retail Jay Sammons to form SKYY Partners, a firm that will make both controlling and minority investments in high-growth, market-leading consumer and media companies.
Kardashian and Sammons will be co-managing partners of SKYY, with Sammons running the day-to-day operations for the company, which will be based in Boston and Los Angeles.
Kardashian…