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Paul Hastings Advises Goldman Sachs Alternatives as Lead Investor in SKIMS Senior Preferred Fundraising Round
November 21, 2025
Paul Hastings LLP advised Goldman Sachs Alternatives as the lead investor in the senior preferred fundraising round of SKIMS, an underwear, loungewear and shapewear brand co-founded by Kim Kardashian. The capital raise was for a total aggregate amount of $225 million, valuing SKIMS at $5 billion. BDT & MSD Partners also participated in the investment.
Private Equity co-chair Alex Temel and partner Emily Deagen led the Paul Hastings team, which also included partners Jennifer Daly, Jack Fitzpatrick, Sarah Gagan, Deidre Kalenderian, Daniel Nicholas and Michelle Reed; of counsel Talya Hutchison, Rachel Kurzweil and Gary Silber; and associates Ian Chang, Alex Daniels, Howard Glucksman, Eden Lichaw, Josh Troper and Sara Winkler.
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