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Sidney Kimmel
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Retail
- Industry
- Fashion & Retail
- Residence
- New York, New York
- Education
- Temple University (Drop Out)
- Marital Status
- Married
Biography
Sidney Kimmel founded apparel company Jones Group more than four decades ago; it owned brands including Stuart Weitzman and Nine West.
In 2014, he sold the company for $2.2 billion to private equity firm Sycamore Partners.
His production company Sidney Kimmel Entertainment was responsible for movies including ?The Place Beyond The Pines? and ?Crazy Rich Asians,? before he sold a majority stake in 2022 to London-based investment firm Centricus.
Kimmel has donated more than $200 million to Thomas Jefferson University over the past two decades, much of which has gone to cancer research.