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Hilco In The UK And Continental Europe


Ensure Success.   Hilco Merchant Resources and Hilco UK Limited Can Plan and Execute All Your Cross-Border and Intercontinental Strategic Initiatives.

In the U.K. and continental Europe, rely upon Hilco UK Limited to maximize returns and minimize risk in difficult retail situations by:

  • Acquiring under-performing businesses or divisions
  • Providing expert retail operational management and implementing retail turnarounds
  • Providing finance for acquisitions
  • Implementing store closure programs
  • Purchasing distressed debt positions
  • Private equity investment 

To resolve a complex, difficult or distressed situation, a retailer may need to drive a clear change in the business while managing the various risks involved.  Hilco is uniquely positioned to evaluate, recommend and implement the best course of action.  We do this successfully because we are an independent, objective team with unique skills and substantial experience.  We have been involved in many of the most notable retail restructuring projects of the last five years in the UK and continental Europe.

For complete information, please click here to visit the Hilco UK Limited web site.

News and Information

  • Filene’s Basement and Syms Intellectual Property to Be Sold at Auction by Hilco Streambank

    The trademarked Running of the Brides® name and Filene’s Basement® trade name are just two of many highly-valued intellectual property assets slated to be sold at auction by Hilco Streambank as part of the liquidation of bankrupt discount-clothing retailers Syms Corp. (SYMS) and Filene’s Basement, LLC.

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  • Borders to Sell Intellectual Property for $15.775 Million Following Successful Auction Conducted by Hilco Streambank

    Hilco Streambank, the intellectual property valuation and disposition arm of Hilco Trading, LLC, today said that the auction for the intellectual property of Borders, which was held on September 14, 2011, in New York City, resulted in the sale of various assets for $15,775,000. Multiple bidders, including Barnes & Noble and Berjaya Books, each acquired specific assets, which included a global portfolio of trademarks, the Borders, Waldenbooks and Brentano’s trade names, Internet domain names, and the Borders.com e-commerce website.

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  • Hilco Joins Forces with Streambank to Strengthen Intellectual Property Valuation and Disposition Services

    Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Needham, MA, Streambank is an intellectual property consulting firm specializing in the valuation and marketing of intangible assets, including trade names and patents. The company is currently engaged to sell Borders Group intellectual property, including the Borders.com business, and it recently completed successful sales of IP for Anchor Blue, Circuit City Liquidating Trust, and Berkline Benchcraft.

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