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January 28, 2012 Joel Schneider Joins Hilco Real Estate as Senior Vice President, Dispositions
  Joel H. Schneider has joined Hilco Real Estate as Senior Vice President, Dispositions. Mr. Schneider will source and manage owned and leased property disposition assignments.

January 27, 2012 Hilco Streambank CEO, Gabe Fried, Named to Athena Alliance Advisory Committee.
  Athena Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to public education and research on the emerging global information economy, has named Gabe Fried to its newly-formed Advisory Committee.

January 12, 2012 Polaroid Name to be Used for Digital Camera Line
  Minnetonka-based Polaroid, the originator of instant film, said today it has licensed its name to sell digital cameras and camcorders developed by Sakar International Inc. of New Jersey.

January 11, 2012 Miss America(R) 2012 to Make Personal Appearance at National Retail Federation "Big Show" in New York
  Immediately following the Miss America(R) Pageant in Las Vegas on January 14, 2012, televised live on ABC, the newly-crowned Miss America 2012 will wing her way to New York City for a series of television, radio and press interviews, plus a special personal appearance at the National Retail Federation "Big Show" in the Jacob Javits Center on Tuesday, January 17th.

January 6, 2012 Hilco Appraisal Limited Named Top Valuer in the Business Money's UK Annual Review of All-Asset Financiers 2011
  2011 proved to be another successful year and we are delighted to have been voted Top Valuer in the Business Money's UK Annual Review of All-Asset Financiers 2011.

December 20, 2011 Express Named Official Sponsor of 2012 Miss America
  Express, Inc. today announced that Express will become an official sponsor of the 2012 Miss America Program. The year-long sponsorship kicks-off with an exciting week of pageant events and culminates on January 14 with the live ABC broadcast of the 2012 Miss America Pageant from the Planet Hollywood Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

December 9, 2011 Fred Raccosta Joins Hilco Appraisal as SVP Focused on Eastern Region
  Thomas A. Greco, Chief Executive Officer, Hilco Appraisal Services, LLC, today announced the appointment of Fred Raccosta as Senior Vice President - Relationship Manager.

December 1, 2011 Hilco Real Estate Teams with William Blair to Complete the Sale of Giordano’s Pizza Chain
  Hilco Real Estate and William Blair teamed to conduct a comprehensive asset sale for Giordano’s, the iconic Chicago-style pizza chain. A stalking horse bid of $26 million was bettered by more than $40 million in a 13-hour marathon auction.

November 29, 2011 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.

November 24, 2011 Hilco Industrial to Conduct Sale of Sun-Times Press Equipment
  Hilco Industrial, LLC, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Sun-Times Media Holdings, LLC (“Sun-Times”) as the exclusive selling agent for certain printing equipment and related assets.

November 8, 2011 Hilco Streambank to Manage Sale of Touch Screen Patent Portfolio
  Hilco Streambank has been chosen by the Australian receiver KordaMentha to market and sell the intellectual property assets of RPO Pty. Ltd., an Australia based developer of new touch screen technology for the consumer electronics market. Asset include a patent portfolio relating to proprietary polymer materials, planar optical waveguides, RPO's optical-touch system called Digital Waveguide Touch(TM) and various touch screen system patents.

September 16, 2011 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.

September 6, 2011 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.

June 30, 2011 SD Retail Consulting & Llamasoft Team Up To Build Best Practices In Supply Chain Design & Predictive Analytics
  SD Retail Consulting has partnered with LLamasoft to incorporate Supply Chain Guru to power their supply chain services team.

January 26, 2010 DAVIS JACKSON NAMED EVP AND COO AT SD RETAIL CONSULTING
  Greg Rubin, CEO of SD Retail Consulting, LLC, a unit of Hilco Trading, LLC, announced today the promotion of Davis Jackson to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.