LocationsCareers SOLUTIONS EXPERIENCE PERSPECTIVES COMPANIES NEWS ABOUT CONTACT HOME ABOUT TIMELINE START -UP YEARS 1987-89 1990-95 1996-99 HILCO TRADING HOLDING COMPANY 2000 2001 2002-03 2004-05 2006 2007-08 2009 HILCO GLOBAL BRAND EXPANSION 2010-11 2012-13 2014-15 2016-17 2018 2019 2020 Start-Up Years 1987-1989 1987 Jeff Hecktman founds Hilco. The company focuses on industrial & retail inventory appraisal & disposition work The appraisal market shifts away from accounting firms to the use of experts such as Hilco 1990-1995 Hilco Industrial Disposition and Appraisal business continues to grow Hilco completes massive Sears retail inventory disposition deal Jeff Hecktman looks to the future of the retail inventory business in developing strategic plan for Hilco 1996-1999 1996 Hilco enters into large industry JV to compete with Schottenstein, Buxbaum, ALCO, and Gordon Brothers 1998 Jeff Hecktman outlines his vision to offer a full suite of services including Lending, Real Estate, Receivables Hilco develops strong relationships with LaSalle Bank, JP Morgan, BoA, Wells Fargo Hilco Real Estate LLC is created Hilco completes large inventory deals with CompUSA, SportMart, Levitz Furniture, Lazarus Stores, Cosmetic Centers, Venture Stores Hilco Trading Holding Company 2000 The Holding Company: Hilco Trading Company, Inc. is established Hilco Merchant Resources is established to provide retail liquidation services Hilco Capital LLC is established to provide Debt Financing/Mezzanine and Senior Lending Business Hilco executes debt-equity deal with GE Capital to buy EATONS-Canada 2001 Hilco Real Estate and Hilco Merchant Resources complete $100 million HomeLife disposition deal The Holding Company forms Hilco Industrial LLC, Hilco Appraisal LLC, and Hilco Receivables LLC Hilco Receivables completes A/R deal with Merchant Holdings Hilco Merchant Resources completes valuation and disposition of historic $1.8 billion Montgomery Ward & Co. and numerous retail inventory deals including Crown Books 2002-03 Hilco Real Estate lands MCI Worldcom deal which includes 1,200 renegotiated or sold leases Hilco Merchant Resources completes massive disposition work for K-Mart and PharMor Rx Hilco Trading expands into the UK with Hilco Appraisal Services Hilco Real Estate expands strategic advisory services and lease restructuring Hilco Asset Sales Canada lands deal for CanPar and Highland Trucking 2004-05 Hilco Trading establishes a new retail strategic consulting practice called SD Retail Consulting Hilco Receivables partners with Pegasus Capital on Cannondale Motor Sports deal Holding Company expands Hilco Industrial into Europe, and opens UK office Hilco Real Estate sells Durango-Georgia Paper Co., delivering value higher than forecast Hilco buys a division of Karstadt, Germany's largest department store for $250 million, employing 4,800 people Hilco Appraisal Services delivers the largest industrial appraisal in history for Delphi Automotive, valuing M&E and inventory in 29 facilities worldwide 2006 Hilco Trading Company sells Hilco Receivables unit to Cerberus and Goldman Sachs, maintaining equity as an investor with a name change to EAF; both PE firms buy equity in Hilco Trading Hilco Merchant Equity Partners is created as a Private Equity Fund to manage going businesses as a JV with Cerberus and Goldman Sachs Hilco Merchant Equity Partners, a Hilco company, acquires MFI Furniture in the UK and BUT in Paris An expanded Hilco UK group acquires and sells Traesko Furniture Stores Allders stores Hilco Merchant Equity Partners acquires Sioux-Preme Packing Co., Awrys, Convergent Labels, Ellen Tracy, and Bargain Shop Hilco Industrial sells $48 million of electric generator equipment for Calpine 2007-2008 Hilco expands into Mexico, acquiring Grupo Acetec to become Hilco Acetec Hilco Consumer Capital acquires Halston, Tommy Armour, RAM, Teardrop, and Zebra Hilco Industrial completes auto supplier deal for M&S Manufacturing Co. Hilco Consumer Capital launches a second Hilco Private Equity fund to invest in consumer brands Hilco Merchant Equity Partners acquires Apparel Holdings Group Hilco Merchant Resources completes Mervyn's Deal, conducts disposition of Linen's N' Things stores, and closes 154 Circuit City stores Hilco Consumer Capital acquires Bombay Company, The Sharper Image, Caribbean Joe, and Ellen Tracy Brands Hilco UK and Hilco Canada are appointed to sell all Woolworth Stores to Walmart 2009 Hilco Real Estate launches investment/ acquisition practice Hilco Consumer Capital acquires Linen's N' Things IP Assets Bob Marley Family partners with Hilco Consumer Capital for exclusive product licensing representation and management Hilco Merchant Equity Partners acquires and licenses Polaroid Brand Hilco UK buys Kraus Carpets Hilco Global Brand Expansion 2010-2011 Hilco Brands replaces Hilco Consumer Capital to provide Brand Licensing & Strategy Hilco Trading acquires IP firm Streambank, expanding the Intellectual Property practice Hilco Real Estate and Hilco Merchant Resources close Blockbuster Hilco Merchant Resources provides disposition services for Disney and Dick's Sporting Goods Hilco UK acquires major UK retailer, Habitat Hilco Industrial is engaged to sell Chrysler plants Hilco Asia/Pacific is launched Hilco Merchant Equity Partners sells Tommy Armour brand to Sports Authority Hilco Streambank sells Borders IP assets and Berkline Benchcraft IP Hilco Merchant Resources is tapped to dispose inventory for Borders Hilco Industrial is hired to sell 16 unwanted GM plants Hilco Merchant Australia is launched Hilco Industrial and Real Estate complete Sony and Cooper Tire deal Hilco UK restructures retailer HMV Hilco Streambank auctions Circuit City patent portfolio and Tavern on the Green IP Hilco Trading buys back ownership equity from Goldman Sachs 2012-2013 Hilco Real Estate completes deal for former GM Racer Trust Hilco Redevelopment Partners is formed to acquire and demolish old industrial structures and redevelop the land Hilco Receivables is reintroduced and completes Cenveo/ National Envelope deal Hilco Real Estate auctions Westfield Fox Valley Mall Hilco Trading buys back remaining investment-equity from Cerberus Hilco UK rebrands to become Hilco Capital Hilco Trading LLC completes acquisition of massive Sparrows Point steel mill Hilco Trading Company changes name to Hilco Global Hilco Industrial completes a JV partnership in the Middle East called Hilco ValuStrat Hilco Wholesale Solutions is reintroduced in North America as part of Hilco Merchant Resources Hilco Global is hired by Hostess to provide integrated services and sell over 140 Hostess Properties Hilco Consumer Capital sells Linen's N' Things SD Retail changes name to Hilco Retail Consulting Hilco Industrial sells Chicago Sun-Times press equipment Hilco Brands buys Portico Brand 2014-2015 Hilco Industrial acquires the assets from Preferred Sands Canada's Hanson Lake Facility Hilco Industrial Acquisitions purchases assets formerly owned by Ford, located at the former Ford Motor Company vehicle operations in Genk, Belgium Hilco Diligence Services practice is created, adding field exam services capabilities to the organization Hilco Global and the Minneapolis-based Pohlad Family Capital Fund announce a partnership interest in the Polaroid brand and related intellectual property Hilco Valuation Services opens new office in Sydney, Australia Hilco Merchant Resources and Hilco Streambank complete RadioShack closeout sales Hilco Brands acquires the iconic apparel label LeTigre Hilco Industrial successfully conducts auctions to sell unproductive assets for the City of Detroit Hilco Global creates a partnership with Redwood Capital to redevelop five square miles of land at the former Sparrows Point steel mill and rebrand as Tradepoint Atlantic Hilco Merchant Resources conducts going-out- of-business sales for Coldwater Creek and Delia’s Hilco Real Estate sells more than 130 properties for New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) Hilco Merchant Resources completes JV with Gordon Brothers Group to manage store closing of all Target Canada locations Hilco Streambank launches IPv4Auctions.com Hilco Real Estate and Hilco Streambank provide disposition services in the sales of the IP assets and properties of the former A&P Hilco Brands forms Coldwater Creek strategic alliance with Xcel Brands Inc. 2016-2017 Hilco Streambank sells the intellectual property assets of The Sports Authority Inc. Under Armour builds distribution center at Tradepoint Atlantic, adding 1,000 employees to fulfill consumers' online orders in the USA Hilco Capital purchases the Staples UK business and rebrands it as Office Outlet Hilco Streambank acquires the Powerbilt golf brand in a JV with the CEO of One Step Apparel Hilco Global and Wayne Kulkin, former CEO of Stuart Weitzman, launch a new luxury sneaker company named StreetTrend LLC Hilco Global announces formation of Hilco Global Finance LLC Hilco Global launches patent-pending practice Hilco IP Merchant Banking Hilco Redevelopment Partners acquires old coal power generating station from Exelon in Boston Hilco Redevelopment Partners and MCM Marine Services purchase assets from ESCO Marine, and rebrand them as SteelCoast Hilco Global manages Sears Canada's final store closings Hilco Global launches Hilco Helps, its Philanthropic arm supporting organizations such as All Stars Project and Youth Guidance Hilco Industrial Acquisitions manages the sale of all M&E assets at the Toyota Australia Altoona plant, ending automobile manufacturing on the continent Hilco Global Mexico acquires Terracota, a loan servicing company IPv4 Auctions sells RadioShack's IPv4 addresses 2018 Amazon opens distribution center at Hilco Global owned Tradepoint Atlantic, employing 1,500 people Hilco Redevelopment Partners acquires the Crawford Power Generating Station site from NRG and rebrands as Exchange 55 Hilco Capital completes sale of Tilley Endurables Inc., an iconic Canadian hat and travel apparel manufacturer Hilco Global owned StreetTrend LLC acquires Italian luxury shoe brand P448 Hilco Helps donates over $1,000,000 of toys to children in underserved communities in Chicago and Boston Hilco Merchant Resources completes going-out-of-business sale for Toys "R" Us, which was the largest retail bankruptcy and store closing in U.S. history 2019 Hilco Streambank sells the Intellectual Property for more than $1.1 Million, while Hilco Merchant Resources, along with JV Partners, handles the Charming Charlie store closing sales in 38 states across the U.S. Hilco Streambank conducts an auction for the photography and media archive of the former publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, Johnson Publishing, for over $30 million to a consortium of foundations, comprised of The J. Paul Getty Trust, The Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Hilco Global APAC is added to deliver commercial and industrial asset valuation, and monetization solutions, specializing in online marketplace auctions and negotiated sales throughout Australia and Southeast Asia Hilco Redevelopment Partners purchases retired Hudson Generating Station in Jersey City/Secaucus and Mercer Generating Station in Hamilton Township from PSEG Power Hilco Merchant Resources launches CareerFlex, an innovative tech-enabled outplacement service, and ShopGenius.com, a shopping and sales resource for finding incredible deals and unique sale events La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”) acquires a 27% minority stake in Hilco Global Holding Company Hilco Merchant Resources completes JV with Gordon Brothers to manage store closing sales for Forever 21 Canada Hilco Helps donates thousands of pairs of shoes to children in underserved communities in Chicago, Boston, and New Jersey Hilco Global is appointed by the Joint Receivers of Blackpool Football Club Limited to assist in the sale and marketing of the Club and its related football assets Hilco Global Scholars is formed, providing two scholarships for two students in the Chicago Little Village Community Hilco Helps raises over $750,000 for the first annual Night of Shining Stars fundraising event honoring Chicago-area turnaround professionals and benefitting All Stars Project of Chicago John Chen is appointed as President of Hilco Global 2020 Hilco Merchant Resources launches ReStore Capital, a commercial finance and alternative investment firm providing capital solutions to leading retailers and consumer products companies Hilco Redevelopment Partners acquires 1,300 acres in Southwest Philadelphia that had been used as a refinery from Philadelphia Energy Solutions Hilco Redevelopment Partners purchases the Potomac River Generating Station, one of the largest industrial sites in Alexandria, Virginia Hilco Merchant Resources manages going-out-of-business sale for Pier 1 Hilco Redevelopment Partners monetizes interest in SteelCoast Hilco Merchant Resources, along with JV partners, manage Le Tote/Lord & Taylor Liquidation sale H19 Capital, a joint venture with Hilco Global and Colbeck Capital Management, purchases virtually all assets of the truck leasing company 19th Capital New consulting division, Hilco Performance Solutions, is launched, focusing on performance improvement for commercial and industrial organizations Hilco Redevelopment Partners recapitalizes The Gauge in Waltham to Propco Real Estate Hilco Capital invests in Anglia Crown 2021 Hilco Commercial Industrial successfully completes sale of virtually all assets of Shop-Vac Hilco Helps warm the winter with a donation of 9,500 men's, women's, and children's coats and accessories worth almost $2,000,000 at retail to underserved communities in Chicago, Boston, New Jersey, and Philadelphia during the 2020-2021 winter months Services Valuation Monetization Advisory Locations Corporate About Asset Categories Companies Helpful Links Contact Privacy Policy Site Map