BRIAN MORRIS JOINS HILCO VALUATION SERVICES AS MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR THE ENTERPRISE VALUATION SERVICES GROUP

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 19, 2016 -- Hilco Valuation Services, LLC, (www.hilcovaluationservices.com) today announced the appointment of Brian Morris as Managing Director of its Enterprise Valuation Services Group, a global leader in providing valuation services of going concern businesses and intangible assets. In this role, Mr. Morris will focus on new business development and project management with a focus on financial reporting, financial opinions, compliance, mark to market, strategic advisory, mergers & acquisitions, and dispute resolution. Additionally, Mr. Morris will work with the Hilco Global Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Machinery & Equipment, and Inventory appraisal platforms to provide clients with solutions across the full suite of asset classes. Morris will be based out of the Northbrook, IL office with responsibility for the North American region.

Jason Frank, who oversees the Enterprise Valuation group within Hilco Valuation Services, said, "We are very fortunate to have Brian join our team. His expertise in originating and managing complex valuation assignments as well as his extensive relationships within the financial services community will be a tremendous asset as we continue to grow and expand the business."

Prior to joining Hilco, Mr. Morris served as the Chief Financial Officer of Giftbar, a digital gift card company catering to high-end retailers and national luxury brands. Previous to that, Mr. Morris was a Managing Director and regional practice leader for Valuation Services at Capstone Advisory Group. There, he sourced and led a diverse set of valuation service engagements involving transaction and board advisory, litigation support, portfolio valuation, restructuring, financial reporting and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, Mr. Morris spent more than 10 years with KPMG. As a Managing Director in the Economic and Valuation Services Group, he managed and executed over $100 billion of valuation service engagements across various industries. Mr. Morris holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from DePaul University. He is an Accredited Senior Appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers.

About Hilco Valuation Services: Hilco Valuation Services (www.hilcovaluationservices.com) is one of the world's largest and most diversified business asset appraisers and valuation advisors to companies, their lenders and professional service advisors. It provides services in a wide range of asset classes, including inventory, machinery and equipment, real estate, and enterprise valuation. From aerospace and financial services to retail and energy to healthcare and technology, Hilco Valuation Services has delivered valuations for all industries and provides other services including financial reporting, enterprise planning and litigation support. Unique to Hilco Valuation Services is the ability to affirm asset values through proprietary market data obtained from the worldwide asset disposition and acquisition experiences of Hilco Global.

Hilco Valuation Services is part of Northbrook, Illinois based Hilco Global (www.hilcoglobal.com), the world's leading authority on maximizing the value of business assets by delivering valuation, monetization and advisory solutions to an international marketplace. Hilco Global operates more than twenty specialized business units offering services that include asset valuation and appraisal, retail and industrial inventory acquisition and disposition, real estate and strategic capital equity investments.

Contact:
Gary Epstein
EVP Chief Marketing Officer
Hilco Global
www.hilcoglobal.com
[email protected]
847 418 2712

CONTACT:  Gary Epstein
          Chief Marketing Officer
          Hilco Global
          
          (847) 418- 2712
          [email protected]