Hilco Consumer Capital Corp. in Partnership With Gordon Brothers Group

Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Hilco Consumer Capital and Gordon Brothers Group Acquire all
Intellectual Property of the Bombay Company, Inc.

James Salter, Chief Executive Officer, Hilco Consumer Capital
Corp., today announced the completion of the acquisition of all
intellectual property and the URL of the Bombay Company, Inc.,
excluding Canada. These assets, which include the Bombay name, will
be placed in a newly-formed company, Bombay Brands LLC. As the
managing partner, Hilco will focus on revitalizing, extending and
maximizing the value of the Bombay brand through a pure licensing
strategy.

Mr. Salter also announced that John Collins, Chief Marketing
Officer of Hilco Consumer Capital, has been named President of Bombay
Brands and will oversee work to cultivate and adapt the brand into a
thriving internationally relevant and dynamic market leader in the
home furnishings industry.

Mr. Salter stated, "Bombay Company Inc. has tremendous brand
equity in the global marketplace and we believe consumers will
continue to embrace the classic styles of the brand moving forward."

Mr. Collins stated, "Looking ahead, we will work strategically to
create a new positioning in the marketplace for Bombay Brands LLC, to
revitalize, extend, and maximize the brand in the global retail
marketplace through strategic retail licensee and brand franchisee
partners."

About Hilco Consumer Capital, LLC

Hilco Consumer Capital ("HCC") is a leading private equity firm
that makes strategic investments in consumer lifestyle Brands through
acquisitions of manufacturers, wholesalers, intellectual property and
retailers. Hilco specializes in the acquisitions of North American
companies from CDN$25 million to CDN$250 million normally as the
controlling shareholder.

Hilco's current portfolio includes, Caribbean Joe(R), Tommy
Armour Golf(R), RAM Golf(R), which includes Zebra Putters and
Teardrop Golf. Also included in their portfolio are Bombay Brands
LLC, and the iconic designer brand Halston(R), which it controls
jointly with the Weinstein Company. HCC is a unit of The Hilco
Organization, a Chicago-based, international provider of diversified
financial services, including business asset valuations, asset
acquisition and disposition services, M&A services, special situation
debt and equity financing and retail consulting.

About Gordon Brothers Group

Founded in 1903, Gordon Brothers Group is an advisory,
restructuring and investment firm specializing in the retail,
consumer products, real estate and industrial sectors. The firm
provides a wide variety of services to companies at times of growth
and restructuring. Gordon Brothers Group capabilities include asset
valuations, dispositions and appraisals, real estate consulting,
retail store operations, capital solutions, restructuring and
advisory services. The firm has unparalleled expertise in assisting
healthy and distressed companies to maximize the value of their
underperforming assets. During the past three years, GB has appraised
over $100 billion of assets, managed more than 7,000 stores, sold
more than $10 billion of inventory and restructured or sold over 120
million square feet of retail space.

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Contact:
For further information: CMO, Hilco Consumer Capital, Name: John
Collins, Phone: +1-416-682-5680, Email: jcollins@hilcocapital.com


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