NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jan. 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilco Global, a privately
held diversified financial services firm, announced today the
appointment of Richard "Rick" Maletsky as its new Executive Vice
President and General Counsel. Mr. Maletsky succeeds Eric Kaup, who will be transitioning to the
newly created role of Co-Chief Commercial Officer at the
diversified financial services holding company.
In his role as EVP and General Counsel, Mr. Maletsky will play a
pivotal role as the company's chief legal expert and advisor as
well as serving as a key member of Hilco Global's executive
management team. Mr. Maletsky will lead the company's legal
department, overseeing all legal functions across various
disciplines, including corporate, commercial, transactional,
litigation, product, and regulatory matters. He will report
directly to CEO and Founder Jeffrey
Hecktman.
"We are thrilled to welcome Rick to Hilco Global as our new EVP
and General Counsel. His extensive experience and proven leadership
in managing high-profile corporate legal matters will be invaluable
to our organization," said Jeffrey
Hecktman, CEO and Founder of Hilco Global.
Mr. Maletsky joins Hilco Global with a wealth of experience as a
legal executive, having previously served Newmark Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ: NMRK), a leading commercial real estate services firm, as
Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Newmark
Operating Companies. During his tenure at Newmark, Mr. Maletsky
successfully led a team of 25 legal professionals and played an
instrumental role in the firm's rapid growth from a private entity
to a publicly traded global market leader.
Prior to his role at Newmark, Mr. Maletsky served as Vice
President and Assistant General Counsel at Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.,
a New York-based global financial
services firm. He began his legal career in the mergers and
acquisitions group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in
New York.
Mr. Maletsky earned his J.D., cum laude, from the
University of Pennsylvania Law School
and his B.A. in Politics and History, magna cum laude and
Phi Beta Kappa, from Brandeis
University.
About Hilco Global: Hilco Global
(http://www.hilcoglobal.com/) is a privately held diversified
financial services company and the world's preeminent authority on
maximizing the value of assets for both healthy and distressed
companies. Hilco Global financial services leverage a unique blend
of asset knowledge, deep restructuring experience, and principal
investing. Hilco Global delivers customized solutions to
undervalued, high potential companies to resolve complex and
stressed situations and enhance long-term enterprise value.
Hilco Global operates as a holding company with subsidiaries
operating over twenty specialized business units that work to help
companies understand the value of their assets and monetize the
value as needed. Hilco has almost 4 decades of a successful track
record of acting as an advisor, agent, investor and/or principal in
varied transactions. Currently, the company has more than
$3 Billion in assets under
management. Hilco Global works to deliver the best possible result
by aligning interests with clients and providing them strategic
insight, advice, and, in many instances, the capital required to
complete the deal. Hilco Global is based in Northbrook, Illinois and has more than 800
professionals operating on five continents with US offices located
in Boston, Detroit, Chicago, New
York, and Philadelphia, and
internationally in Australia,
Canada, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Mexico, and Asia.
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