Gordon Brothers Group

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Gordon Brothers Group, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, is a liquidation firm that was founded in 1903 by Jacob Gordon. The company specializes in appraising the value of non-property retail assets, principally shop stock. Companies can then use it as collateral for borrowing, from banks or from Gordon Brothers' financial arm. It is also an expert in "disposal" - selling off inventory when stores close down through merger or bankruptcy. Gordon Brothers buys and sells $10bn in assets a year, but appraises three times that amount.

Founded in 1903, Gordon Brothers Group is a global advisory, restructuring and investment firm specializing in the retail, consumer products, real estate and industrial sectors. The firm finds and maximizes value for its clients by purchasing or selling all categories of assets, appraising assets that accurately reflect real-world value, providing debt financing or making private equity investments, and operating businesses for extended periods. Gordon Brothers Group conducts over $40 billion a year in transactions.

Retail Division. As the world’s largest disposition enterprise specializing in retail inventories and fixed assets, this division provides retailers with added liquidity through the purchase and store-level disposition of all categories of under-performing or surplus merchandise.

Intellectual Property Division. This division appraises, purchases, manages, licenses, and lends against a wide range of intellectual property including consumer product brands, retailer names, prescription files, customer and transaction lists, trademarks and licenses.

Commercial & Industrial Division. This division monetizes under-performing or unwanted machinery & equipment, finished inventory, work-in-process, raw materials and industrial real estate on behalf of lenders, manufacturers, industrial firms and corporate clients.

Appraisal & Valuation Division. This division provides client companies and financial institutions with comprehensive valuations and appraisals of retail, wholesale and industrial inventories, machinery & equipment, intellectual property, real estate and accounts receivable.

GB Merchant Partners. As the investment management affiliate of Gordon Brothers Group, GB Merchant Partners makes equity investments in middle-market retail and consumer products companies, and provides junior term loans to middle-market companies in the industrial, retail, consumer products and real estate areas, as well as purchasing secondary debt within those respective areas. Current portfolio companies include: Como Fred David, Clair de Lune, Deb Shops, Grafton Fraser, Things Remembered, Toys R Us, Dollarama, Laura Secord and Amscan.

DJM Realty. As the real estate affiliate of Gordon Brothers Group, DJM Realty disposes of and/or mitigates liabilities on leased and fee-owned properties, appraises properties, and acquires retail, commercial, industrial and residential real estate that does not fit within the long-term goals of its clients.

International Division. This division provides advisory, operational and financial solutions to the retail and consumer products industries throughout Europe and Asia. International operations include: SHM/Smith Hodgkinson, which acquires and/or sells excess industrial equipment and inventories in Europe and Asia, and Gordon Brothers Japan, a joint venture between Gordon Brothers Group and the Development Bank of Japan that is a pioneer in the Japanese market for appraisal, disposition and asset-based lending services across multiple asset classes.