A seasoned transactional attorney, Eric Kaup specializes in distressed asset acquisition and disposition strategies.  Since joining Hilco in 2004, Eric has documented and closed over one hundred transactions, representing an aggregate asset valuation approaching $1 billion.

Prior to joining Hilco, Eric was with the Chicago office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, working primarily in Skadden’s restructuring group.  While there, Eric worked on some of the nation’s then largest chapter 11 filings, including Safety-Kleen Corporation, Outboard Marine Corporation, Polaroid Corporation, and National Steel Corporation, developing an expertise in asset sales in the context of chapter 11 proceedings. Eric is a graduate of Yale University and The Ohio State University Moritz School of Law.