Briefcase.News (In Liquidation)

Hilco is seeking offers to acquire the intellectual property assets of Briefcase.News (In Liquidation) (“Briefcase.News” or the “Company”) on behalf of the Liquidators of the Company, Steve Butt and Jonathan Bass of Menzies.

Available Assets

App:

  •  State-of-the-art app that includes tool for managing content
  •  Personalised news feeds
  •  Optimised user experiences
  •  Available to download on the App Store and Google Play

Intellectual Property:

  •  The established brand name and supporting trademarks – “BRIEFCASE” (UK00003138150) – a registered UK word mark covering the core word of the company’s name; and “BOARDROOM BRIEFCASE” (UK00003138155) – a registered UK word mark
  • Briefcase Web Platform, Briefcase Mobile App Briefcase.NewsMobile App
  • Domain names including; briefcase.news, briefcasenews.co.uk, briefcasenews.com, tulchananalytics.co.uk, tulchananalystics.com
  • Customer database
  • Copyright in the website content: Briefcase.News
  • Bespoke software designed for internal content management platform for analysts and internal admin platforms
  • Social media accounts
  • LinkedIn: Briefcase News | c.736 followers
  • Facebook: Briefcase.News | c. 3 followers
  • Twitter: @BriefcaseN | c.2 followers
  • YouTube: @briefcasenews9809 | 1 subscriber and 1 video
  • Instagram: Briefcase.News | c. 9 followers

Sales Process

Please register your interest and direct any questions in the first instance to Sophie Felstead ([email protected]) and Nick Hughes ([email protected]) of Hilco, who will be able to answer any questions you have at this stage.

Key Terms & Conditions

The Joint Administrators act as agents of the Company and without personal liability. 

The bidder acknowledges that Hilco acts as an agent for the Joint Administrators who offer for sale only what right, title and interest (if any) the Company possesses in the assets. Such sale will be without any warranties, expressed or implied. The information provided has not been verified by Hilco or the Joint Administrators and bidders are deemed to have carried out their own due diligence. 

VAT, if applicable, at 20% will be added to the price. A non-refundable deposit of 20% will be payable by the buyer within 48 hours of bid acceptance. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the sale price is payable by the winning bidder. Legal completion to occur within 5 business days of bid acceptance. Hilco’s full Terms and Conditions apply.  

Contacts

Sophie Felstead

Analyst

London Office

+44 (0) 7394 802845

[email protected]

Nick Hughes MRICS

Senior Director

London Office

+44 (0) 7979 541238

[email protected]