Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp. is a blank-check company jointly sponsored by Barington Capital Group, an activist investment firm known for consumer and retail engagements, and Hilco Global, a financial services firm specializing in asset valuation and monetization. The company completed its initial public offering in 2014 and is focused on acquisition opportunities in the retail and consumer sectors, reflecting both sponsors' established domain expertise. A 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 15, 2017, under accession number 0001615774-17-006763 and CIK 0001622175, indicates the company was still in its search phase at that time and had not yet announced a definitive business combination. Sign up at SpacDesk for full filings, sponsor profiles, and deal-status data on this vehicle and thousands of other SPACs.