Hilco Streambank, a market leading advisory firm in the intellectual property disposition and valuation space, now offers a multi-channel market place for monetization of IPv4 addresses.

1. IPv4 Address Marketplace
NEW MULTI-CHANNEL MARKETPLACE FOR THE
SALE & ACQUISITION OF IPv4 ADDRESSES
May 2012
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Hilco Streambank, a market leading advisory firm in the
intellectual property disposition and valuation space, now Current IP Addresses
offers a multi-channel market place for monetization of IPv4
addresses. for Sale Include:
BACKGROUND • Various ranges of up to eight
contiguous /16 legacy* blocks
IP Addresses are the numerical addresses that are used to • Various individual /16 legacy
route internet traffic (a typical IP address looks like blocks regsitered in the ARIN,
http://68.252.159.120). APNIC and RIPE regions
• 2 contiguous non-legacy /16
Under the current address protocol (IPv4), there are blocks
approximately 4.3 billion addresses. While these addresses • Various blocks ranging from
were originally allocated at no cost, the pool of freely /21 to /24
available addresses is almost depleted. The long term
solution is a new protocol, IPv6, which contains a virtually
unlimited number of addresses (more than 340 undecillion – *A Legacy IP Address is one that was
340 followed by 39 digits). However, the transition from IPv4 acquired prior to ARIN’s appointment in
1997.
to IPv6 is time consuming and expensive. There will be a
continued need for IP addresses until IPv6 is fully deployed.
Experts believe that full transition will not be completed for
Contact us immediately if
many years – if not decades. Currently only about 1% of you are an interested buyer:
global internet traffic runs on the IPv6 network. During the
transition period, content providers, ISPs and other firms in
need of additional space will have to buy or lease IPv4 Gabe Fried
addresses. Ph: (781) 444-4940
gfried@hilcostreambank.com
IP Addresses are generally held and transferred in blocks.
Below is a table showing common allocations of IP addresses.
Jack Hazan
Class Name IT Synonym # of Addresses
Ph: (212) 610-5663
Class A /8 16,777,216
Class B /16 65,536 jhazan@hilcostreambank.
Class C /24 256

2. MARKET PLATFORMS
PRIVATE SALES – LARGE BLOCKS
Hilco Streambank’s IPv4 marketplace is a logical extension of Hilco’s 25 year history of providing
market solutions to the management of surplus assets. Our experience in handling high value
and complex asset transactions along with our extensive network of industry contacts across
the globe, has served our clients extremely well. Hilco Streambank can tailor a private sale
through an auction or through private negotiations with a targeted market. Our recent private
sale transactions for Borders Group Inc. and other liquidating debtors as well as for healthy
operating companies have recovered millions of dollars in additional value for our clients.
The following illustrates some of our most recent private sale transactions:
has sold one /16 block for has sold 2 /16 blocks for has sold one “non-legacy”
$12 an address $12 an address /16 block
Borders Group Hosting Company North American ISP
to To to
Cerner Corporation Cloud Computing Anonymous
Company
ONLINE SALES – SMALL BLOCKS
Hilco Streambank has also partnered with HilcoBid in launching a new online IPv4 trading
platform. This platform provides those who wish to buy or sell IP addresses in smaller blocks an
efficient mechanism to conduct their trades. Hilco’s advanced-technology online auction
platform efficiently manages a large number of smaller IPv4 portfolio sales. The online sale
process enables buyers to develop a rapport with both Hilco Streambank and the seller before
entering into larger transactions. Visit www.hilcobid.net to see some of our recent sales.
VALUE CREATION – VALUE REALIZATION
Hilco Streambank tailors a sale process for each seller’s specific needs and the size of the
address portfolio. Sellers looking for immediate liquidity can receive guarantees or advances
against sale proceeds. Sellers looking to maximize value can take advantage of our ability to
promote sales of large blocks in whole or in part, thereby finding the sale combination with the
best yield. Hilco Streambank is always sensitive to value, time requirements, and transaction
costs in determining the best sale strategy.

3. CONFIDENTIALITY
Many of our marketplace participants request anonymity and disclosure of their corporate
identity on a need-to-know basis. We institute appropriate confidential procedures in each of
our representations to accommodate our market participants’ needs.
IMMEDIATE LIQUIDITY
Hilco Streambank is ready to provide capital to sellers in order to solve immediate short term
liquidity needs.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Any organization with surplus IP addresses should contact Hilco Streambank to discuss
strategies for monetizing their portfolio. Hilco Streambank can help understand the probable
value and which disposition method is most likely to generate the best results.
For more information regarding the sale or acquisition of IPv4 IP addresses, please contact Hilco
Streambank.
Gabe Fried Jack Hazan Anna Moreva
Ph: (781) 444-4940 Ph: (212) 610-5663 Ph: (781) 444-4940
gfried@hilcostreambank.com jhazan@hilcostreambank.com amoreva@hilcostreambank.com
ABOUT HILCO STREAMBANK
Hilco Streambank is an intangible asset valuation and disposition services business. Our clients include healthy and distressed
companies in all sectors as well as sponsors, lenders, and other stakeholders. Hilco Streambank identifies, preserves, and
extracts value for clients through the application of experience, diligence and creativity. Our experience spans a broad range of
industries (apparel, automotive, consumer products, food, manufacturing, medical technologies, retail and textiles) and assets
(patents, trademarks, internet addresses, data and domains). Recent disposition clients include Circuit City Stores, Borders
Group, Tavern on the Green, Collins & Aikman, Berkline Benchcraft and others. Hilco Streambank also provides sound advice
on value maximization strategies and liquidity options. Hilco Streambank maintains offices in Needham, MA and New York, NY.
Find out more at www.hilcostreambank.com. We are a division of Hilco Trading LLC.