RCS Real Estate Advisors, a leading national retail real estate advisory firm, today announced it has been retained by Eddie Bauer LLC (“Eddie Bauer”), America’s renowned outdoor apparel brand, to serve as its exclusive real estate consultant in connection with the company’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. In this role, RCS will advise on all real estate matters.
Should Eddie Bauer pursue a sale transaction as part of the process, RCS can also negotiate potential portfolio-related modifications that may be required by buyers, including extensions, rent relief, rent holidays and other restructuring measures. The firm will further assess opportunities to market select leases where value may be realized as certain store locations wind down.
“When a retailer enters Chapter 11, the real estate portfolio becomes a central consideration,” said Ivan Friedman, CEO of RCS Real Estate Advisors. “Our responsibility is to analyze the leases, advise on strategic options and help manage the portfolio in a way that protects stakeholders and maximizes any available value.”
Eddie Bauer currently operates over 200 stores across 43 states and Canada, representing roughly 1.4 million square feet of leased retail space. RCS’s retention remains subject to approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
RCS Real Estate Advisors is widely recognized for advising national retailers through complex restructurings, portfolio rationalizations and wind-down strategies. The firm has negotiated thousands of leases across North America and is frequently retained in high-profile bankruptcies to stabilize, reposition or monetize real estate assets
About RCS Real Estate Advisors
Founded in 1981, RCS Real Estate Advisors (RCS) is a leading national retail real estate advisory firm that provides innovative, tenant-centric solutions for complex real estate challenges. RCS’s team of industry veterans use their in-depth retail knowledge and experience to fight tenaciously for their clients’ long-term success. RCS maximizes returns and protects its clients from entering into bad agreements, with a deal-structure mindset rooted in a forward-looking, risk-averse approach. The firm specializes in reducing occupancy costs, restructuring leases and expanding physical footprints.
RCS excels at identifying and exploiting investment and expansion opportunities because it sees the world through retailers’ eyes. For more than four decades, retailers have trusted RCS to strike the best, most favorable lease terms, preserve profitable locations, select the best sites for expansion and growth, and monetize real estate. For more information, visit: https://www.rcsrealestate.com/about-us/
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