The South African retailer, which almost collapsed amid an accounting scandal in late 2017, has hired Eastdil Secured LLC to advise on the sale of office buildings, warehouses and production sites in countries including the UK, Germany, Poland, and Hungary, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private. Representatives of Steinhoff and Eastdil declined to comment. Steinhoff's accounting scandal wiped out most of its equity and forced the company to review and restate its accounts.