Jeff Blumenthal - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/jeff-blumenthal/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:34:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Jeff Blumenthal - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/jeff-blumenthal/ 32 32 103504436 Locke Lord and Troutman Pepper to merge, led by Houston lawyer as co-vice chair https://houstonnewmedia.org/locke-lord-and-troutman-pepper-to-merge-led-by-houston-lawyer-as-co-vice-chair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=locke-lord-and-troutman-pepper-to-merge-led-by-houston-lawyer-as-co-vice-chair Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:34:40 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b0ddd690fcef7ae506f62a244e85d116 Locke Lord and Troutman Pepper will create one of the 30 highest-grossing U.S. law firms with over 1,600 lawyers spread over 35 offices.

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]]> 815196 The Spot, The Bull parent Audacy files for bankruptcy protection with deal to give debtholders ownership https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-spot-the-bull-parent-audacy-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-with-deal-to-give-debtholders-ownership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-spot-the-bull-parent-audacy-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-with-deal-to-give-debtholders-ownership Mon, 08 Jan 2024 14:00:20 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1e30392357cc19b151193ee9c50e08c6 The bankruptcy filing by Audacy, which owns Houston-area radio stations The Spot and The Bull, comes after it reached a restructuring deal with a “supermajority” of its debtholders.

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]]> 710105 TD Bank pays $1.2B to settle claims related to Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme https://houstonnewmedia.org/td-bank-pays-1-2b-to-settle-claims-related-to-allen-stanford-ponzi-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=td-bank-pays-1-2b-to-settle-claims-related-to-allen-stanford-ponzi-scheme Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:12:33 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=bb30b77a6a23326e642c60487de25467 TD Bank Group admitted no wrongdoing and said it chose to settle claims related to the Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme case "to avoid the distraction and uncertainty of continuing a long legal proceeding." Other financial services companies are paying much...

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]]> 557306 TD Bank’s $13.4B acquisition of First Horizon faces delayed closing https://houstonnewmedia.org/td-banks-13-4b-acquisition-of-first-horizon-faces-delayed-closing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=td-banks-13-4b-acquisition-of-first-horizon-faces-delayed-closing Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:50:27 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e375b54cd6fcd5d12ee134240cf08ca4 TD Bank has pushed back the timetable for the closing of its planned $13.4 billion acquisition of First Horizon Corp. as it has not yet received all regulatory approvals.

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]]> 486559 Audacy addresses bankruptcy speculation after 3Q loss, sells Houston property https://houstonnewmedia.org/audacy-addresses-bankruptcy-speculation-after-3q-loss-sells-houston-property/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=audacy-addresses-bankruptcy-speculation-after-3q-loss-sells-houston-property Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:56:48 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f7a2b3592276d4762f627a058ba8c05e CEO David Field said that market conditions were “worse than our expectations,” as the owner of seven Houston-area radio stations reported an operating loss of $141 million in the third quarter.

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]]> 465281 TD Bank CEO Leo Salom on economy, Ukraine, First Horizon deal and more https://houstonnewmedia.org/td-bank-ceo-leo-salom-on-economy-ukraine-first-horizon-deal-and-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=td-bank-ceo-leo-salom-on-economy-ukraine-first-horizon-deal-and-more Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:24:22 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b6de6a6198e75975d57e3240d1c86fe4 Leo Salom joined the Philadelphia Business Journal recently for a discussion on the economy, the First Horizon deal and more.

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]]> 354836 East Coast law firm Archer & Greiner opens Houston office to expand China practice https://houstonnewmedia.org/east-coast-law-firm-archer-greiner-opens-houston-office-to-expand-china-practice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=east-coast-law-firm-archer-greiner-opens-houston-office-to-expand-china-practice Tue, 03 May 2022 19:54:12 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=84c37bd8be2af3c9f397b92b3f0384d8 Archer & Greiner added three partners who handle bankruptcy and commercial litigation matters in the U.S. on behalf of Chinese clients.

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]]> 312385 TD Bank CEO says $13.4B First Horizon deal will springboard growth in rapidly expanding Southeast https://houstonnewmedia.org/td-bank-ceo-says-13-4b-first-horizon-deal-will-springboard-growth-in-rapidly-expanding-southeast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=td-bank-ceo-says-13-4b-first-horizon-deal-will-springboard-growth-in-rapidly-expanding-southeast Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:10:38 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3eea3a4bdc52081ead195130b2218854 In an interview with the Philadelphia Business Journal, Salom says the deal will give the Cherry Hill, New Jersey-based bank more critical mass across its existing Southeast footprint, provide an immediate presence and scale in fast-growing markets adj...

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]]> 265463 Entercom Communications changes its name, will sunset the Radio.com brand https://houstonnewmedia.org/entercom-communications-changes-its-name-will-sunset-the-radio-com-brand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=entercom-communications-changes-its-name-will-sunset-the-radio-com-brand Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:02:10 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f0746dc3892e0e13f2b9f30d09f32c77 The company said the change reflects its recent evolution from radio broadcasting to a multipronged audio content provider.

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]]> 118848 PPP loan forgiveness rules keep changing. Here’s the latest guidance from 5 experts. https://houstonnewmedia.org/ppp-loan-forgiveness-rules-keep-changing-heres-the-latest-guidance-from-5-experts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ppp-loan-forgiveness-rules-keep-changing-heres-the-latest-guidance-from-5-experts Sun, 10 May 2020 17:17:20 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=07606eb5579c046f2388d897cb67dad0 With the SBA updating PPP guidance almost daily, we asked accounting and consulting experts what business owners should — and shouldn’t — do to put themselves in the best position possible to receive forgiveness.

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