Border Media Partners Announces Management Change and Capital Raise.Industry Veteran Jeffrey T. Hinson Named President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Vestar Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., or simply Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the world's largest global investment banks. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869, and is headquartered in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City at 85 Broad Street. Urban Investment Group and Darby Overseas Investments Invest $111 Million of New Equity HOUSTON -- Border Media Partners (BMP (1) (BitMaP) Also known as a "bump" file, it is the native, bitmapped graphics format in Windows. A BMP can be saved in several color options: 1-, 4-, 8- and 24-bit color provide 2, 16, 256 and 16,000,000 colors respectively. BMP files use the .BMP or . ), a leading operator of Spanish language Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations, Spanish is spoken as a first language by about 330 million persons and Hispanic-targeted English language radio Introduction English language Radio refers to radio stations overseas that broadcasts primarily in the English language. Often referred to as "English speaking radio" or "Expats radio" the broadcasts enables expats, holidaymakers and travellers abroad to listen to stations in Texas, today announced important management changes and a major investment in the company. Effective July 1, Jeffrey T. Hinson has been appointed President and CEO of Border Media and Tom Castro, the company's founder, was named Vice Chairman of the Board. "When I started Border Media, my vision was to build a leading Spanish language broadcasting company Noun 1. broadcasting company - a company that manages tv or radio stations company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage" ," said Mr. Castro. "Four years later, we now have 33 radio stations in attractive Hispanic/Latino markets and are well positioned to build on this foundation going forward. Jeff is well-known and familiar with Border Media's portfolio of radio stations, having worked with the company as a special advisor since 2006. I've wanted to recruit him to Border Media for some time, and we are indeed fortunate to have a seasoned professional of his caliber to help take the company to the next level." Mr. Hinson has a successful track record with over ten years experience in the Spanish language media/broadcast industry. During this time, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Univision Communications, Inc., the largest Spanish language media company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Prior to that, he was also Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, the largest Spanish language radio operator in the United States which became Univision Radio Univision Radio is the radio division of media giant Univision. The company was formerly known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. It is the eighth largest radio company in the United States, and it specializes in Spanish language radio formats. upon its acquisition by Univision in September 2003. In addition, Mr. Hinson serves as a member of the board of directors of several successful companies including Live Nation Inc., a global leader in live music, TiVo, Inc., the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and Windstream Corporation, a provider of voice, broadband and entertainment services to customers in 16 states. Mr. Hinson received a BBA BBA abbr. Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin “University of Texas” redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas in 1977 and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin in 1979. "I am very excited about joining Border Media. Our investors, Vestar Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group and Darby Overseas Investments, have committed substantial financial and strategic resources to help fuel our growth," said Mr. Hinson. "I look forward to working with Tom, the company's employees and our investors, to position Border Media as a leading company serving growing Hispanic communities throughout the United States." On May 31, 2007, Vestar Capital, Goldman Sachs, and Darby Overseas Investments invested $111 million in equity capital in the company and have committed substantial additional capital to support future growth. Ken O'Keefe, Managing Director at Vestar Capital and Kevin Jordan, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs will serve as co-Chairmen of the Board of Directors for Border Media. Also on May 31, 2007, Border Media Partners closed on the previously announced acquisition of San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. radio stations KTSA-AM and KXJK-FM from CBS Corporation. "We are fortunate and delighted to recruit Jeff, an industry veteran, to join the Border Media team. We look forward to his leadership, guidance and counsel in this new endeavor," said Ken O'Keefe, co-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Border Media. "Tom Castro's vision started this journey, and we're excited to be working with Tom in his role as Vice Chairman, Jeff as CEO, and the many talented and enthusiastic employees that Tom brought together to build this company. Tom's contributions will be vital to helping us transform Border Media into a multi-media stronghold in the Hispanic/Latino media industry," said Kevin Jordan, co-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Border Media. About Border Media Partners BMP Radio is a leading privately-owned Hispanic radio group, operating 33 radio stations in five Texas markets, including San Antonio, Austin, the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo, and Waco. About Vestar Capital Partners Vestar Capital Partners is a leading international private equity firm. The firm's investment strategy is targeted towards companies in the U.S., Europe and Japan with valuations in the $100 million to $5 billion range. Since the firm's founding in 1988, the Vestar funds have completed over 60 investments in companies with a total value of over $20 billion. These companies have varied in size and geography and span a broad range of industries. The firm's strategy is to invest behind incumbent management teams, family owners or corporations in a creative, flexible and entrepreneurial way with the overriding goal to build long-term franchise value. Vestar currently manages funds with committed capital totaling approximately $7 billion and has offices or affiliates operating in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Denver, Boston, Paris, Milan and Tokyo. More information about Vestar is available at www.vestarcapital.com. About Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group The Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group is part of the Merchant Banking Division within The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GS), that invests capital in ethnic minority-owned or targeted businesses and urban real estate. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Miami. To learn more about the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, please visit www.gs.com/uig. About Darby Overseas Investments Darby Overseas Investments, Ltd., the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments Franklin Resources Inc. NYSE: BEN is an investment firm originally founded in New York in 1947 as Franklin Distributors, Inc. It is listed on the NYSE under the ticker BEN as in Benjamin Franklin, whom founder Charlie Johnson admired. and a leading provider of private equity and mezzanine capital in emerging markets, was founded in 1994 by The Honorable Nicholas F. Brady Nicholas Frederick Brady (born April 11 1930, in New York City) was United States Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, and is also known for articulating the Brady Plan in March 1989. He was educated at Yale University (B.A. , who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury between 1988 and 1993. With a focus on supplying risk capital to medium-sized companies with high quality management, Darby's investments in the US Hispanic market include consumer, financial services and media-related businesses; it has been an investor in BMP since 2003. In 2003 Darby became a fully owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN], a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Templeton Investments provides global and domestic investment management solutions managed by its Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series, Fiduciary Trust, and Darby investment teams. The San Mateo, California-based company has 60 years of investment experience and over US$600 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. as of May 2007. |
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