Genova Burns Bankruptcy Group Successfully Leads Sale of Iconic Broadband Technology Company Blonder Tongue Laboratories

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey has approved the sale of substantially all assets of Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc., marking the successful conclusion of a fast-paced and value-maximizing Chapter 11 process led by the Bankruptcy Group at Genova Burns LLC.

The transaction closed pursuant to a court-supervised sale under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code and included a cash purchase price of $2,950,000, together with additional non-cash consideration valued in the several-hundred-thousand-dollar range, including the assumption of select liabilities and other negotiated economic benefits to the estate. The buyer, Blonder Tongue LLC, emerged from a competitive, transparent sale process designed to preserve going-concern value and maximize creditor recoveries.

Founded in 1950, Blonder Tongue is a pioneering name in the broadcast, cable television, and broadband infrastructure industries, with a seventy-five-year legacy of engineering innovation. The company played a formative role in the development of signal distribution technology used by cable operators, broadcasters, telecommunications providers, educational institutions, and government entities nationwide. Over decades, Blonder Tongue built a respected brand recognized for technical sophistication, durability, and reliability in an evolving communications landscape.

Despite its storied history and intellectual capital, Blonder Tongue, like many legacy technology manufacturers, faced mounting financial pressure driven by structural shifts in the broadband and video delivery markets, supply-chain disruptions, inflationary cost increases, and tightening access to capital. Genova Burns was engaged to guide the company through a strategic Chapter 11 restructuring focused on speed, stability, and value preservation, culminating in a successful sale of the operating business as a going concern.

The Debtor was represented by Daniel M. Stolz, Donald W. Clarke, and Jaclynn N. McDonnell of Genova Burns’ Bankruptcy Group, who managed every phase of the case—from first-day motions and cash-collateral stabilization through sale negotiations, auction mechanics, and closing—under intense time and liquidity constraints.

“This transaction underscores Genova Burns’ ability to deliver decisive outcomes in complex middle-market restructurings,” said Donald W. Clarke. “We combined courtroom credibility, commercial judgment, and deal execution to preserve enterprise value and achieve a result that worked for creditors, employees, and the business itself.”

The Blonder Tongue matter further reinforces Genova Burns’ standing as a leading bankruptcy and restructuring firm in New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic, with deep experience representing debtors, committees, lenders, and strategic acquirers in high-stakes Chapter 11 cases. The firm is frequently called upon to handle cases involving operationally complex businesses, distressed M&A transactions, and accelerated Section 363 sale processes. Should you have any questions, Mr. Stolz can be reached via email here, Mr. Clarke via email here and Ms. McDonnell via email here.