M.M. DILLON & CO SERVES AS A FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS IN ITS SPIN OFF OF UNITI AND RELATED EXCHANGE OFFER FOR DEBT

M.M. Dillon acted as an advisor to Windstream Communications (NYSE WIN) in the contested spin off and related debt exchange for $542 million working with company counsel Kirkland & Ellis. The assignment included filing a report on the transactions and acting as an expert witness in the Southern District of New York in opposition to Aurelius Capital.

About Windstream Holdings Inc

Windstream Holdings Inc offers telecommunications services to residential and business customers in rural communities in the United States. The Company provides local telephone, high-speed Internet, long distance, network access, and video services in multiple states.

About M.M. Dillon & Co.

M.M. Dillon & Co. (formerly CRT Investment Banking LLC) is an employee owned partnership where industry and product specialists collaborate closely to provide creative, idea-driven advice and solutions to its institutional and corporate clients. M.M. Dillon offers public and private financing, M&A advisory and restructuring advisory services. M.M. Dillon’s team of experienced professionals provides execution capabilities for companies across a range of industry sectors. The firm’s senior banking professionals have a minimum of 20 years of experience with major Wall Street firms.