Windstream Holdings Inc.

February 25, 2019

See here for our write-up on Winstream Holdings Inc.

• Jurisdiction: S.D. of New York (Judge Drain)

• Capital Structure: see below.

• Professionals:

  • Legal: Kirkland & Ellis LLP (James Sprayragen, Stephen Hessler, Ross Kwasteniet, Marc Kieselstein, Brad Weiland, Cristine Pirro Schwarzman, John Luze, Neda Davanipour)

  • Legal (Board of Directors): Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (Louis Strubeck Jr., James Copeland, Kristian Gluck)

  • Financial Advisor: Alvarez & Marsal LLC

  • Investment Banker: PJT Partners LP

  • Claims Agent: KCC (*click on the link above for free docket access)

• Other Parties in Interest:

  • DIP Lender ($500mm TL, $500mm RCF): Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

  • Prepetition 10.5% and 9% Notes Indenture Trustee: Wilmington Trust NA

    • Legal: Reed Smith LLP (Jason Angelo)

  • Prepetition TL and RCF Agent: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

    • Legal: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (Sandeep Qusba, Nicholas Baker, Jamie Fell)

  • Ad Hoc Group of Second Lien Noteholders

    • Legal: Milbank LLP

    • Financial Advisor: Houlihan Lokey Capital

  • Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Term Lenders

    • Legal: Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP (Brian Hermann, Andrew Rosenberg, Samuel Lovett, Michael Rudnick)

    • Financial Advisor: Evercore

  • Midwest Noteholders

    • Legal: Shearman & Sterling LLP

  • Uniti Group Inc.

    • Legal: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (Marshall Huebner, Eli Vonnegut, James Millerman)

    • Financial Advisor: Rothschild & Co.

  • Large Unsecured Creditor: AT&T Corp.

    • Legal: Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (Brian Lohan, Ginger Clements, Peta Gordon) & AT&T (James Grudus)

  • Large Unsecured Creditor: Verizon Communications Inc.

    • Legal: Stinson Leonard Street LLP (Darrell Clark, Tracey Ohm)

  • Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (AT&T Services Inc., Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO CLC, VeloCloud Networks Inc., Crown Castle Fiber, LEC Services Inc., UMB Bank)

    • Legal: Morrison & Foerster LLP (Lorenzo Marinuzzi, Brett Miller, Todd Goren, Jennifer Marines, Erica Richards)