Davis Polk advised the dealer manager in connection with Windstream Services, LLC’s cash tender offer for $441,096,000 aggregate principal amount of the 7.875% senior notes due 2017 issued by Windstream Services, LLC (as successor to Windstream Corporation) and Windstream Finance Corp.

Windstream Services, LLC is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Windstream Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of advanced network communications and technology solutions for consumers, small businesses, enterprise organizations and carrier partners across the United States. The company offers bundled services, including broadband, security solutions, voice and digital TV to consumers. The company also provides data, cloud solutions, unified communications and managed services to business and enterprise clients. The company supplies core transport solutions on a local and long-haul fiber-optic network spanning approximately 125,000 miles.

The Davis Polk capital markets team included partner Michael Kaplan and associates Alice Z. Chen, Ravi P. Ramchandani and Zuo (Zoey) Yi. Partner Neil Barr and associate Vinay Prabhakar provided tax advice. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.