January 11, 2016

Milbank Advises Koch Equity in its Investment in Transaction Network Services

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP acted as legal adviser to Koch Equity Development LLC in connection with its affiliate’s minority equity investment in Trident Private Holdings III, LLC, a holding company of Transaction Network Services, Inc. Koch Equity Development LLC is the acquisition and investment subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc. A portfolio company of Siris Capital Group, LLC, Transaction Network Services, Inc. provides secure, mission critical connectivity and gateway services via a global network enabling its customers to exchange data and information and transact worldwide.

The Milbank team was led by Global Leveraged Finance partner Marc Hanrahan, Global Securities partner Rod Miller and Global Leveraged Finance associates Spencer Pepper and Michael Volodarsky.

Also providing advice were Global Corporate partner Jane Morgan, Global Securities partner Ben Miles, Tax partner Andrew Walker and Tax special counsel Eschi Rahimi-Laridjani.

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