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Jersey City, NJ – IPC Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of specialized communications and managed network-as-a-service (MNaaS) solutions for the financial trading community, has enhanced its network capabilities at seven points-of-presence (PoPs) in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland. IPC’s PoPs in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Geneva, Stockholm and Zurich have been enabled to support all of IPC’s data and voice solutions. This includes access to the Connexus extranet ecosystem, latency sensitive data connectivity and MPLS corporate WAN solutions. Leveraging a unified converged infrastructure, IPC provides a comprehensive MNaaS data and voice product portfolio that is engineered to satisfy the exacting demands of the global capital markets.

The announcement is part of IPC’s continued global network expansion and enables investors both within the European Union and beyond to successfully trade equities, fixed income, FX, commodities and derivatives in the European markets. MNaaS solutions are becoming increasingly important in Europe’s highly fragmented capital and energy markets to execute a wide range of complex trading strategies, achieve business continuity, manage risk and source liquidity.

“Trading effectively in Europe’s sophisticated markets requires access to a ready-made ecosystem of market participants and connectivity throughout the trade lifecycle across multiple asset classes,” said Chris McQuade, Vice President, Network Operations EMEA, IPC. “We are delighted to offer a comprehensive managed network-as-a-service solution that empowers global investors to capture alpha in Europe’s booming markets.”

The IPC Financial Markets Network service portfolio includes the Connexus Financial Extranet and Direct Connect data services, as well as Trader and Enhanced Voice connectivity services. IPC’s Financial Markets Network interconnects global financial centers and allows access to approximately 5,000 market participant locations in over 700 cities in nearly 60 countries.

About IPC

IPC is a global provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology to the financial markets community. With complete focus on this sector and over 40 years of expertise, IPC provides customers with integrated solutions that support traders and participants across the entire trade lifecycle, including sell-side and buy-side financial institutions, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, clearing and settlement firms, independent software vendors, corporate finance departments, financial information exchange providers and market data providers. IPC’s offerings include a unified communications/application platform, award-winning trading positions, managed voice and data connectivity solutions, compliance technologies, infrastructure management and a suite of enhanced service offerings. IPC’s global reach extends to more than 60 countries – including a network of 5,000 customer sites over 700 cities and an installed base of approximately 120,000 trading positions deployed worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, IPC has over 900 employees located throughout the Americas and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. IPC’s mission is to continually innovate to support collaboration across the global financial community and address our clients’ needs in an ever-changing landscape.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of specialized communications and managed network-as-a-service solutions for the financial trading community, today announced it continues to grow its presence in the Chicagoland market with the addition of new staff. The expansion initiatives include the appointments of key sales, business development, customer service, operations and field engineering staff with industry veteran, Randy Deihs, leading IPC’s growth charge for the Chicago market as well as the entire Midwest. Moreover, IPC is investing significant resources in partnering with providers of trade lifecycle services, liquidity venues and market data vendors in the region.

“IPC has been experiencing rapid organic growth in Chicago and as a result we have hired a team of experts to underscore our unwavering commitment to serving clients in the region,” said David Brown, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Financial Markets Network, IPC. “This initiative reinforces our singular mission to create trading opportunities and manage risk by bringing the diverse community of global capital market participants together.”

 

“Our ecosystem in the Midwest comprises nearly 500 diverse market participant locations that need to connect, communicate and collaborate with the wider global community of institutional investors, fund managers, brokers/dealers, liquidity venues and trade lifecycle service providers,” said Joseph Pickel, Global Head of Sales and Marketing, Financial Markets Network, IPC. “The extensive knowledge of the financial markets and deep expertise in capital markets technology that the team brings will be invaluable for us in serving our ecosystem and successfully executing our strategic blueprint for the Chicago market.”

IPC has taken on a leadership role in several recent conferences in Chicago including DerivOps North America 2015 and The Trading Show. IPC will also be showcasing the solutions in its Financial Markets Network portfolio at the FIA Futures & Options Expo 2015.

The IPC Financial Markets Network service portfolio includes the Connexus Financial Extranet and Direct Connect data services, as well as Trader and Enhanced Voice connectivity services. IPC’s Financial Markets Network interconnects global financial centers and allows access to approximately 5,000 market participant locations in over 700 cities in nearly 60 countries.

About IPC

IPC is a global provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology to the financial markets community. With complete focus on this sector and over 40 years of expertise, IPC provides customers with integrated solutions that support traders and participants across the entire trade lifecycle, including sell-side and buy-side financial institutions, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, clearing and settlement firms, independent software vendors, corporate finance departments, financial information exchange providers and market data providers. IPC’s offerings include a unified communications/application platform, award-winning trading positions, managed voice and data connectivity solutions, compliance technologies, infrastructure management and a suite of enhanced service offerings. IPC’s global reach extends to more than 60 countries – including a network of 5,000 customer sites over 700 cities and an installed base of approximately 120,000 trading positions deployed worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, IPC has over 900 employees located throughout the Americas and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. IPC’s mission is to continually innovate to support collaboration across the global financial community and address our clients’ needs in an ever-changing landscape.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC Systems, Inc., is proud to announce that one of the company’s thought leaders will be participating in a panel discussion at the FISD General Meeting. The event, to be held June 24, 2015, at the Princeton Club of New York, encompasses a wide range of business, technological, and regulatory issues that face the financial information industry, including commercial policies for market & reference data, legal & contractual issues and market data administration.

IPC’s Ganesh Iyer, Director of Product Marketing, will participate in the panel titled “Concentrating on the ‘C’ in ICT? Communication, Connectivity and Collaboration”. The panel will focus on the necessity of communication, connectivity and collaboration in the capital markets.

About IPC

IPC is a global provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology to the financial markets community. With complete focus on this sector and over 40 years of expertise, IPC provides customers with integrated solutions that support traders and participants across the entire trade lifecycle including sell-side and buy-side financial institutions, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, clearing and settlement firms, independent software vendors, corporate finance departments, financial information exchange providers and market data providers. IPC’s offerings include a unified communications/application platform, award-winning trading positions, managed voice and data connectivity solutions, compliance technologies, infrastructure management and a suite of enhanced service offerings. IPC’s global reach extends to more than 60 countries – including a network of 5,000 customer sites over 700 cities and an installed base of approximately 120,000 trading positions deployed worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, IPC has over 900 employees located throughout the Americas and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. IPC’s mission is to continually innovate to support collaboration across the global financial community and address our clients’ needs in an ever-changing landscape.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC Systems, Inc., is proud to announce that one of the company’s thought leaders will be presenting to senior traders from some of the largest and most innovative fixed income trading desks in Europe at the Buy Side Conversations 2015 Fixed Income Trading conference. The event, to be held June 17 and 18, 2015, at CCT Venues Plus – South Quay, Canary Wharf in London, will focus on the future of electronic trading, the increased emphasis from the regulator on transparency and efficiency, and debate the challenges and opportunities in the fixed income trading space.

IPC’s Ganesh Iyer, Director of Product Marketing, will share insights on how a Managed Network-as-a-Service (MNaaS) solution can not only manage risk effectively but also enable fund managers to execute a range of trading strategies such systematic trades, convertible bond arbitrage, fixed income arbitrage, equity long-short, dispersion trades and portable alpha strategies in a presentation titled “Buy-Side Technology Insight: “De-risking” the trading and investment processes of fund managers.”

About IPC

IPC is a global provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology to the financial markets community. With complete focus on this sector and over 40 years of expertise, IPC provides customers with integrated solutions that support traders and participants across the entire trade lifecycle including sell-side and buy-side financial institutions, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, clearing and settlement firms, independent software vendors, corporate finance departments, financial information exchange providers and market data providers. IPC’s offerings include a unified communications/application platform, award-winning trading positions, managed voice and data connectivity solutions, compliance technologies, infrastructure management and a suite of enhanced service offerings. IPC’s global reach extends to more than 60 countries – including a network of 5,000 customer sites over 700 cities and an installed base of approximately 120,000 trading positions deployed worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, IPC has over 900 employees located throughout the Americas and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. IPC’s mission is to continually innovate to support collaboration across the global financial community and address our clients’ needs in an ever-changing landscape.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of specialized communications and managed network-as-a-service solutions for the financial trading community, and Japan Exchange Group (JPX), the world’s third largest exchange group, today announced a strategic partnership to enable global capital market participants to reliably access JPX’s trading venues from financial centers in the Asia-Pacific region, North America and Europe.

The collaboration between IPC and JPX enables financial institutions worldwide to have resilient, secure, latency-sensitive and cost-effective access to the JPX derivatives trading system (J-GATE), cash trading system (arrowhead) and off-auction trading system (ToSTNeT) via the new Toyosu Access Point (AP3). IPC also enables JPX Co-Location Service members to connect easily with other market participants in @Tokyo’s public space and to the entire IPC global financial markets ecosystem.

Trading in Japan’s capital markets has grown dramatically since the advent of Abenomics. One of the components of the third arrow of Abenomics – promoting private sector investment-led growth – has noticeably enhanced the corporate governance of Japanese firms. This has contributed to the growth in trading volumes in the Japanese cash equities and derivatives markets.

“The strong shift of Japan’s market supported by a sequence of positive policy decisions and the improved corporate governance of Japanese firms are attracting more investors, both domestic and international, to invest in securities and derivatives that are traded on JPX,” said Ryusuke Yokoyama, Executive Officer at Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. “We are delighted to work with IPC to expand both our global reach and pool of investors.”

“We have been witnessing a surge in demand for connectivity to Japan’s capital markets from institutional investors, traditional asset managers and alternative investment managers in Asia, Europe and the United States,” said David Brown, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Financial Markets Network, IPC. “IPC has a long history of serving the Japanese market and this partnership with JPX underscores our deep commitment to global investors seeking to successfully participate and profit in Japan’s vibrant capital markets.”

The Connexus Financial Extranet is part of IPC’s Financial Markets Network solution portfolio which includes private extranet, Direct Connect and Managed MPLS VPN data services, as well as Trader and Enhanced IP voice connectivity solutions. IPC’s Financial Markets Network interconnects global financial centers and allows access to more than 5,000 participants in over 700 cities in nearly 60 countries. Built on a state of the art IP/MPLS infrastructure, the highly scalable and secure Connexus Extranet supports a number of industry standard and trading protocols.

About IPC

IPC is a global provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology to the financial markets community. With complete focus on this sector and over 40 years of expertise, IPC provides customers with integrated solutions that support traders and participants across the entire trade lifecycle, including sell-side and buy-side financial institutions, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, clearing and settlement firms, independent software vendors, corporate finance departments, financial information exchange providers and market data providers. IPC’s offerings include a unified communications/application platform, award-winning trading positions, managed voice and data connectivity solutions, compliance technologies, infrastructure management and a suite of enhanced service offerings. IPC’s global reach extends to more than 60 countries – including a network of 5,000 customer sites over 700 cities and an installed base of approximately 120,000 trading positions deployed worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, IPC has over 900 employees located throughout the Americas and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. IPC’s mission is to continually innovate to support collaboration across the global financial community and address our clients’ needs in an ever-changing landscape.

About JPX

Japan Exchange Group, Inc., one of the leading exchange groups in the world, is a holding company established on January 1, 2013 as a result of a business combination between Tokyo Stock Exchange, the largest stock exchange in the Asia-Pacific region, and Osaka Exchange, a major derivatives exchange. JPX listed its stock on TSE on January 4 of the same year. The JPX stock market reached approximately USD 4.5 trillion (JPY 478 trillion) in market capitalization as of the end of December 2013. JPX also provides derivatives markets for major Japanese contracts such as Nikkei 225 futures, TOPIX futures, and JGB futures. For more information, visit http://www.jpx.co.jp/english/

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC Systems, Inc., a global provider of network services, trading communication technology and enhanced services to the financial markets community, today announced the introduction of its Self-Provisioning Online Tool (SPOT) for Trader Voice services within the EMEA region. SPOT empowers the EMEA Trader Voice community with greater control and visibility into their voice network by enabling customers to self-provision voice connections through IPC’s Xchange Customer Portal. SPOT is the most recent expansion of IPC’s proven, private and secure Xchange Customer Portal, which provides customers with instant, global visibility and hands-on analysis of their trading communications system and network services.

IPC is breaking new ground with the first single provisioning and management interface dedicated to the financial markets. SPOT enables customers to self-provision voice services anytime and proactively administer IPC resources globally. With SPOT, firms in EMEA will be able to:

• Self-provision voice services to IPC’s ever growing community of more than 5,000 global on-net locations
• Efficiently manage voice connections, including new voice installations, shifts or terminations enterprise-wide
• Quickly redirect bearers and channels
• Easily submit or cancel termination requests

“The introduction of SPOT in EMEA is just the first phase in a broader deployment of real-time self-provisioning solutions across our service portfolio to customers around the globe,” said Dave Brown, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Financial Markets Network, IPC. “IPC is dedicated to helping our customers achieve maximum business advantage, and the launch of SPOT is another step forward in IPC’s commitment to deliver trader productivity and drive operational efficiencies throughout the financial markets.”

In addition to provisioning, SPOT provides advanced functionality for IPC Financial Markets Network customers to gain complete visibility into their accounts including a dashboard overview of their global voice estate and order status, inventory management capabilities, capacity planning reports and advanced search capabilities. EMEA Trader Voice customers can use SPOT to search, report, reserve, lock, label and assign signaling preferences.

The Self-Provisioning Online Tool is part of IPC’s comprehensive portfolio of Voice Connectivity Services including Trader Voice and EVS. IPC Voice Connectivity Services enable traders to reach counterparties, access global hoot and holler networks and gain greater mobility in a rapid, cost-effective manner. The service also provides access to new markets, proactive infrastructure monitoring and unrivaled flexibility.

 

About IPC

IPC is a global provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology to the financial markets community. With complete focus on this sector and over 40 years of expertise, IPC provides customers with integrated solutions that support traders and participants across the entire trade lifecycle including sell-side and buy-side financial institutions, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, clearing and settlement firms, independent software vendors, corporate finance departments, financial information exchange providers and market data providers. IPC’s offerings include a unified communications/application platform, award-winning trading positions, managed voice and data connectivity solutions, compliance technologies, infrastructure management and a suite of enhanced service offerings. IPC’s global reach extends to more than 60 countries – including a network of 5,000 customer sites over 700 cities and an installed base of approximately 120,000 trading positions deployed worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, IPC has over 900 employees located throughout the Americas and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. IPC’s mission is to continually innovate to support collaboration across the global financial community and address our clients’ needs in an ever-changing landscape. For more information, visit www.ipc.com.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

For the second time in the Sell-Side Technology Awards program’s three year history, IPC Systems, a leading provider of trading communications solutions to the world’s top financial services firms, has received the “Best Sell-Side Trading Communications Systems” award. The selection was made by a panel comprised of industry experts and Waters journalists.

“It is our mission to equip customers with technology to be faster, more productive, and more collaborative,” said Michael Speranza, Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Trading Communications Solutions, IPC. “By combining our expertise with our technology, we create products that provide our customers a competitive edge at every stage of the trade lifecycle. Being granted this award for the second year in a row recognizes our dedication to uniting technology with proficiency to drive success for our customers.”

 

“This was a very competitive category, but Unigy’s scale and its ability to help traders improve their productivity was what most won over the judging panel,” said Anthony Malakian, US Editor, Waters.

With more than 120,000 of the world’s trading turret positions, IPC is a market leader in trading communications systems. Unigy®, IPC’s open, single services-oriented architecture (SOA)-based unified trading communications and applications platform, speeds collaboration between traders and the trade support teams across middle and back offices with unprecedented flexibility, scalability and adaptability. Unigy’s interoperability allows it to work with existing systems, IQ/MAX® turrets, PBX phone systems and voice recording equipment to help trading firms transform their workflow. Now live at more than 700 customer sites globally, Unigy helps trading firms of every size reduce complexity, ensure compliance and control operating costs.

IPC also offers a sophisticated suite of trading communications tools that includes: the IQ/MAX turret, intuitively designed to deliver advanced Voice-over-IP technology with maximum clarity, speed, control and power to a trader’s fingertips; IQ/MAX Edge, a Unigy-powered turret designed specifically for small- to medium-sized trading firms; and IQ/MAX Omni, an innovative PC-based soft-turret that offers traders the ability to trade from anywhere. In addition, IPC’s revolutionary Blue Wave® application development platform enables Unigy customers and third party Application Service Providers (ASPs) to create their own business-specific applications.

The winners of the Sell-Side Technology Awards were announced during an awards ceremony in New York on April 21. Bruce Bolcer, Director Product Management at IPC, participated in a Waters video interview special at the ceremony.

About IPC

IPC is a global provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology to the financial markets community. With complete focus on this sector and over 40 years of expertise, IPC provides customers with integrated solutions that support traders and participants across the entire trade lifecycle including sell-side and buy-side financial institutions, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, clearing and settlement firms, independent software vendors, corporate finance departments, financial information exchange providers and market data providers. IPC’s offerings include a unified communications/application platform, award-winning trading positions, managed voice and data connectivity solutions, compliance technologies, infrastructure management and a suite of enhanced service offerings. IPC’s global reach extends to more than 60 countries – including a network of 5,000 customer sites over 700 cities and an installed base of approximately 120,000 trading positions deployed worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, IPC has over 900 employees located throughout the Americas and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. IPC’s mission is to continually innovate to support collaboration across the global financial community and address our clients’ needs in an ever-changing landscape. For more information, visit www.ipc.com

IPC Systems, Inc., is proud to announce that one of the company’s thought leaders will be presenting to senior derivatives operations executives from leading financial institutions at the DerivOps North America conference. The event, to be held April 21 and 22, 2015, at the Westin River North in Chicago, Illinois, will provide in-depth discussions on the changes impacting the industry, such as the maturation of SEFs, collateral management and optimization, clearing and settlement, regulatory concerns and infrastructure and technology best practices. IPC’s Ganesh Iyer, Director of Product Marketing, will share his insights on how the managed network-as-service model empowers firms to benefit from industry best practices and allows them to focus on their core business of alpha generation in a presentation titled “Network Technology: Successfully Executing Dynamic Derivative Trading Strategies”.

About IPC

IPC is a global provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology to the financial markets community. With complete focus on this sector and over 40 years of expertise, IPC provides customers with integrated solutions that support traders and participants across the entire trade lifecycle including sell-side and buy-side financial institutions, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, clearing and settlement firms, independent software vendors, corporate finance departments, financial information exchange providers and market data providers. IPC’s offerings include a unified communications/application platform, award-winning trading positions, managed voice and data connectivity solutions, compliance technologies, infrastructure management and a suite of enhanced service offerings. IPC’s global reach extends to more than 60 countries – including a network of 5,000 customer sites over 700 cities and an installed base of approximately 120,000 trading positions deployed worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, IPC has over 900 employees located throughout the Americas and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. IPC’s mission is to continually innovate to support collaboration across the global financial community and address our clients’ needs in an ever-changing landscape. For more information, visit www.ipc.com.

IPC Systems, Inc., a global provider of network services, trading communication technology and enhanced services to the financial markets community, today announced that affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P., a leading private investment firm, have completed their acquisition of IPC from Silver Lake Partners. The acquisition was announced in December 2014.

IPC offers services and solutions for capital markets participants across all asset classes. From its unified communications and software platform to its industry leading data and voice extranet, IPC remains focused on improving the speed, productivity, collaboration, and efficiency of the entire trade lifecycle. IPC continues to accelerate its market segment leading position, fueled by the increased adoption of its integrated trading communications and application platform, Unigy®. The IPC Financial Markets Network is the leading choice for capital market participants enabling data and voice connectivity through its Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offerings. Its suite of solutions addresses industry imperatives such as business continuity planning, network diversity and speed of execution. IPC Enhanced Services supports its customers’ trading communications environments and is committed to collaboration, service excellence and value.

“Last year was one of IPC’s best years on record and we are expanding on that momentum,” said Mr. Neil Barua, Chief Executive Officer of IPC. “Our focus remains on delivering products and services that contribute to our customers’ success. This unwavering commitment to our customers coupled with Centerbridge’s proven ability to drive long-term sustainable growth will further strengthen our global brand. We look forward to working together with our new owners.”

Mr. Jared Hendricks, Senior Managing Director at Centerbridge said, “IPC has a track record of innovation and success that has made it a valued strategic partner to the world’s most preeminent financial institutions. The Company is uniquely positioned to deliver tailored, state-of-the-art solutions to serve the complex needs of the financial services community. We are excited to support IPC and its management through the Company’s next phase of growth and innovation.”

IPC was advised by its financial advisors, Evercore and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and its legal advisor, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Centerbridge was advised by its financial advisors, Barclays and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and its legal advisor, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

About IPC

IPC is a global provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology to the financial markets community. With complete focus on this sector and over 40 years of expertise, IPC provides customers with integrated solutions that support traders and participants across the entire trade lifecycle including sell-side and buy-side financial institutions, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, clearing and settlement firms, independent software vendors, corporate finance departments, financial information exchange providers and market data providers. IPC’s offerings include a unified communications/application platform, award-winning trading positions, managed voice and data connectivity solutions, compliance technologies, infrastructure management and a suite of enhanced service offerings. IPC’s global reach extends to more than 60 countries – including a network of 5,000 customer sites over 700 cities and an installed base of approximately 120,000 trading positions deployed worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, IPC has over 900 employees located throughout the Americas and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. IPC’s mission is to continually innovate to support collaboration across the global financial community and address our clients’ needs in an ever-changing landscape. For more information, visit www.ipc.com.

About Centerbridge Partners, L.P.

Centerbridge Partners, L.P. is an investment management firm focused on private equity and distressed investment opportunities. As of December 2014, the Firm has approximately $25 billion in capital under management with offices in New York and London. The firm is dedicated to partnering with world-class management teams across targeted industry sectors to help companies achieve their operating and financial objectives.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC Systems, Inc., a global provider of specialized communications solutions for the financial services community, today announced the successful deployment of Unigy, the leading unified trading communications and application platform, at the Singapore branch of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) which maintains relationships with more than 210,000 companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

SMBC wanted a new infrastructure that would increase the flexibility, scalability and manageability of its trading communications systems. Additionally, SMBC desired to upgrade to a VoIP-based system, capable of integrating with existing private branch exchange (PBX) infrastructure. SMBC also had requirements for improved business continuity planning (BCP) as well as space limitations for equipment at its production and disaster recovery sites.

“We managed to meet all challenges with the solutions provided by IPC and went live within a limited timeframe. IPC analyzed the situation quickly and was very proficient and collaborative,” says Yoshiaki Ota, Joint General Manager–Treasury Unit, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Singapore. “We saw IPC’s commitment to this project by meeting our tight schedule and mobilizing the required resources to enable a successful ‘go-live’ date.”

“Our users require a lot of conferencing and speaker functionalities. We included these individuals in our proof of concept demonstrations and they were comfortable with Unigy,” says Ota. The bank needs to be in constant communication with its customers and counterparties and Unigy’s clarity eliminates the time and extra effort that had been required to communicate.

Unigy’s flexible administration controls combined with tight system security will also help SMBC lower the costs of maintaining trading communications infrastructure. In addition, Unigy’s versatility provides SMBC with the key capabilities necessary to maximize collaboration with their counterparts in overseas offices. Furthermore, increased resiliency means SMBC can continue operations regardless of any external forces that may interrupt normal function of their trading floor.

“We are delighted that SMBC chose IPC for their trading communication systems and BCP needs,” said Bruce Maslen, Vice President, Trading Systems Sales, APAC, IPC. “Our mission is to deliver high quality and value-added voice communications technology solutions that support global trading floors. We will continue to help meet the growing and diversified needs of financial services customers in this region and around the world – helping them to achieve global trading efficiency.”

About IPC

IPC is a global provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology to the financial markets community. With complete focus on this sector and over 40 years of expertise, IPC provides customers with integrated solutions that support traders and participants across the entire trade lifecycle including sell-side and buy-side financial institutions, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, clearing and settlement firms, independent software vendors, corporate finance departments, financial information exchange providers and market data providers. IPC’s offerings include a unified communications/application platform, award-winning trading positions, managed voice and data connectivity solutions, compliance technologies, infrastructure management and a suite of enhanced service offerings. IPC’s global reach extends to more than 60 countries – including a network of 5,000 customer sites over 700 cities and an installed base of approximately 120,000 trading positions deployed worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, IPC has over 900 employees located throughout the Americas and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. IPC’s mission is to continually innovate to support collaboration across the global financial community and address our clients’ needs in an ever-changing landscape. For more information, visit www.ipc.com.

About SMBC

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The large, global firm has more than 25,000 employees located in more than 400 domestic branches and 15 international offices. SMBC engages in deposit taking, lending, securities brokering and trading, securities investment, money transfer, foreign currency exchange, corporate bond trustee services and custody services, financial futures underwriting, investment trust sales and other commercial banking activities.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.