Terry Bridges has provided legal advice to a wide range of clients during his more than 30 years as a finance and merger and acquisition attorney, including, most recently, public utility and energy clients such as PNM Resources, The Southern Company, DTE Energy, LG&E, Dynegy, PacifiCorp, Unisource Energy, SEMCO Energy, TECO Energy, Illinova and Trigen. He has previously served as an executive, including as executive vice president and as general counsel, of several NYSE-listed companies. In addition to transactional and finance matters, he works closely with Boards of Directors, board committees and senior management in a number of industries relative to strategic planning, review of proposed transactions, legal audits and other governance issues, public disclosures, and executive compensation. Representative Experience UTILITIES Sale of SEMCO Energy to Cap Rock Holding. Sale of International Transmission Company to KKR and Trimaran Capital. Purchase of TNP Enterprises by PNM Resources, Inc. Formation and capitalization of EnergyCo, a joint venture of Cascade Investments and PNM Resources, Inc. Sale of Clinton Nuclear Power Station by Illinois Power to AmerGen. Annual meetings and governance issues for The Southern Company. Definitive agreements for the purchase of the nuclear steam supply systems for Georgia Power's Plant Hatch and Plant Vogtle. Unit train coal car leasing by Georgia Power Company. Interconnection and service agreements between Georgia Power and MARTA. Transmission and RTO matters for various utilities. TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC. Sell-off of the outdoor billboard plants and radio stations. Purchase of WRET-TV. Acquisition of the Atlanta Hawks and the Atlanta Braves. Financing and subsequent refinancings of Turner Broadcasting System over 20 year period. Financing and leasing of satellite transponders from RCA and Huges Electronics. Hostile exchange offer for CBS. Purchase of MGM/UA Entertainment and the subsequent sale of the studio, lab and lot. $600 million investment by the large cable operators and the concomitant restructuring of Turner Broadcasting Systems' capitalization. Acquisition of U.S. television rights to UA. Acquisition of Hanna Barbera. Acquisition of New Line Cinema. Acquisition of Castlerock Entertainment. New World Communications Group, Inc. Purchase of seven television stations out of bankruptcy for a total acquisition price of $1.5 billion. Purchase of eight television stations for a total of $2 billion. Disposition of five television stations in three separate sales for $1.5 billion. Purchase of two television production houses and a television syndication company. $500 million investment by Fox Television in New World and related business arrangements. Sale of New World Communications Group, Inc. to Fox Television for $3.5 billion. Licensing of all Marvel Entertainment characters to Universal Studios. The Coleman Company Restructuring of Coleman legal department as General Counsel. Other Transactional and governance work with the Boards and Board Committees of Turner Broadcasting System, New World Communication Group, Inc., Dynegy, The Coleman Company, Giant Cement Company, Pier 1 Imports, First Georgia Bankshares, Fuqua Industries, Carmike Cinemas, Healthdyne, Inc., Georgia Power Company, Southern Company, Illinova, Unisource Energy, TECO Energy, U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Premiere Global Services, Inc. and others. Going private transaction for the public holding company of Consolidated Cigar. Leveraged buyout of Carmike Cinemas from Fuqua Industries. Initial Public Offering and follow-up financings of Carmike Cinemas. Acquisition by Carmike Cinemas of four privately owned theater chains. Acquisition of control of Giant Cement Company by a private company. Refinancing of First Georgia Bancshares, its acquisition of Bank of Fulton County and its ultimate sale to First Railroad Holding. Acquisition of Pier 1 Imports by CMEI, Inc. Acquisition of Green Bros. Nursery chain by Wolf Nursery. Acquisition of Seydel Chemical Co. by off-shore buyer. Representation of Special Board Committees of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Premiere Global Services Inc. Other Distinctions Selected as a Super Lawyer by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine for Mergers & Acquisitions Law excellence (2004-2011). Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law, and Corporate Law (2007-2012). Work Experience Senior Counsel, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2011-present Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP, 1975-1993, 1998-2010 Executive Vice President, New World Communications Group, 1993-1997 General Counsel, The Coleman Company, 1997 Associate, Troutman Sanders LLP, 1972-1975 Associate, Whitman, Ransom & Coulson, 1969-1972 |