Troutman Sanders Advises Southern Company on $8.5 Billion Debt Offering
Troutman Sanders acted as counsel to The Southern Company in a public offering of $8.5 billion principal amount of senior notes. The offering was completed on May 24, 2016 and consisted of seven series of senior notes with maturities ranging from two years to 30 years. A portion of the proceeds of the offering will be used by Southern Company to fund the purchase price of its pending acquisition of AGL Resources, Inc.
Troutman Sanders has advised Southern Company in the areas of regulatory, tax, corporate disclosure and finance matters relating to Southern Company’s proposed purchase of AGL Resources, which was announced last summer.
The Troutman Sanders team assisting Southern Company includes partners Kevin Greene, Eric Koontz, Roger Reigner, Bob Edwards, Brandon Marzo and Frank Schiller, along with of counsel Amie Broder and associates Erin Reeves McGinnis, Allison Will and Melissa Oellerich.
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