Pacific Gas and Electric $800 million first mortgage bonds offering
We advised the underwriters on the investment-grade debt offering
Davis Polk advised the representatives of the several underwriters in connection with the SEC-registered offering by Pacific Gas and Electric Company of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 3.000% first mortgage bonds due 2028. Pacific Gas will use the proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of existing debt.
Pacific Gas, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Pacific Gas provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 16 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California.
The Davis Polk capital markets team included partners Michael Kaplan and Marcel Fausten and counsel Jennifer Ying Lan. Partner Joseph P. Hadley provided finance advice. Counsel Susan D. Kennedy provided real estate advice. Counsel Alon Gurfinkel and associate Ben Levenback provided tax advice. Counsel David A. Zilberberg provided environmental advice. Associate Adam L. Shpeen provided restructuring advice. Associate Daniel P. Kearney provided intellectual property advice. Members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York and London offices.