J. Donald Porter Transaction Experience
Power Utilities
Senior or co‑managed financings for power generation, transmission, district energy and renewable resource facilities totaling over $35 billion for state authority, joint action, special district and single city power systems:
- New York Power Authority
- Intermountain Power Agency
- Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
- North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency
- Southern California Public Power Authority
- Jacksonville Electric Authority
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Seattle City Light
- Sikeston, MO
- Arizona Power Authority
- Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
- Northern California Power Agency
- Michigan Public Power Agency
- San Antonio Utilities Board, TX
- Nebraska Public Power District
- Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems
- Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
- Kings River, CA Conservation District (PG&E Project)
- Snohomish County, WA Public Utility District
- Louisiana Electric Power Authority
- Grand Haven Light & Power, MI
- Chelan County, WA Public Utility District
- Nashville Electric Service
- Key West, FL City Electric System
- Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
- Tulane University
Utility Advisory Activities
Power and water utility advisory and merger and acquisition assignments totaling approximately $5 billion for private and public sector entities including:
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Modesto Irrigation District
- Jonesboro, AK Utility
- National Cooperative Utilities Services (Citizens Utilities Asset Acquisition)
- Pacific Gas & Electric
- Koch Industries
- Sikeston, MO
- Cherokee Environmental Investments
- Marriott Corporation (Great America)
- Arizona Power Authority
- Colorado River Commission of Nevada
- Northern Municipal Power Agency (Minnkota Power Cooperative)
- EnviroMission, Ltd. (Solar Tower Prefeasibility)
- Johnson Controls (Michicot Project)
- Siemens Corporation
Water and Wastewater Utilities
Lead or co‑managed financings totaling $3 billion for state, regional and local water/wastewater projects:
- San Diego County Water Authority
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Modesto Irrigation District
- State of Montana Water Resource Development Program
- Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
- Contra Costa County, CA Water District
- City of Palo Alto, Water Project
- City of Cleveland Municipal Water System (Financial Advisor)
Private Activity and General Governmental Financings
Senior managed financings totaling approximately $2 billion for corporate beneficiaries and governmental issuers:
- Arizona Public Service Company
- Ciba‑Geigy
- Combustion Engineering
- Koppers
- Foster Wheeler
Senior managed tax‑exempt commercial paper/variable rate programs for governmental issuers:
- Los Angeles County
- Ventura County
- Platte River Power Authority
- Lower Colorado River Authority
- Jacksonville Electric Authority
- Arizona Power Authority
- San Diego County Water Authority
Project Finance
Senior managed project/structured credit financings totaling approximately $3 billion including the following:
- King's River Conservation District, California
- Harrisburg, PA Hydroelectric Project
- Calaveras County Hydroelectric Project (Northern California Power Agency - Co Senior)
- Great America Park (Marriott Corporation)
- Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority
- Sikeston, MO Power Project
- Arizona Power Authority (Hoover Dam Uprating Project)
- Alaska Power Authority (Bradley Lake Project)
Transportation / Marine Terminal
Senior managed financings aggregating $1.5 billion for the following transportation and marine terminal issuers:
- Atlanta Hartsfield Airport (initial financing and later improvements)
- Greensboro‑High Point Airport Expansion
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
- Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (Shell, Texaco, Ashland, Marathon, Murphy)
- Conrail (advisory assignment evaluating governmental acquisition)
- Broward County, Florida (gasoline tax revenue bond)
Real Estate Transactions
Advised and brokered $750 million remediated land development project in New Jersey