Simpson Thacher is representing First Reserve Corporation in its acquisition of C.W. Wright Construction Company, Incorporated, Booth & Associates, Inc. and Coastal Power & Electric, Inc., three subsidiaries of Utility Services Associates, Inc. (“USA”).

USA, through its subsidiaries, provides critical outsourced services to electrical utilities for transmission, distribution and substation infrastructure in the Mid-Atlantic and Eastern U.S. regions.

The Simpson Thacher team includes: Bill Curbow, Sebastian Tiller and Michael Guo (M&A); Brian Robbins, Aimee Adler, Doug Tang, Scott Mathias and Daniel Avezbaki (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); John Creed and Seojung Park (Tax); Michael Isby and Tim Mulvihill (Environmental); Lori Lesser and Samantha Himelman (Intellectual Property); Krista McManus (Real Estate); and Alden Millard, Melissa Hutson and Seth Niedermayer (Credit).