Bruce White

Experience

Parsons Represents Blue Coolers in its Acquisition of Caddis Sports

Parsons Behle & Latimer advised Blue Coolers on its purchase of Caddis Sports Inc., a legacy outdoor and fishing equipment brand. The Parsons team was led by Adam Ott and Bruce White with assistance from Hunter Johnson. Emily Holt and Lauren Reber also advised on the transaction.

Represented Live View Technologies, Inc in multimillion dollar capital financing rounds with Lead Edge, Pelion, Larry H. Miller Group and Sorenson Capital.

Represented Navajo Transitional Energy Company is the $193 million dollar purchase of three coal mines.

Represented Dentive, LLC (DSO) in the growth (80 plus practices) and sale of a majority of equity to HGGC.

Represented Guided Practice Solutions (DSO) in growth (50 plus practices) the sale of a majority of equity to Main Post.

$100 Million Infusion of Preferred Equity.

Represented the client in connection with an infusion of preferred equity with a transaction valuation over $100 million. Negotiated and documented all aspects of the transaction.

Gas Company Assets

– Represented oil and gas company in the sale of assets.

– Represented private equity fund in the financing of an oil and gas service company.

– Represented Puma Energy in the acquisition of oil and gas terminal, deep water dock, and 175 gas stations in Puerto Rico as part of an $82 million purchase from bankruptcy debtors.

– Represented Puma Energy in the acquisition of oil and gas terminal, deep water dock, and 175 gas stations in Puerto Rico as part of an $82 million purchase from bankruptcy debtors, starting with preparing for and winning a bankruptcy auction and culminating with a closing approximately six months later after resolution of various closing conditions.

– Represented Senior lender in company sale of $60 Million oil and gas wells with a value of over $60 million.

Purchase of Engineering Firms

Represented engineering group in the purchase of several engineering firms.

Animal Health

Represented an Animal Health Company in the merger of the company with a foreign company.

Supplement Companies

Represented several herbal health companies in the merger/acquisition of other supplement companies.

DSO Structures and Acquisitions/Sales

– Represented Orthodontics Group in the sale of company to DSO. Represent DSO in private equity investment of $88 million.

– Represented dozens of dental groups in setting up DSOs.

– Represented DSO in $35 million senior secured financing.

– Represented DSO in $20 million financing transaction.

– Sale of orthodontic practices and DSO with 14 locations to a larger DSO.

– Formation of DSO with 18 practice locations.

– Represented orthodontics group in the structure of a DSO.

Restructuring $80 Million of Debt

Represented private golf resort in an out of court restructure of $80 million of debt and sale of the resort to a third party buyer.

Represent Several Secured Lenders/Borrowers in Financing Transactions

– Represented Borrower in $150MM secured syndicated financing.

– Represented Lender in several Secured traction financing between $5MM to35MM.

– Represented Borrower in $75MM secured syndicated financing.

Restructuring $100 Million of Debt

Represented a greenhouse tomato grower in $13 million financing transaction and restructure of $100 million of debt.

General Counsel for Orthodontix Group

Outside General Counsel for Apple Orthodontix, a multiple office orthodontics group.

Contract Dispute

Represented George Foreman in a contract dispute over product for George Foreman Grill.

Bankruptcy Case

Represented Brazos Electric Cooperative as a creditor in bankruptcy cases involving electricity production and distribution companies.

Oil Pipeline Bankruptcy

Represented the board of directors of a publicly traded company in an oil pipeline bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy Case

Represented examiner appointed in oil exploration and production bankruptcy.

Chapter 11 with Largest Secured Creditor

Represented the largest secured creditor in Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of an oil and gas exploration company.

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases in Texas

Represented equipment lessors and lenders in multiple Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases throughout Texas.

Secured Creditor in Hotel Cases

Represented secured creditor in cases involving hotels owned as part of a complex tenant in common structure.

Sold Real Estate in $1.2 Billion Debt Liquidation

Represented a company in the sale of multiple commercial real estate assets as part of $1.2 billion of debt liquidation.

Governance and Transactional Issues

Represented multi-office orthodontic practices in various corporate governance and transactional issues.

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case

Representation of numerous official committees of unsecured creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.

Out-of-Court Loan Restructuring

Represented lessors and lenders in bankruptcy cases and out-of-court loan restructurings throughout Texas.

Chapter 11 with Complicated Bond Structure

Represented indenture trustee in the Chapter 11 reorganization of a natural gas production company involving a complicated bond structure.

Sale of Hospital Assets in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case

Represented Wadley Regional Medical Center in the sale of its hospital assets as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.

$600 Million Bid to Purchase Major League Baseball Team

Represented a Mark Cuban entity in a $600 million bid to purchase the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball club out of bankruptcy.

$1 Billion in Liabilities in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case

Represented Opus West Corporation and various affiliates in their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases involving more than $1 billion in liabilities and the liquidation of numerous commercial real estate assets and equity interests.

Practice Areas

Corporate

Mergers & Acquisitions

Emerging Companies & Venture Capital

Middle Market & Family Businesses

Dental

Healthcare

Banking & Financial Services

Business Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring

Oil & Gas

Career

Bruce H. White is a member of the Board of Directors and a shareholder in the firm and concentrates his practice on all aspects of business transactions (mergers and acquisitions), commercial financing, corporate law and corporate reorganizations.

Bruce has more than 25 years of large law firm and business experience representing clients in a wide range of business law matters including, traditional debt financing (secured and unsecured) and capital financing of companies (private equity), acquisitions, sales and mergers of all types of business, including healthcare, mining, oil & gas, professional service companies (DSO and MSO), manufacturing and technology companies among many others. Bruce also has substantial experience representing lenders and businesses in out of court restructurings and in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.

Professional Memberships

Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) - Member

American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) - Member

Turnaround Management Association (TMA) - Member

J. Reuben Clark Law Society - Member

American Bar Association - Member