White & Case LLP - Lawyers - John W. Anderson Jr.

Practice Experience

Mr. Anderson joined White & Case in 2000. Mr. Anderson specializes in international finance and banking, especially in areas of securities, project financing, and aircraft financing. His languages include English, Portuguese and Spanish and he is admitted to practice both in New York and in Brazil. Mr. Anderson also worked at White & Case’s New York office. He has also completed a six-month secondment at GE Commercial Finance Capital Solutions (Equipment Finance Division) from October 2005 to April 2006.

Representative Matters

Representation of Fortis Capital Corp. and Calyon New York Branch as lead arrangers for an approximately U.S.$500 million non-recourse financing of the construction and initial operation of a 241.8 MW coal-fired electric generating facility in Ventanas, Chile. AES Gener is the sponsor of the Project.
Representation of Calyon, Milan Branch and Natixis, Milan Branch in their capacity as accreting (SOAR) lenders in the SOAR loan granted to the lessors, in the structuring and negotiation of a complex Italian tax lease of four Boeing aircraft to the Brazilian airline TAM, for a total deal value of approximately U.S.$640 million. The deal included the negotiation of the financing documentation, including lease agreements, indemnity agreements, security documents and the facility agreements between PEFCO, US Ex-Im Bank, Calyon, Natixis, Société Générale and TAM.
Representation of Arantes Alimentos Ltda., a Brazilian beef and specialty meats producer, in its debut Rule 144A/Reg S issue of U.S.$150 million 10.25% notes due 2013.
Representation of Banco Itaú BBA S.A. in connection with a U.S.$200 million financing granted to GP Investments Ltd., a holding company that owns several private equity funds and investments in Brazilian companies from several industries.
Representation of Odebrecht Finance Ltd. in the Rule 144A/Reg S reopening of its 7.50% notes due 2017 originally issued in October 2007, in the total aggregate principal amount of U.S.$200 million. The notes were guaranteed by Brazil-based Construtora Norberto Odebrecht S.A., one of the largest engineering and construction companies in Latin America.
Representation of Telemar Participações S.A. in connection with the refinancing of a bridge facility in the total aggregate amount of approximately U.S.$1.4 billion, consisting of a bridge loan and debt securities in the form of commercial paper. The representation of Telemar Participações included advice in connection with the negotiation and termination of its engagement letter with the arrangers of the original bridge facility, and the revision, negotiation and closing of a new bridge facility entered into with Banco Itaú BBA S.A.
Representation of Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A. and Banco Bradesco BBI S.A., in their capacity as joint lead arrangers, in a syndicated export-backed credit facility to Arantes Alimentos Ltda. in the total aggregate amount of U.S.$90 million.
Representation of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as the initial purchasers in the Rule 144A/Reg S international offering of 18,269,231 shares of common stock of Intergroup Financial Services Corp. (Intergroup). Intergroup is a holding company that provides a wide range of financial services in Perú through its subsidiaries Banco Internacional del Perú S.A.A. and Interseguro Compañía de Seguros de Vida S.A.
Representation of JBS S.A., the largest producer and exporter of beef and beef by-products in Latin America with operations in Brazil and Argentina, and the selling shareholders, in a R$1,616.8 million (approximately U.S.$808.4 million) initial public offering and secondary offering, of a total of 202,093,800 common shares listed on the Novo Mercado segment of the São Paulo Stock Exchange.
Representation of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as global coordinator and sole bookrunner in connection with the R$302 million offering equity by Medial Saúde S.A., the third largest managed healthcare organization in Brazil listed on the Novo Mercado segment of the São Paulo Stock Exchange.
Representation of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. in connection with the issuance by Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP) of U.S.$140 million in principal amount of its 7.5 percent Rule 144A/Reg S notes due 2016.
Representation of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. in connection with SABESP's tender offer and consent solicitation relating to its U.S.$225 million outstanding principal amount of 12 percent notes due 2008 (the 2008 notes).
Representation of JBS S.A. in its issuance and sale of U.S.$300 million 10.5 percent Rule 144A/Reg S notes due 2016, arranged by ING and JPMorgan and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Euro MTF Market).
Representation of Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio, one of the largest sugar and alcohol producers in the world and the largest in Brazil, in connection with a Rule 144A/Reg S issuance of U.S.$200.0 million 9.00% Senior Notes Due 2009. The offering was Cosan’s debut capital markets offering and it was the first U.S. high-yield offering by a Brazilian agro-business company.

Bars and Courts
New York State Bar, 2006
Brazil Bar (São Paulo), 2001

Education
LLM, Harlan Fisk Stone Scholar, Columbia University School of Law, 2005
LLM, with distinction, University of Warwick (Warwick Law School), 2003
BL, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo, 1999

Publications
Co-authored chapter entitled "Overview on Eurobond Issuances by Brazilian Issuers," in International Business Transactions with Brazil, Juris Publishing Inc., 2008.
"Regulatory and Supervisory Independence: Is there a case for independent monetary authorities in Brazil?", ABA/SMU/University of London Law and Business Review of the Americas, Spring Edition, 2004.
"Corporate Governance in Brazil: Recent Improvements and New Challenges," ABA/SMU/University of London Law and Business Review of the Americas, Spring Edition, 2003.
"A Tributação das Entidades Fechadas de Previdência Privada - Uma visão geral" (Taxation of closed pension funds - an overview), in Revista de Direito Tributário Atual, No. 16, Editora Dialética, São Paulo, Brazil, 2002.

Languages
English
Portuguese
Spanish

Citizenship
Brazil