John Vetterli represents issuers, underwriters and other participants in the full range of securities transactions, including global and domestic public offerings, 144A and Regulation S offerings, venture capital investments and private placements. He also counsels domestic and foreign clients on corporate advisory and compliance issues, including those related to SEC regulations and Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. His advice to clients also deals with ongoing disclosure obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In addition, Mr. Vetterli represents underwriters in structured finance transactions and both private equity funds and companies in financing transactions. Mr. Vetterli is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.

His key transactions include:

• Representation of Credit Suisse, Banco Itaú BBA, Bradesco BBI, BTG Pactual and Morgan Stanley, as placement agents, in the R$2.4 billion (US$1.4B) initial international equity offering by OSX Brasil S.A., a Brazilian start-up offshore oil and natural gas equipment and services company, as well as Credit Suisse, UBS and Banco Itaú BBA, as joint bookrunners, in the R$6.7 billion (US$4.1B) initial international equity offering by OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. (OGX), a start-up oil and gas venture and the largest Brazilian private sector oil and natural gas company in terms of offshore exploratory acreage, each on the Novo Mercado segment of the São Paulo Stock Exchange.
• Representation of JBS S.A., one of the world's largest protein companies, with operations in Brazil, the United States, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Australia, Italy and Russia, as issuer, in its R$1.6 billion (US$919M) follow-on international equity offering on the Novo Mercado segment of the São Paulo Stock Exchange, as well as JBS Finance II Ltd. in its issuance and sale of US$700 million of its 8.25% senior notes due 2018, which are guaranteed by JBS S.A., pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.
• Representation of Manabi Holding S.A., a Brazilian mining company, in its US$550 million private placement in the United States pursuant to Regulation D and outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S. The proceeds of the offering were used in part to finance Manabi’s concurrent acquisition of two iron ore mining projects in Brazil. Bank of Montreal and Canaccord Genuity acted as placement agents for the offering.
• Representation of Pesquera Exalmar S.A., a leading producer of fishmeal and fish oil in Peru, as issuer, in its S/.341.1 million (US$122.3M) initial equity offering on the Lima Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Lima).
• Representation of Credit Suisse, BTG Pactual and Bradesco BBI, as joint international placement agents and bookrunners, in the R$539 million (US$341M) initial equity offering by Brazil-based T4F Entretenimento S.A.(Time4Fun), one of the world's largest entertainment and event promotion companies, on the Novo Mercado segment of the São Paulo Stock Exchange.
• Representation of Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the national electric power and telecommunications company of Costa Rica, in its Rule 144A and Regulation S offer and sale of US$250 million 6.95% senior notes due 2021. This issuance is the first Rule 144A offering by a Costa Rican corporate issuer.

Bars and Courts
New York State Bar, 1999
California State Bar, 1997

Education
JD, University of Southern California, School of Law, 1997
BA, Brigham Young University, 1994

Languages
English
Portuguese
Spanish

Citizenship
United States