White & Case LLP - Lawyers - John R. Vetterli

Practice Experience

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 Aviation Capital Group Corp. and affiliate ACG Trust III in connection with a $1.86 billion securitization transaction, the proceeds of which were used to purchase a portfolio of 74 commercial aircraft in 28 countries. The notes were supported by financial guaranty insurance policies issued by three monoline insurance companies on a ratable basis;
Representation of the placement agents and underwriters in connection with the international offering of shares, including GDSs, by Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais - Copasa;
Representation of the underwriters of a $232 million offering of common shares, including ADSs, of Companhia de Saneamento Básico de São Paulo - Sabesp;
Representation of ICA Panama, S.A. in a $150 million offering of debt securities secured by toll receivables from the Corredor Sur toll road located in Panama (Project Finance Magazine's Latin American Refinancing Deal of the Year (2005));
Representation of Grupo Posadas, S.A. de C.V. in issuances of a combined $225 million of senior debt securities guaranteed by the issuer’s main operating subsidiaries;
Representation of France Telecom in a $16 billion multi-currency debt securities offering pursuant to exemptions from registration under the 1933 Act, as well as the subsequent registered exchange offer relating to the US dollar denominated series; and
Representation of Corpbanca of Chile in a $231.2 million global secondary offering enabling private equity investors Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, JP Morgan Partners and The Blackstone Group to sell their 23% stake in the bank. The deal was the first international equity placement for a Chilean issuer in four years and was named 2003 Private Equity Exit Deal of the Year by Latin Finance.

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