John I. Sanders
Biography
Overview
John I. Sanders is an associate in the Milan office. His main areas of practice are Equity and Debt Capital Markets, M&A, Private Equity, and Corporate.
John regularly assists investment banks and issuers in both public and private, equity and debt offerings (including Rule 144A and Regulation S transactions) and public and private companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions. John also has substantial experience representing public and private investment funds and investment advisers.
In addition to practicing law, John is an adjunct professor of law at Wake Forest University School of Law. He teaches courses related to public and private investment funds and representing corporate clients.
Prior to joining White & Case, John practiced in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina office of another international law firm.
Winston-Salem, NC
Lynchburg, VA
Winston-Salem, NC
Experience
- Intesa Sanpaolo in connection with the update of its US Commercial Paper Program with a maximum total value of US$40 billion. The notes issued will be offered and sold exclusively to institutional investors and other entities that normally purchase short term commercial paper in the US commercial paper market and are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933.
- MotorK Plc, a leading SaaS provider for the automotive retail industry in the EMEA region, in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S initial public offering on Euronext Amsterdam, in which 28.7% of the total share capital of the company's shares were offered, for a total value of approximately €75 million and a market capitalization of approximately €260 million.
- Autogrill S.p.A., the world's leading provider of food & beverage services for travellers, in connection with its €600 million rights issue.
- Goldman Sachs International and Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A., as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners, and Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A., as sponsor, in connection with the initial public offering of SECO S.p.A. on the STAR segment of the Milan Stock Exchange, in which approximately 40.45% of the company's ordinary shares were offered, for a total amount of approximately €160 million.
- Ruffini Partecipazione S.r.l. in connection with the placement of 8,200,000 ordinary shares of Moncler S.p.A. corresponding to a total amount equal to approximately €400 million. The placement was carried out through an accelerated bookbuild offering to institutional investors.
- Philogen S.p.A. in connection with its initial public offering on the Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA), organized and managed by Borsa Italiana for a total value of approximately €76 million.
- Sofima Holding S.p.A., a newly established company controlling IMA S.p.A., in connection with a €1,280 million high yield bonds issuance of senior secured notes, issued in two tranches, in the context of the mandatory tender offer on all the outstanding shares of IMA S.p.A. The Notes have been offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
- doValue S.p.A. in connection with the issuance of its €265 million senior secured 5% notes. The proceeds are being used to refinance the €265 million senior secured bridge facility loan granted to doValue S.p.A. in June 2020. The notes have been offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
- GVS S.p.A. in connection with its initial public offering on the Milan Stock Exchange, in which 40% of the company's ordinary shares were offered, for a total amount of approximately €570 million.
- International Game Technology Plc in connection with the issuance of its US$750 million 5.25% senior secured notes due in 2029. The notes have been offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act and listed on Euronext Dublin.
Spoofing: A Proposal for Normalizing Divergent Securities and Commodities Futures Regimes, 51 Wake Forest L. Rev. 517 (2016)
Break from Tradition: Questioning the Primacy of Self-Regulation in American Securities Law, Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review, Volume 7, Issue 1 (2017)
In re ProShares: Second Circuit Deprives Investors of Meaningful Disclosure, Wake Forest Intellectual Property Law Journal, Volume 17, Number 4 (2017)
