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 representing corporate clients, and drafting securities offering documents.
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 S.p.A. in connection with a US$3 billion notes issuance under its recently updated $50 billion Medium Term Note Programme. The issuance consists of two tranches: the first US$1.5 billion 7.200% unsubordinated preferred notes due 2033 and the second US$1.5 billion 7.800% unsubordinated preferred notes due 2053, issued pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act.
Barilla Group in connection with the issuance by Barilla G e R Fratelli S.p.A. under amended and restated note purchase and guarantee agreements of (i) $150 million second amended and restated senior notes due 2025; and (ii) $185 million amended and restated senior notes due 2027.
Adler Pelzer Holding GmbH, a worldwide leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of acoustic and thermal components and systems for the automotive sector, in connection with the issuance of €400 million 9.500% senior secured notes due 2027. The notes have been offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act and listed on Euronext Dublin's Global Exchange Market.
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. in connection with the placement of 5.1% of the share capital in Nexi, a leading Italian company in the digital payment solutions market, corresponding to a total amount equal to approximately €584 million. The placement was carried out through an accelerated bookbuild offering to qualified investors.
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. in connection with the U.S. law aspects of its €2.5 billion rights issue.
ASR Media and Sponsorship S.r.l., a special purpose entity that holds the media, broadcast and sponsorship rights of the Italian football club AS Roma, in connection with its €175 million senior secured notes due 2027. The notes have been sold through a private placement to US institutional investors.
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 in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S initial public offering on Euronext Amsterdam, in which 28.7% of the company's total share capital 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.
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.
Coastal Financial Corporation's in connection with its US$42 million initial public offering and listing on NASDAQ.*
* John worked on these matters prior to joining White & Case.
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)
