Shearman & Sterling advised Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc. as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner in connection with a $700 million financing for Neustar, Inc.'s acquisition of TARGUS Information Corporation and ongoing general corporate needs.

The Shearman & Sterling team included partners Bill Hirschberg (New York-Finance), Douglas R. McFadyen (New York-Tax), and Maura O'Sullivan (New York-Finance); counsel Benjamin Cheng (New York-Finance); and associates Zheng Bao (Palo Alto-Intellectual Property Transactions), Christina Broch (New York-Finance), Brian Carter (New York-Finance), Michael Jokic (New York-Intellectual Property Transactions), Shiu-Kay Hung (New York-Tax), Eva Rasmussen (New York-Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits) and Sanjay Thapar (New York-Finance).