Shearman & Sterling represented J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated as representatives of several initial purchasers in connection with a private placement of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Notes due 2015 of American Tower Corporation pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. American Tower is a leading wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure company with a portfolio of over 25,800 communications sites, including wireless and broadcast towers, located in the United States, Mexico, Brazil and India. This transaction is the second securities offering since June that Shearman & Sterling has completed in connection with American Tower that has raised $900 million aggregate net proceeds for the company.

The following Shearman & Sterling staff advised the initial purchasers in this transaction: partners Robert Evans III (New York-Capital Markets) and Don J Lonczak (Washington, DC/New York-Tax); counsel Jason Pratt (New York-Property/Environmental); associates Damien Grierson (New York-Capital Markets), Erica Tso (New York-Capital Markets), Joe M. Sasanuma (New York-Capital Markets), G. Matthew Tsiaras (Washington, DC-Tax) and Seth Kerschner (New York-Property/Environmental); visiting attorney Kagayaki Funakoshi (New York-Capital Markets); and legal assistant Kristi Anne Nadvornik (New York-Capital Markets).