Shearman & Sterling represented the underwriters, led by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Barclays Capital Inc., in connection with FLIR Systems Inc.’s offering of $250 million of its 3.750% Notes due 2016. FLIR Systems, Inc. is an Oregon-based world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of sensor systems that empower people with the ability to see at night using infrared technology and enable the gathering and analysis of critical information.

The following Shearman & Sterling lawyers advised the underwriters in the transaction: partners John D. Wilson (San Francisco-Capital Markets) and Laurence Crouch (Palo Alto-Tax); counsel Brad D. Kern (San Francisco-Capital Markets); and associates Timothy O’Donnell (San Francisco-Capital Markets), Nathan Mee (San Francisco-Capital Markets) and Eileen O’Pray (Palo Alto-Tax).