Cleary Gottlieb represented the issuer, American Tower Corporation, in an SEC-registered offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes. The offering was underwritten by a syndicate of investment banks led by Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and RBS Securities Inc. The transaction priced on January 3 and closed on January 8, 2013.
American Tower owns, manages, develops and leases communication and broadcast tower sites in the United States and around the globe. American Tower began operating as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for federal income tax purposes effective January 1, 2012.
