The Firm represented the initial purchasers in connection with the Rule 144A and Reg S offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020 by SBA Telecommunications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SBA Communications Corporation. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by SBA Communications Corporation. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBS Securities Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. The offering closed on July 13, 2012.
SBA Communications Corporation is an independent owner and operator of wireless communications towers whose primary focus is the leasing of antenna space on its multi-tenant towers to a variety of wireless service providers under long-term lease contracts.
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