American Tower Corporation announced that it has reached an agreement with GPCP V, a private equity fund managed by GP Investments, Ltd., FIP Multisetorial Plus, a private equity fund managed by Bradesco BBI, and other shareholders, to acquire 100% of the equity interests of BR Towers S.A., a Brazilian telecommunications real estate company that is expected to own approximately 2,530 towers and the exclusive use rights for approximately 2,110 additional towers in Brazil at closing.

The purchase price of approximately 2.18 billion Brazilian Reais, (approximately $978 million at current exchange rates) subject to customary adjustments, will be satisfied with a combination of cash and the assumption of certain existing indebtedness.

American Tower anticipates that the towers will generate approximately 292 million Brazilian Reais (approximately $131 million at current exchange rates) in annual run rate revenues and approximately 181 million Brazilian Reais (approximately $81 million at current exchange rates) in annual Gross Margin and anticipates that the acquisition will be immediately accretive to Adjusted Funds From Operations upon closing.

American Tower was advised by Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. as financial advisor, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP as U.S. legal advisor and Koury Lopes Advogados as Brazilian legal advisor.

Under GP's ownership BR Towers added more than 4,000 towers and rooftops to its portfolio from mobile operators Vivo and Oi and delivered more than 300 built-to-suit sites to carriers.

Antonio Bonchristiano, GP Investments' CEO, stated:

BR Towers is a typical case of an investment in a segment where Brazil's infrastructure requirements meet GP Investments' expertise in sourcing non-obvious deals and managing companies to deliver growth.

American Tower is an owner, operator and developer of wireless and broadcast communications real estate. American Tower currently owns and operates approximately 68,000 communications sites in the United States, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, Ghana, India, Mexico, Panama, Peru, South Africa and Uganda.