Willkie recently advised Prudential in its $1.4 billion pension risk transfer transaction with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. The transaction, which was announced on September 30, 2014, comes on the heels of the September 25 announcement of the pension risk transfer transaction between Prudential and Motorola Solutions. Read Willkie’s Announcement. Under the terms of this transaction, Bristol-Meyers Squibb has agreed to purchase a group annuity contract from The Prudential Insurance Company of America that will transfer to Prudential responsibility for the administration and payment of $1.4 billion of retirement benefits to approximately 8,000 Bristol-Meyers Squibb retirees. The transfer to Prudential is expected to occur in December 2014 and is subject to satisfaction of closing conditions. More >>

Simpson Thacher represented Tesoro Logistics LP (“TLLP”) and Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., as co-issuers, in connection with a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of their 5.50% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”) and $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of their 6.25% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”). TLLP will use the proceeds from the 2019 Notes to repay indebtedness outstanding under its revolving credit facility and for general partnership purposes. The proceeds from the 2022 Notes were funded into escrow, which upon release, will be used, together with the portion of the proceeds from the offering of the 2019 Notes that was to be used for general partnership purposes, the proceeds from an equity offering by TLLP that closed on October 24, 2014, the proceeds from borrowings under TLLP’s amended and restated revolving credit facility and the proceeds from a contribution to TLLP’s equity by its general partner, to fund the consummation of TLLP’s announced acquisition of QEP Field Services, LLC (“QEPFS”) from QEP Resources, Inc. and the payment of related fees and expenses. More >>

Shearman & Sterling advised Banco Inbursa, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Inbursa, BBVA Bancomer, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, in connection with a $1 billion financing, the first stage of the proposed $12.9 billion financing, related to the development and construction of a new airport in Mexico City, a project described as Mexico’s biggest infrastructure project in recent years and among the largest in the world. More >>

Holland & Knight served as special New York counsel in connection with a $400 million syndicated term loan facility for Banistmo S.A. The transaction marked the first global syndicated loan for Banistmo, a subsidiary of Bancolombia S.A., with a term of three years. The transaction closed on October 7. More >>

A Foley Hoag LLP legal team is serving as lead counsel to Waltham-based medical diagnostics company Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR) on the pending $600 million sale of its Alere Health division to healthcare company Optum, the firm announced today.

Foley Hoag represented Alere in the structuring and negotiation of the definitive agreements for the transaction and related matters. Covington Associates is serving as financial advisor. The closing is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. More >>