Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representative of the initial purchasers on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by LyondellBasell Industries N.V. of $2 billion aggregate principal amount of 5% senior notes due 2019 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior notes due 2024. Both series of notes are guaranteed by certain of LyondellBasell’s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries.

Davis Polk advised underwriters represented by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in connection with an SEC-registered offering by Apache Corporation of $400 million principal amount of its 1.75% notes due 2017, $1.1 billion principal amount of its 3.25% notes due 2022 and $1.5 billion principal amount of its 4.75% notes due 2043.

Willkie client Ventas, Inc., the leading healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States, recently announced it has completed its acquisition of Cogdell Spencer Inc. and its 72 high quality medical office buildings for approximately $770 million in cash, including debt. The deal, which was announced on December 27, 2011, expands Ventas’s medical office building business to over 20 million square feet. Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company, has a diverse portfolio of more than 1,300 assets in 47 states and two Canadian provinces, consisting of seniors housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, medical office buildings and other properties. Charlotte-based Cogdell Spencer focuses on planning, owning, developing, constructing and managing medical facilities.