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Cravath represented Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. in connection with its US$700 million 144A/Reg. S senior floating rate and senior fixed rate debt offering. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. is the nation’s second largest producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel for the construction industry. The transaction closed on July 2, 2014.
The Cravath team included partners William V. Fogg and Joseph D. Zavaglia and associates Nicholas A. Dorsey and Matthew M. Kelly. Summer associate Jin‑Kyu Baek also worked on this matter.
Deals & Cases
August 04, 2025
On August 4, 2025, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (“Martin Marietta”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Quikrete Holdings, Inc. (“Quikrete”) for the exchange of certain assets. Under the terms of the agreement, Martin Marietta will receive aggregates operations producing approximately 20 million tons annually in Virginia, Missouri, Kansas and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as $450 million of cash. In exchange, Quikrete will receive Martin Marietta’s Midlothian cement plant, related cement terminals and North Texas ready‑mixed concrete assets.
Deals & Cases
November 18, 2024
Cravath represented Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. in connection with its $1.5 billion registered senior notes offering. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. is a leading supplier of aggregates and heavy building materials for the construction industry in the United States. The transaction closed on November 4, 2024.
Deals & Cases
February 12, 2024
On February 12, 2024, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (“Martin Marietta”) announced that on February 11, 2024, it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 20 active aggregates operations in Alabama, South Carolina, South Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia from affiliates of Blue Water Industries LLC (“BWI Southeast”) for $2.05 billion in cash. Additionally, on February 9, 2024, Martin Marietta completed its previously announced divestiture of its South Texas cement and related concrete operations to CRH Americas Materials, Inc., a subsidiary of CRH plc, for $2.1 billion in cash. Cravath is representing Martin Marietta in connection with the transactions.
Deals & Cases
November 21, 2023
On November 21, 2023, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (“Martin Marietta”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its South Texas cement business and certain of its related concrete operations to CRH Americas Materials, Inc., a subsidiary of CRH plc, for $2.1 billion in cash. Cravath is representing Martin Marietta in connection with the transaction.
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