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Maria Ricaurte focuses her practice on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general corporate matters.
Ms. Ricaurte’s notable transactions include representing:
- Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google;
- Viacom’s transaction committee in the $30 billion merger with CBS;
- Frontier Communications in its pending $20 billion acquisition by Verizon;
- Flowserve in its proposed $19 billion merger of equals with Chart Industries;
- Johnson & Johnson in its $14.6 billion acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies and its pending $3.05 billion acquisition of Halda Therapeutics;
- Aon in its $13 billion acquisition of NFP;
- AmerisourceBergen in its $6.5 billion acquisition of Walgreens’ Alliance Healthcare businesses;
- Deutsche Börse in its €3.9 billion acquisition of SimCorp and in the combination of ISS and Qontigo’s index business as ISS STOXX;
- Viatris in its divestitures totaling $3.6 billion in value, including the divestitures of its Over‑the‑Counter, Women’s Healthcare and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients businesses, and its $750 million acquisitions of Oyster Point and Famy Life Sciences;
- Texas Capital Bank in the $3.4 billion sale of BankDirect to Truist;
- Roivant Sciences in its $3 billion Strategic Alliance with Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma;
- Scotiabank in its $2.8 billion acquisition of an equity interest in KeyCorp;
- WiseTech Global in its $2.1 billion acquisition of e2open;
- New Media in its $1.4 billion acquisition of Gannett;
- US Foods in its $500 million convertible preferred equity investment from KKR;
- Brunswick in the $490 million sale of its Fitness business to KPS;
- Cable One in its acquisition of Clearwave Communications;
- Eurazeo in its acquisition of Scaled Agile;
- IBM in the sale of its marketing platform and commerce software offerings to Centerbridge;
- J.D. Power in its sale to Thoma Bravo;
- Kenvue in its cooperation agreement with Starboard;
- Martin Marietta in its pending exchange of certain assets with Quikrete;
- OUTFRONT Media in the sale of its Sports Marketing operating segment to Playfly;
- RELX in its acquisition of Human API; and
- Univision in its sale of a majority stake to Searchlight and ForgeLight.
Ms. Ricaurte comes from Columbus, Ohio. She received a B.B.A. cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2013 and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 2018, where she was an executive editor of the Law Review.
Ms. Ricaurte joined Cravath in 2018 and was elected a partner in 2025.
Ms. Ricaurte’s notable transactions include representing:
- Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google;
- Viacom’s transaction committee in the $30 billion merger with CBS;
- Frontier Communications in its pending $20 billion acquisition by Verizon;
- Flowserve in its proposed $19 billion merger of equals with Chart Industries;
- Johnson & Johnson in its $14.6 billion acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies and its pending $3.05 billion acquisition of Halda Therapeutics;
- Aon in its $13 billion acquisition of NFP;
- AmerisourceBergen in its $6.5 billion acquisition of Walgreens’ Alliance Healthcare businesses;
- Deutsche Börse in its €3.9 billion acquisition of SimCorp and in the combination of ISS and Qontigo’s index business as ISS STOXX;
- Viatris in its divestitures totaling $3.6 billion in value, including the divestitures of its Over‑the‑Counter, Women’s Healthcare and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients businesses, and its $750 million acquisitions of Oyster Point and Famy Life Sciences;
- Texas Capital Bank in the $3.4 billion sale of BankDirect to Truist;
- Roivant Sciences in its $3 billion Strategic Alliance with Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma;
- Scotiabank in its $2.8 billion acquisition of an equity interest in KeyCorp;
- WiseTech Global in its $2.1 billion acquisition of e2open;
- New Media in its $1.4 billion acquisition of Gannett;
- US Foods in its $500 million convertible preferred equity investment from KKR;
- Brunswick in the $490 million sale of its Fitness business to KPS;
- Cable One in its acquisition of Clearwave Communications;
- Eurazeo in its acquisition of Scaled Agile;
- IBM in the sale of its marketing platform and commerce software offerings to Centerbridge;
- J.D. Power in its sale to Thoma Bravo;
- Kenvue in its cooperation agreement with Starboard;
- Martin Marietta in its pending exchange of certain assets with Quikrete;
- OUTFRONT Media in the sale of its Sports Marketing operating segment to Playfly;
- RELX in its acquisition of Human API; and
- Univision in its sale of a majority stake to Searchlight and ForgeLight.
Ms. Ricaurte comes from Columbus, Ohio. She received a B.B.A. cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2013 and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 2018, where she was an executive editor of the Law Review.
Ms. Ricaurte joined Cravath in 2018 and was elected a partner in 2025.
Education
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J.D., 2018, University of Michigan Law Schoolcum laude
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B.B.A., 2013, University of Notre Damecum laude
Admitted In
- New York
Maria Ricaurte focuses her practice on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general corporate matters.
Ms. Ricaurte’s notable transactions include representing:
- Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google;
- Viacom’s transaction committee in the $30 billion merger with CBS;
- Frontier Communications in its pending $20 billion acquisition by Verizon;
- Flowserve in its proposed $19 billion merger of equals with Chart Industries;
- Johnson & Johnson in its $14.6 billion acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies and its pending $3.05 billion acquisition of Halda Therapeutics;
- Aon in its $13 billion acquisition of NFP;
- AmerisourceBergen in its $6.5 billion acquisition of Walgreens’ Alliance Healthcare businesses;
- Deutsche Börse in its €3.9 billion acquisition of SimCorp and in the combination of ISS and Qontigo’s index business as ISS STOXX;
- Viatris in its divestitures totaling $3.6 billion in value, including the divestitures of its Over‑the‑Counter, Women’s Healthcare and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients businesses, and its $750 million acquisitions of Oyster Point and Famy Life Sciences;
- Texas Capital Bank in the $3.4 billion sale of BankDirect to Truist;
- Roivant Sciences in its $3 billion Strategic Alliance with Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma;
- Scotiabank in its $2.8 billion acquisition of an equity interest in KeyCorp;
- WiseTech Global in its $2.1 billion acquisition of e2open;
- New Media in its $1.4 billion acquisition of Gannett;
- US Foods in its $500 million convertible preferred equity investment from KKR;
- Brunswick in the $490 million sale of its Fitness business to KPS;
- Cable One in its acquisition of Clearwave Communications;
- Eurazeo in its acquisition of Scaled Agile;
- IBM in the sale of its marketing platform and commerce software offerings to Centerbridge;
- J.D. Power in its sale to Thoma Bravo;
- Kenvue in its cooperation agreement with Starboard;
- Martin Marietta in its pending exchange of certain assets with Quikrete;
- OUTFRONT Media in the sale of its Sports Marketing operating segment to Playfly;
- RELX in its acquisition of Human API; and
- Univision in its sale of a majority stake to Searchlight and ForgeLight.
Ms. Ricaurte comes from Columbus, Ohio. She received a B.B.A. cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2013 and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 2018, where she was an executive editor of the Law Review.
Ms. Ricaurte joined Cravath in 2018 and was elected a partner in 2025.
Ms. Ricaurte’s notable transactions include representing:
- Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google;
- Viacom’s transaction committee in the $30 billion merger with CBS;
- Frontier Communications in its pending $20 billion acquisition by Verizon;
- Flowserve in its proposed $19 billion merger of equals with Chart Industries;
- Johnson & Johnson in its $14.6 billion acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies and its pending $3.05 billion acquisition of Halda Therapeutics;
- Aon in its $13 billion acquisition of NFP;
- AmerisourceBergen in its $6.5 billion acquisition of Walgreens’ Alliance Healthcare businesses;
- Deutsche Börse in its €3.9 billion acquisition of SimCorp and in the combination of ISS and Qontigo’s index business as ISS STOXX;
- Viatris in its divestitures totaling $3.6 billion in value, including the divestitures of its Over‑the‑Counter, Women’s Healthcare and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients businesses, and its $750 million acquisitions of Oyster Point and Famy Life Sciences;
- Texas Capital Bank in the $3.4 billion sale of BankDirect to Truist;
- Roivant Sciences in its $3 billion Strategic Alliance with Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma;
- Scotiabank in its $2.8 billion acquisition of an equity interest in KeyCorp;
- WiseTech Global in its $2.1 billion acquisition of e2open;
- New Media in its $1.4 billion acquisition of Gannett;
- US Foods in its $500 million convertible preferred equity investment from KKR;
- Brunswick in the $490 million sale of its Fitness business to KPS;
- Cable One in its acquisition of Clearwave Communications;
- Eurazeo in its acquisition of Scaled Agile;
- IBM in the sale of its marketing platform and commerce software offerings to Centerbridge;
- J.D. Power in its sale to Thoma Bravo;
- Kenvue in its cooperation agreement with Starboard;
- Martin Marietta in its pending exchange of certain assets with Quikrete;
- OUTFRONT Media in the sale of its Sports Marketing operating segment to Playfly;
- RELX in its acquisition of Human API; and
- Univision in its sale of a majority stake to Searchlight and ForgeLight.
Ms. Ricaurte comes from Columbus, Ohio. She received a B.B.A. cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2013 and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 2018, where she was an executive editor of the Law Review.
Ms. Ricaurte joined Cravath in 2018 and was elected a partner in 2025.
Education
-
J.D., 2018, University of Michigan Law Schoolcum laude
-
B.B.A., 2013, University of Notre Damecum laude
Admitted In
- New York
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