Virginie
Marier

Ms. Marier’s clients have included AerCap, AngloGold Ashanti, Anheuser‑Busch InBev, Annington Homes, Disney, the European Investment Bank, Goldstory, HDFC Bank, Hepsiburada, INEOS Enterprises, Kaufman & Broad, Martin Marietta, Newcrest, PAI Partners, Peugeot, RELX, Santander, Sappi, Styrolution, THOM Group and US Foods. She has also represented leading financial institutions as underwriters and initial purchasers in various offerings.

Ms. Marier’s notable financing transactions include:

• Investment grade debt offerings for AngloGold Ashanti, Disney, the European Investment Bank, Kraft Heinz, RELX and State Street

• Liability management transactions for Disney and Kraft Heinz

• Equity offerings for EDF, Peugeot and State Street

• High-yield debt offerings for Annington Homes, ASDA, Cerba, CGG, Financière Gaillon, Garfunkelux, Global Closure Systems, Goldstory, Kaufman & Broad, LeasePlan, Styrolution and THOM Europe
• High-yield debt acquisition financings in connection with:
  • Altamir’s acquisition of THOM Group
  • Permira’s acquisition of Lowell and of GFKL
  • TDR Capital’s acquisition of LeasePlan
  • JPW Industries’ acquisition of Baileigh

Ms. Marier’s notable M&A transactions include representing:

• AngloGold Ashanti in its corporate restructuring and change to domicile in the United Kingdom and primary listing location to the NYSE

• Anheuser‑Busch InBev in the sale of its 54.5% equity stake in Coca‑Cola Beverages Africa to Coca‑Cola
• Banco Santander Río in its $1.4 billion acquisition of Citi Argentina’s on‑shore consumer credit card and consumer brokerage and retail banking businesses
• INEOS Enterprises in the $700 million acquisition of Cristal’s North American titanium dioxide business from Tronox
• Newcrest in its $2.8 billion acquisition of Pretivm
• Richemont in its partnership with FARFETCH and Alabbar involving FARFETCH and Alabbar’s pending acquisition of stakes in YOOX Net‑A‑Porter
• Société Investissement Deconinck in the tender offer to acquire all shares not already held in Tarkett

Ms. Marier has been recognized for her work in capital markets by IFLR1000.

Ms. Marier received a B.A. magna cum laude from Yale College in 2006 and an LL.B. and B.C.L. from McGill University in 2010, where she was Editor‑in‑Chief of the Journal of Law and Health. Following her graduation, Ms. Marier served as a law clerk to Justice Morris Fish of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Ms. Marier joined Cravath in 2011 and was elected European counsel in 2019.