Benjamin N. Heriaud

Partner

Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions

“Our team approach delivers value to our clients. We learn their business needs, simplify the complex and recommend commercial solutions.”

Benjamin Heriaud of Vinson and Elkins New York

Overview

Ben advises corporate, private equity sponsor and investment banking clients in corporate transactions and governance matters. He specializes in capital-raising transactions, with a focus on initial public offerings, alternative, hybrid and private capital acquisition finance and high-yield debt.

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Experience

  • Lithium Americas Corp. in its $250 million strategic investment from Orion Resource Partners LP to fund the development and construction of Phase 1 of the Thacker Pass Project in Nevada

  • Gates Industrial Corporation plc, a global manufacturer of innovative, highly engineered power transmission and fluid power solutions, in its IPO and follow-on offerings

  • Underwriters to Duck Creek Technologies, Paycor HCM and Shift4 Payments in IPOs and follow-on offerings

  • Golar LNG in its $500 million senior notes and $575 million convertible senior notes offerings

  • Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) in its $9.1 billion acquisition of Parkland Corporation (TSX: PKI)

  • Coatue as the lead investor in a $1.1 billion Series C funding round in CoreWeave, Inc., a specialized GPU cloud provider

  • Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman as sponsors in $17 billion debt financing transactions for their majority investment in Medline, a leading manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies

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Credentials

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2013 (Editorial Board, Virginia Law and Business Review)
  • University of Virginia, B.A. Economics and History, 2009

Admissions

  • New York
  • Not admitted in Texas

Recognitions

  • Legal 500 U.S., Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings, 2025; M&A/Corporate & Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts, 2025
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” Corporate Law (New York), 2024 and 2025
Insights

Client Alerts

Key SEC Updates to Five Day Debt Tender and Exchange Offers

Overview The Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an exemptive order on June …

July 1, 2026

July 1, 2026 • 1-minute read

Client Alerts

Time for Spring Cleaning: The SEC Proposes Amendments to Declutter Public Company Filer Categories

With summer just around the corner, the SEC made one final attempt at spring cleaning by proposing sweeping reforms to …

May 21, 2026

May 21, 2026 • 7-minute read

sec, securities and exchange commission

CLE Events

Choosing Your Corporate Battlefield: Texas vs. Delaware Strategy

Join us in person on January 29, as panelists unpack the governance, fiduciary, and dispute-resolution differences between Texas and Delaware entities—then connect those legal distinctions to current dealmaking trends.

January 29, 2026

January 29, 2026 • 1-minute read

Event Recaps

Vinson & Elkins’ Energy Transition & Inflation Reduction Act Conference

On November 7, Vinson & Elkins hosted an Energy Transition and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Conference in its New York office.

November 7, 2024

November 7, 2024 • 2-minute read

Vinson & Elkins' Energy Transition & Inflation Reduction Act Conference
News & Achievements