Jonathan M. Boulahanis is a Partner in the Chicago office of GRSM and a member of the Business Transactions, Banking & Finance, Real Estate, and Food & Beverage Practice Groups. He is recognized as a premiere mergers and acquisitions advisor and he has a wide variety of experience representing companies from inception to exit, making him a trusted advisor to any size business.
- Represented the sellers in the approximately $91 million total enterprise value sale of a commercial lighting distributor in New York.
- Led the approximately $55 million total enterprise value sale of a commercial landscaping business in California.
- Led the sale of an Illinois based insurance and risk management brokerage for approximately $42 million in total enterprise value.
- Represented the sellers of a national semiconductor/chip manufacturing company in an approximately $55 million transaction to foreign buyers.
- Represented the sellers of a legacy family business that manufactured resin products for approximately $90 million in total enterprise value.
- Led the sale of a technology based company that provides public safety solutions for the approximate enterprise value of $12 million.
- Led the approximately $25 million sale of a commercial landscape company in Idaho.
- Led the $25 million sale of a commercial landscaping business in Oregon and Washington.
- Led the approximately $10 million sale of an HVAC and refrigeration motor company in Oregon.
- Led the sale of a landscape services company in Boston for approximately $6 million.
- Led the sale of a Minnesota and Wisconsin based sleep center and CPAP supplier for approximately $5 million.
- Led the approximately $10 million sale of a concrete paving company in Washington.
- Led the approximately $15 million sale of a commercial landscape company in Chicago, Illinois.
- Represented an advertising agency based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in completing the asset acquisition of a multi-state competitor.
- Led the stock purchase of a home healthcare company in Raleigh, North Carolina for $8.5 million.
- Successfully led a 1031 simultaneous exchange for a national firm client in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The client was approached by a developer that was interested in acquiring their property to build a new residential development. The developer offered another parcel of land, and offered to build the firm client a brand new facility to headquarter its Wisconsin operations for its transportation company. The client’s former property was appraised at approximately $1.8 million, and the acquisition cost plus construction expenses of the new site exceeded $8 million.
- Lead counsel for banking institution that provided first priority financing for a private equity group that completed a stock acquisition and purchased the majority of the shares of a large industrial and equipment in the amount of $8.3 million.
- Led the sale of a fully leased commercial retail property in Chicago’s West Loop for $5.7 million.
- Led representation for a borrower in negotiations and documentation of a $16.75 million dollar loan with a national banking institution.
- Provided lead representation to a banking institution to provide a commercial real estate loan in the amount of $5.75 million for the borrower’s acquisition of a multi-unit building in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago.
- Led representation of a craft brewery client, including negotiation of all loan documents and working through issues with multiple creditors, for a $6 million line of credit from a private lending group.
- Led representation of banking institution in providing a $4.5 million first priority construction loan to a borrower to acquire and develop a warehouse space in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood.
- Led representation of banking institution to provide $8 million in United States Small Business Administration 7(a) financing for a borrower to acquire a competitor welding company in Illinois.
- Led representation of banking institution to provide $3.8 million in United States Small Business Administration 7(a) in financing for a borrower to acquire a retail manufacturer of mattresses and bags.
- Led representation of a banking institution to provide $2.8 million in first-priority real estate financing allowing a borrower to acquire real property in Durham, North Carolina.
- Led representation of banking institution to provide $20 million in multiple credit facilities to refinance a borrower’s existing bank loans and various equipment loans.
- Completed representation of a restaurant group in its receipt of a $550,000 investment for restructuring and remodeling.
- Completed representation of a corporate wellness technology company in its receipt of $500,000 investment from a venture capital firm to assist the company in continuing to build its technology and build a sales platform.
- Led representation of banking institution to provide $3.8 million in acquisition financing allowing a New Jersey company to acquire a manufacturing business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Led representation of banking institution to provide $6.8 million in commercial real estate financing allowing a borrower to acquire multiple properties in Chicago, Illinois.
- Led representation of a global manufacturing client in the refinance of its $16.5 million refinance of its RLOC with a national banking institution.
Admissions
- Illinois
- Wisconsin
- District of Columbia
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Membership
- Chicago Bar Association
- Hellenic Bar Association
- Illinois Restaurant Association
Community Involvement
- Founder of the Go Forth Fund, an Illinois not for profit organization
- Volunteer Member – Settlement Assistance Project for the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois
Education
- J.D., UIC Law (formerly the John Marshall Law School), 2009
- B.B.A., cum laude, Loyola University – Chicago, 2006
Honors
- Super Lawyers® Rising Stars distinction in Business/Corporate, Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Real Estate: Business (2016-2024)