合伙人
Head of Private Capital Solutions
Jonathan A. Dhanawade
私募股权, 合并及收购
概览
As the head of Mayer Brown's Private Capital Solutions practice, Jonathan A. Dhanawade advises the world's most sophisticated investors and dealmakers on complex capital deployment and capital-raising strategies across all market cycles. Leading private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, private credit funds, sovereign and sovereign-backed investors, family offices, and other institutional investors regularly rely on his advice to develop creative solutions that align legal strategy with business objectives.
Transactional Experience
Jonathan’s practice spans the full spectrum of private capital investments, including the following:
- Complex Equity Investments. Co-investments, hybrid and preferred equity investments, and growth equity investments at all levels of the capital structure.
- Private Equity and M&A. Leveraged buyouts, going-private transactions, domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and carve-out transactions.
- Opportunistic Investments. Recapitalizations, out-of-court restructurings, liability management exercises, and secondary transactions.
- Joint Ventures. Joint venture arrangements, strategic partnerships and co-ownership structures.
- General Corporate Advice. Corporate governance, executive compensation, and incentive equity arrangements.
执业经验
Represented
- Type One Energy in a first-of-its-kind partnership with AECOM
- Type One Energy in strategic investments
- PolyJohn Enterprises Corporation in various strategic transactions
- Builder Circle in financing and equity-related matters
- Marlin Equity Partners and Marcura in Marcura’s acquisition of Brightwell Navigator, the maritime crew payroll and payment services division of Brightwell
- A real estate lender in connection with a strategic partnership with a technology and financial services company that involved the issuance of preferred equity interests
- Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. in its investment in SG Credit Partners, Inc
- BC Partners in connection with preferred equity investments
- An Abu Dhabi-based sovereign-backed investor in a strategic co-investment into a large, U.S.-based asset manager
- A family-owned, East Coast business in the sale of a minority position to a Dutch conglomerate in the transportation sector
- A youth sports-focused startup in general corporate governance and fundraising-related matters
- Bayview Asset Management in connection with multiple preferred equity investments
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in connection with preferred equity investments and strategic co-investments
- A leading infrastructure asset manager in the formation of a strategic joint venture with an airline carrier
- A leading middle-market private equity firm in its acquisition of a controlling stake in a multinational business that is a global leader in ultrahigh-pressure process solutions
- A leading fire and life safety business in several add-on transactions that expanded its footprint across the Midwest
- H.I.G. Capital in its investment in Ascension Property Services
- Madison Industries in a strategic joint venture
表彰
- The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America (Private Equity, M&A)
- 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (Mergers and Acquisitions).
- 2026 and 2025 Illinois Rising Star – Super Lawyers
教育背景
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 法律博士
Editor-in-Chief, Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business; Teaching Assistant, Negotiations
- University of Delaware, 文学学士
University of Delaware Honors Program; Founder and President, University of Delaware Rotary Club
执业资格
- 伊利诺伊州
- 纽约州
专业及社区参与
- Member, Board of Directors of VOCEL
- Member, Chicago Board of Directors of Susan G. Komen
- Mentor, 1871
- Mentor, mHUB
- Mentor, Techstars