Anthony A. Ghazoul

Anthony A. Ghazoul

Associate

Cleveland

T 216.363.4619

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Overview

Anthony is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. His practice focuses on a wide range of commercial real estate matters, including the acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing, and development of real property.

Prior to joining Benesch, Anthony gained extensive experience as a judicial extern for Justice Michael P. Donnelly of the Supreme Court of Ohio and for Judge Donald C. Nugent of the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. He also adds valuable insight from his work clerking in the legal department of a Fortune 500 electric utility company and a Cleveland-based complex civil litigation firm.

What I Do

Real Estate

Experience

Represented Blackstone in connection with its acquisition of a portfolio of 228 mortgage loans from Atlantic Union Bank for approximately $2 billion.

Key Contacts: Tabitha B. HumphriesJack KunkelDavid HudsonMelanie FriedmanPooja BhaskarHunter WinsauerKyle P. GillenMatthew G. MrazekPhilip SilvermanBrian (Tae Hee) LeeKevin J. Kiley Jr.Michael W. WardKevin D. MargolisMichael K. SwearengenMichael R. BeerChristopher M. MatgouranisMichael A. PrimroseLaura L. HultAdam N. SaurweinLeAnn DavisGaetano G. SavelliJeffrey J. WildDana B. WeissBarry J. GuttmanKelly M. NollJanelle R. GasbarrinoJoel R. PentzJennifer L. KatzakisSam A. MintzerLisa M. BehraMatthew P. DelguydChris F. MoratschekNathan WagnerLaura Mehl SugarmanEvan M. McLaughlinAlyssa L. RobertsAnthony A. GhazoulNisha PatelJustin MaroniAndrew S. NicollLauren E. LipsycRachel KashienJared E. Kriwinsky

Advised a leading international investment and management firm, performing all diligence and related needs for their purchase of loans in default for a total of over $600 million and subsequent foreclosures of more than 70 properties in California.

Key Contacts: Adam N. SaurweinShannon LigettiJeffrey J. WildDana B. WeissKelly M. NollChris F. MoratschekLaura Mehl SugarmanEvan M. McLaughlinMatthew M. BraichAlyssa L. RobertsAnthony A. GhazoulLauren E. Lipsyc

Represented Loar Holdings Inc., a diversified manufacturer and supplier of niche aerospace and defense components, in its acquisition of Applied Avionics, Inc., a manufacturer of highly engineered avionics interface solutions catering to the aviation industry, valued at $385 million.

Key Contacts: Melissa R. GrimSamuel StuckerAnthony G. Rossi IVKevin D. MargolisConnie A. PorterLeah BeitnerJoseph R. BlalockLisa M. KimmelMargarita S. KrncevicShannon LigettiRichard F. TracannaJonathan R. ToddDuncan H. PoirierJoel R. PentzRachit ParikhAslam A. RawoofJulius A. ZavalaAnthony A. GhazoulVanessa I. GomezMark LarsenDaniel S. Marks

Represented a large private equity fund in connection with its acquisition of twenty-one retail/industrial properties in a more than $40 million NNN sale-leaseback portfolio transaction.

Key Contacts: Matthew G. MrazekShannon LigettiSam A. MintzerEvan M. McLaughlinAlyssa L. RobertsAnthony A. GhazoulJustin MaroniLauren E. LipsycJared E. Kriwinsky

Represented a public, world-leading polymers group in its acquisition of a provider of high-quality thermoplastic elastomers for all size orders across the United States.

Key Contacts: Kate PowellKevin D. MargolisReed W. SirakLisa M. KimmelRichard F. TracannaMegan L. MehalkoAlyssa L. RobertsAnthony A. GhazoulMark LarsenMary J. MartinDaniel S. MarksJulia Rolniak

Represented a large real estate private equity fund through its communications infrastructure company in multiple acquisitions in 2023, including 42 properties and related wireless communication facilities in California, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. These acquisitions included over one hundred tenant interests and a combined value of over $100 million.

Key Contacts: Nathan WagnerEvan M. McLaughlinMatthew M. BraichAlyssa L. RobertsAnthony A. GhazoulMary J. Martin

Represented one of the nation’s largest multifamily owners in connection with numerous dispositions of apartment complexes throughout Michigan, having an aggregate transaction value in excess of $600 million. The sale transactions each included the defeasance of existing debt.

Key Contacts: Jeffrey J. WildSam A. MintzerAnthony A. Ghazoul

Represented private equity client as lender in three separate acquisition and construction loans collectively totaling $47,525,000 secured by multi-family property located in Dallas, Texas, in connection with the firm’s representation of that private equity client in the negotiation of and entry into the following joint ventures: (a) negotiation of a preferred equity investment into an upstream issuer, and (b) negotiation of a joint venture to acquire real estate, representing the preferred investment issuer as the capital partner, totaling an additional approximate $18 million.

Key Contacts: Michael J. BarrieDana B. WeissAnthony A. Ghazoul

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Credentials

Education

Cleveland State University College of Law, 2022, J.D.
  • Articles Editor, Cleveland State Law Review
  • summa cum laude
Cleveland State University, 2020, MBA
Case Western Reserve University, 2017, B.A. in Economics

Clerkships and Bar Admissions

Ohio