Jonathan R. DiChiara

• Represented GMS Inc., a leading North American specialty building products distributor, in its $5.5 billion acquisition by SRS Distribution Inc., the specialty trade distribution subsidiary of The Home Depot.
• Represented Veritiv Corporation in its sale to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for $2.3 billion, as well as in its acquisitions of Vivabox Solutions, LLC and Ameripac LLC.
• Advised the Whitley family in the acquisition of the Old Edwards Hospitality Group, a collection of upscale hotels, golf courses, and restaurants in Highlands, NC.
• Represented an Italian food equipment manufacturer in a $3.5 billion take private acquisition and topping bid of an NYSE-traded competitor, including a $1.6 billion antitrust divestiture division carve-out.
• Represented Select Interior Concepts Inc., a premier distributor of interior building products, in its $411 million sale to an affiliate of global private equity firm Sun Capital Partners Inc.
• Represented Forrest Machining, Inc., a leading provider of critical structural components and assemblies for the aerospace and defense industry, in its sale to Endeavour Capital.
• Represented Specialty Building Products (f/k/a U.S. LUMBER Group LLC), a specialty building materials distributor, in its acquisition of Texas-based DW Distribution Inc., a leading regional distributor of building materials and millwork products.
• Represented Select Interior Concepts Inc., a premier installer and distributor of interior building products, in the $215 million sale of its residential design services segment to Interior Logic Group, a portfolio company of Blackstone.
• Advised MMIS Inc. (d/b/a MediSpend), a global technology company providing best-in-class solutions for the life sciences industry, in obtaining a majority investment from Susquehanna Growth Equity LLC. Before the transaction, MediSpend was a portfolio company of EDG Partners Fund II LP.
• Represented a specialty construction supplies distributor and portfolio company of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and The Sterling Group in numerous acquisitions and in the sale of a business unit.

Jonathan DiChiara is a senior associate in Alston & Bird’s Corporate & Business Transactions Group. He focuses his practice on advising clients with respect to their strategic business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and equity financings. Jonathan also counsels private and public companies on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including entity formation, corporate governance, and the negotiation of commercial contracts.

Jonathan is recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in the Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law categories.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Emory University (J.D., 2018)
• University of South Carolina (B.A., 2015)