John G. Balboni

Representative Client Work

• Represented sponsors in the formation of opportunity funds with an emphasis on mezzanine and bridge financing
• Represented TIC sponsors in all aspects of tenancy in common offerings, including real estate acquisitions, securities related issues including drafting private placement memorandum, and non-performing assets involving over $500 million of real estate
• Represented off-shore buyer in connection with the acquisition of U.S. based office/retail buildings totaling $250 million
• Represented issuers in the formation of private debt and equity offering vehicles
• Represented issuer/lessor in the $125 million placement of senior notes for the construction of a headquarters office building and the conversion of such structure into a credit tenant loan upon completion
• Represented life insurance company in the acquisition of a $23 million secondary private placement transaction involving eight (8) properties backed by finance leases
• Represented underwriter and lending panel in the $400 million lease financing of a downtown Chicago office tower

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 1995
• Massachusetts, 1996

Publications

• Critical Issues to Consider for the First Time Tenant-In-Common Sponsors, New England Real Estate Journal (March 2006)
• INSIDER: New Law Adds Complexity to Tax-Motivated Real Estate Transactions Involving Property Leased to Tax-Exempt Lessees, TIC Monthly (September 14, 2005)
• Versatility, Speed Make Tenant-in-Common Structures Attractive, Banker & Tradesman (May 9, 2005)
• Insiders Outlook - TIC interests: Ideal Section 1031 Replacement Property, Real Estate Weekly (April 27, 2005)
• "When Multiple Owners Purchase Real Estate: 10 ways to a less stressful and cheaper closing" (with Howard Levin), New England Real Estate Journal (September 5-11, 2003)

Speaking Engagements

• Speaker – “Closing a TIC Deal – Going In and Going Out,” Tenant in Common Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT (March 2008)
• Panelist – “Performance Matters: When is a Problem Not ‘Just Real Estate,’” Real Share Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA (June 2007)
• Panelist – "TIC 101 – Basic Training," Tenant-in-Common Association, Las Vegas, NV (October 2006)
• Panelist – "Tenant in Common Best Practices," Institute for International Research, Los Angeles, CA (July 2006) 
• Moderator – Tenant-in-Common Market Update, Real Share Boston, Boston, MA (March 2006)
• Panelist – "Broker Dealer Regulatory Guidance & Compliance Issues," Tenant-in-Common Transactions Forum, New York, NY (November 2005)
• Moderator/Panelist – "TIC Growth Phenomenal: From $750 Million in 2003 to Projected $4 Billion in 2005," SF’s 1031 Exchange Conference, Boston, MA (September 2005)
• Moderator – "The Great Debate: TICs…Real Estate or a Security," Real Estate Investment Series, Boston, MA (September 2005)
• Moderator/Panelist - "The Next Big Thing: Who, What, Where, Why & How of Tenant in Common Transactions," Real Share Boston, Boston, MA (May 2005)
• Presenter - "Basic Principles of Lease Finance and Tenant in Common Transactions," Boston Bar Association, Boston, MA (January 2005)
• Moderator - "Net Lease Opportunities In Today's Market," Real Estate Finance Association, Boston, MA (June 2004)

Professional & Civic Activities

• Fellow, American College of Investment Counsel
• Real Estate Finance Association
• National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
• Tenant-In-Common Association
• Board Member, St. Agatha's Parish School

Education

• B.A., College of the Holy Cross, 1992
• J.D., cum laude, Suffolk University Law School, 1995