Kirkland Counsels Janus International Group, Inc. on Agreement to Acquire DBCI
Kirkland & Ellis advised Janus International Group, Inc. (NYSE: JBI) (Janus), a global manufacturer and supplier of turn-key building solutions and new access control technologies for the self-storage industry, on its agreement to acquire DBCI, a manufacturer of steel roll-up doors and building products for both the commercial and self-storage industries and a part of Cornerstone Building Brands (NYSE: CNR). The acquisition broadens Janus’s customer set by gaining direct access to DBCI’s core general contractor and distributor base and provides an opportunity to deliver more comprehensive, value-added solutions for DBCI’s customers from Janus. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Luke Guerra and Aisha Lavinier and included associates Stella Lee, Jessica Bihl, Connor O’Flaherty and Tammy Adereti, debt finance partners Brian Ford and Paul Rezvani and associates Andrew Hurley and Shahryar Rezaie, tax partners Josh McLane and Anne Kim and associate Michael Conroy, technology & IP transactions partner Matthew Lovell and associate Seth Pritchard, environmental transactions partner Stefanie Gitler and associate Matt Swanson, executive compensation partner Rohit Nafday and associates Daniel Rios and Julia Lee, labor and employment partner Michael Schulman and associate Alexander Flynn-Tabloff, employee benefits of counsel Jack Bernstein and associate Caitlin Pyrce, real estate partner Roberto Miceli and associates Alexander Fischler and Hymie Anteby, international trade and national security partner Sanjay Mullick and associate Faith Dibble, antitrust partner Carla A. R. Hine, and paralegal Sherrie Hollinger.
