Overview
Kaili Janus partners with lenders and borrowers in financing transactions. Her clients include agent banks, private equity funds, and public and private companies. Kaili has represented clients in acquisition financing, asset-based lending, standalone letter of credit facilities, multicurrency facilities, single-lender and club transactions, syndicated credit facilities, senior and mezzanine debt financings, and other secured and unsecured lending transactions across various industries. She has experience with borrowers in various industries, including life sciences, health care, financial services, insurance, restaurant, retail, communications, manufacturing and logistics. Kaili is practical, efficient, organized and calm under pressure and teams with her colleagues and clients to get transactions to closing.
Representative Experience
- Represented the agent in connection with a $1.7 billion acquisition financing for a manufacturer in the life sciences industry.
- Represented the agent in a connection with a $300 million multicurrency revolving credit facility for a global gear manufacturing company.
- Represented the agent in connection with a $130 million credit facility for a compressed natural gas services company.
- Represented the agent in connection with a $107.5 million credit facility for a fast casual restaurant with over 160 loan parties.
- Represented the agent in connection with a $96 million senior secured credit facility for an insurance brokerage and consulting firm.
- Represented the borrower, a public transportation and logistics solutions company, in a $1.1 billion multicurrency revolving credit facility.
- Represented the borrower in the structuring of a $350 million revolving capital commitment-subscription secured credit facility.
- Represented the borrower, a global accessories company, in connection with a $315 million acquisition financing, including a $265 million multicurrency asset-based loan.
- Represented the borrower, a language services portfolio company, in connection with a $75 million refinancing credit facility.
- Represented the borrower, a gas and chemical parts manufacturer portfolio company, in connection with a $36 million senior secured acquisition financing and $10.2 million mezzanine financing.
- Represented the borrower, a printing services portfolio company, in connection with a $34.5 million acquisition financing club facility.
Prior Experience
Kaili has grown her legal career at Faegre Drinker, joining the firm after working as a summer associate at the firm. Before joining the firm, Kaili worked as an account representative for a corporate product branding company.
Personal Interests
Kaili is a former division one field hockey player and has continued to participate in adult leagues when she is not spending time with her family.
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Credentials
Bar Admissions
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Education
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
J.D. magna cum laude, Drexel Law Review (2014)
University of Delaware
B.A. magna cum laude (2007)
Insights & Events
Leadership & Community
Firm Leadership
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee
- Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP — Associates Committee; Summer Associate Committee
Honors
- Best Lawyers® — "Ones to Watch," Corporate Law, 2023-24; "Ones to Watch," Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023-24
- Drexel University School of Law — Dean’s Scholar for First Year Contracts
- Drexel University School of Law — Best Student Performance Award: Legal Methods I, Legal Methods II, Trusts and Estates, and Bankruptcy
- University of Delaware —ECAC Medal of Merit Award, 2007
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.