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Published on 6/27/2005 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar

Total amount of deals being marketed: $46.9967 billion

JUNE:

ARBY'S RESTAURANT GROUP INC.: Bank meeting June 28; $700 million senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Bank of America and Credit Suisse First Boston; $600 million term loan talked at Libor plus 225 to 250 bps; $100 million revolver; fund acquisition of RTM Restaurant Group and refinance debt; restaurant chain owned franchised by Triarc, a New York-based holding company.

CARRIZO OIL & GAS INC.: Bank meeting June 28; $125 million six-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 700 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston; working capital; Houston-based explorer, developer, and producer of natural gas and oil.

INSIGHT MIDWEST: Conference call June 29; $1.1 billion term C at Libor plus 200 bps to reprice and replace $1.1 billion term B at Libor plus 275 bps; Bank of New York and Bank of America co-lead arrangers and bookrunners, JPMorgan also a bookrunner, Bank of New York administrative agent, Bank of America syndication agent; subsidiary of Insight Communications Co. Inc., a New York-based cable television system operator.

NORCROSS SAFETY PRODUCTS LLC: Bank meeting June 28; $127.3 million credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead; $87.3 million six-year term B, $40 million five-year revolver; help fund LBO by Odyssey Investment Partners LLC; Oak Brook, Ill., maker of personal protection equipment.

JULY:

COLLINS & AIKMAN CORP.: $300 million debtor-in-possession facility due May 2007; JPMorgan Chase; $200 million revolver at Prime rate plus 150 bps; $100 million term loan at Prime rate plus 250 bps; working capital and general corporate purposes; Troy, Mich., designer, engineer and manufacturer of automotive interior components.

GABLES RESIDENTIAL TRUST: Likely late-July, early August launch; new credit facility; Lehman; help fund LBO by ING Clarion Partners; Boca Raton, Fla., real estate investment trust focused on multifamily apartment communities.

IPC ACQUISITION CORP.: $485 million senior credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $50 million revolver due Dec. 31, 2010 at Libor plus 275 bps; $285 million six-year first-lien term loan at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 650 bps; refinance existing credit facility, fund tender offer for $150 million 11.5% senior subordinated notes due Dec. 15, 2009, finance the repurchase of some equity securities and for general corporate purposes; New York-based provider of mission-critical communications solutions to global enterprises.

SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC.: Up to $5 billion credit facility; JPMorgan and Citigroup joint lead arrangers, JPMorgan, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank joint bookrunners, JPMorgan administrative agent, Deutsche and Citigroup co-syndication agents; $1 billion six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps (decreases to $750 million if holding co. notes are issued); $4 billion 71/2-year term loan talked at Libor plus 250 bps (increases if receivables facility is less than $500 million); help fund LBO by Solar Capital Corp. - company formed by Silver Lake Partners, Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP, Providence Equity Partners and Texas Pacific Group; Wayne, Pa., provider of integrated software and processing solutions, primarily for financial services.

AUGUST:

WALTER INDUSTRIES INC.: Targeted late-August, early September launch; $1.7 billion in new credit facilities; Banc of America Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co, Bank of America left lead; energy/homebuilding/financing group $575 million credit facility containing $200 million revolver, $375 million term B to fund acquisition of Mueller Water Products Inc. and refinance existing revolver debt; water group $1.125 billion credit facility containing $125 million revolver, $1 billion term B to fund a dividend to U.S. Pipe, fund a dividend to Walter and refinance existing debt; Tampa, Fla., diversified company that operates in homebuilding, related financing, and water transmission products, and is also a producer of high-quality metallurgical coal.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

BI-LO LLC: $420 million credit facility (B1/B); Bear Stearns; $75 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $345 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance some acquisition loans that were put in place by the sponsors; Greenville, S.C., supermarket operator owned by Lone Star Funds.

BOART LONGYEAR CO.: $500 million credit facility; UBS; $75 million revolver (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $300 million first-lien term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $125 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 700 bps; fund Advent International's acquisition of the company from Anglo American plc; South Africa-based provider of drilling services and equipment.

BOYD GAMING CORP.: Repricing/add-on; upsizing revolver to $1.35 billion from $1.1 billion and repricing at Libor plus 125 bps from Libor plus 150 bps; repricing term loan at Libor plus 150 bps from Libor plus 175 bps; extending revolver maturity by one year to June 30, 2010; Bank of America, CIBC and Wells Fargo, with Bank of America left lead; Las Vegas-based gaming company.

BRAND SERVICES INC.: $302.4 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and JPMorgan joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with CSFB left lead and JPMorgan syndication agent; $287.4 million seven-year senior secured term C (B2/B) at Libor plus 300 bps; $15 million seven-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 300 bps; also trying to raise Canadian sub-limit to the term loan with likely pricing of Libor plus 325 bps; fund acquisition of the operating assets of the Aluma Systems group of companies; Chesterfield, Mo., provider of scaffolding services.

BUILDING MATERIALS HOLDING CORP.: $500 million credit facility; Wells Fargo; $125 million term loan B basically being rolled into new deal and repriced at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 200 bps; $300 million revolver with grid pricing of Libor plus 75 to 200 bps; $75 million term A with grid pricing of Libor plus 75 to 200 bps; refinance and upsize existing $325 million credit facility, extra liquidity available for future acquisitions; San Francisco-based provider of building products and construction services.

BURGER KING CORP.: $1.15 billion credit facility (Ba2/B+); JPMorgan and Citigroup, with JPMorgan left lead; $750 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $250 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $150 million revolver talked at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing debt; Miami, Fla.-based fast food hamburger chain.

BUTLER ANIMAL HEALTH SUPPLY LLC: $200 million credit facility; Bear Stearns sole lead arranger and administrative agent, Wells Fargo syndication agent; $30 million revolver (B2/B) at Libor plus 300 bps; $145 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps at 31/2x total leverage; $25 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 600 bps, step down to Libor plus 575 bps at 31/2x total leverage; help fund the merger of The Butler Co. and Burns Veterinary Supply Inc. into one large entity owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners II LP and Darby Group Cos. Inc.; Dublin, Ohio, distributor of veterinary supplies.

CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $600 million credit facility (B1); Wachovia and Morgan Stanley joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Wachovia left lead, and Goldman Sachs documentation agent; $125 million seven-year term B (B+) at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps if total leverage below 3x and Libor plus 200 bps if leverage below 21/2x; $100 million five-year revolver (B+) at Libor plus 225 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $375 million seven-year term C (BB-) secured by Fresh Express assets at Libor plus 250 bps, step down to Libor plus 225 bps if total leverage below 3x and Libor plus 200 bps if leverage below 21/2x; help fund acquisition of Performance Food Group's subsidiaries that comprise the fresh-cut produce segment (Fresh Express) for $855 million in cash; Cincinnati marketer, producer and distributor of bananas and other fresh produce.

CII CARBON LLC: $270 million credit facility (B1/B+); JPMorgan; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $220 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing debt; New Orleans-based producer of calcined petroleum coke.

COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES INC.: $800 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers; $100 million revolver (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 275 bps; $275 million term B (B1/BB-) at Libor plus 275 bps; $275 million second-lien term loan (B3/B); acquisition financing; Kansas City, Kan., supplier of petroleum and nitrogen fertilizer products.

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.: $395 million 61/2-year term D at Libor plus 250 bps (B1/BB-); Citigroup and Credit Suisse First Boston, with Citi left lead; in connection with IPO; repay term loan A and term loan C, repurchase some senior notes and for general corporate purposes; Mattoon, Ill., provider of voice and data communication services.

CONTECH CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS INC.: $100 million term loan add-on (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 250 bps; Wachovia; fund the acquisition of Con/Span Bridge Systems Ltd. and Bridge Technologies LLC and refinance existing revolver debt; Middletown, Ohio, manufacturer and marketer of corrugated steel and plastic pipe and fabricated products for use in highway, residential and commercial construction.

COUNTRY ROAD: $108 million credit facility; Royal Bank of Scotland; $68 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 350 bps; $40 million second-lien loan at Libor plus 775 bps, call protection 102, 101; recapitalization; Morristown, N.J., local exchange carrier.

CROMPTON CORP.: $600 million credit facility; Citigroup and Bank of America; revolver availability plus support for letters of credit; replace the company's existing $220 million credit facility consisting of a $120 million revolver and a $100 million pre-funded letter-of-credit facility; contingent on closing of the proposed merger between Crompton and Great Lakes Chemical Corp.; Middlebury, Conn., producer and marketer of specialty chemicals and polymer products.

CUMULUS MEDIA INC.: $700 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/B+); JPMorgan and Bank of America, with JPMorgan left lead; $350 million seven-year term A talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $350 million seven-year revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps; replace existing $675 million bank loans; Atlanta-based radio company.

DAVITA INC.: $3.15 billion credit facility (B1/BB-); JPMorgan sole bookrunner, Credit Suisse First Boston involved; $250 million six-year revolver; $250 million six-year term A; $2.65 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 225 bps, step down to Libor plus 200 bps under certain conditions; help fund acquisition of Gambro Healthcare's U.S. assets and refinance existing facility; El Segundo, Calif., provider of dialysis services.

DOUBLECLICK INC.: $455 million credit facility; Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers; $290 million seven-year senior secured first-lien term B (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 375 to 400 bps; $115 million eight-year senior secured second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 775 to 800 bps; $50 million five-year revolver (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 375 to 400 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund acquisition by Hellman & Friedman LLC and JMI Equity; New York-based internet advertising services company.

ENVIROSOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC.: $215 million senior secured credit facility (B2/B-); Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers, with Deutsche left lead; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $175 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 to 400 bps; refinance existing debt; Chantilly, Va., integrated solid waste management company.

EURAMAX INTERNATIONAL INC.: $720 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse First Boston joint bookrunners; $80 million six-year revolver (B1/B+) at Libor plus 250 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $190 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; $450 million seven-year term B (B1/B+); $332 million U.S. at Libor plus 250 bps, $90 million euro equivalent at Libor plus 275 bps, $28 million sterling equivalent at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund LBO by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and management; Norcross, Ga., producer of aluminum, steel, vinyl and fiberglass products for original equipment manufacturers, distributors, contractors and home centers.

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG: Pro rata bank meeting was June 23, term B likely launching in the Fall; $5 billion senior credit facility; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank, with Bank of America left lead; $1 billion revolver talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $1.5 billion five-year term A talked at Libor plus 150 bps; $2.5 billion seven-year term B; finance acquisition of Renal Care Group Inc. for about $3.5 billion, plus the assumption of about $500 million of Renal debt, and refinance Fresenius credit facility; Bad Homburg, Germany, dialysis products and services provider.

GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC.: $2 billion 31/2-year term loan repricing at Libor plus 200 bps from Libor plus 225 bps, non-callable for one year for repricing; Credit Suisse First Boston, Lehman, Wachovia and Bank of America; Chicago-based self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust.

GLOBAL TOYS ACQUISITION LLC: $2 billion asset-based revolver; Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; help fund Toys "R" Us Inc. LBO by Bain Capital Partners LLC, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Vornado Realty Trust; Toys "R" Us is a Wayne, N.J.-based specialty toy retailer.

GRAY TELEVISION INC.: $400 million senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BB-); Wachovia; $100 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $100 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $200 million 71/2-year term B talked at Libor plus 150 bps; refinance existing credit facility; Atlanta-based communications company.

GXS CORP.: $450 million credit facility; Citigroup; $50 million revolver (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $300 million first-lien term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $100 million second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, call protection 102, 101; finance the acquisition of G International Inc. and to repay debt; Gaithersburg, Md., provider of B2B e-commerce solutions.

HELM HOLDING CORP.: $385 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $50 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $235 million six-year first-lien term B at Libor plus 275 bps; $100 million seven-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 700 bps; help fund K-1 Ventures' acquisition of the company; San Francisco-based locomotive and railcar leasing company.

HERCULES INC.: $150 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 125 bps; Credit Suisse First Boston and Wachovia joint lead arrangers; refinancing; Wilmington, Del., manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals and related services.

HERCULES OFFSHORE LLC: $140 million five-year term B (B2/B-) at Libor plus 325 bps, 101 soft call protection; Citigroup and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers, with Citi left lead; refinance existing debt; Houston-based jack-up drilling and liftboat contractor.

HOME BUYERS WARRANTY CORP.: $200 million credit facility; Bank of America; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $175 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps; recapitalization; Aurora, Colo., provider of warranty protection for new, pre-owned, manufactured and systems built homes.

JOBSON MEDICAL INFORMATION LLC: $115 million credit facility; Harris Nesbitt and Bank of New York, with Harris Nesbitt left lead; $15 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps; $75 million 61/4-year term B at Libor plus 375 bps; $25 million 63/4-year second-lien term loan at Libor plus 700 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund Wicks Medical Information LLC's acquisition of Jobson Publishing LLC; Bloomfield, N.J., specialty healthcare communications, publishing and medical education company.

KNOLOGY INC.: $305 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $185 million five-year first-lien term B (B3) at Libor plus 550 bps; $95 million six-year second-lien term loan (Caa2) at Libor plus 850 bps plus 150 bps PIK; $25 million five-year revolver (B3) at Libor plus 550 bps, 75 bps commitment fee; refinance existing credit facility, repay existing senior notes and for general corporate purposes; West Point, Ga., provider of interactive communications and entertainment services.

LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL INC.: $600 million credit facility (Ba2/BBB-); Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC joint lead arrangers; $300 million term loan due 2010 talked at Libor plus 125 bps; $300 million revolver talked at Libor plus 125 bps; help retire the existing public debt of approximately $560 million issued by Laidlaw and Greyhound Lines Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, and refinance existing revolver; Naperville, Ill., holding company for North America's largest provider of school and inter-city transport and public transit services.

LIFEPOINT HSOPITALS INC.: $150 million term B add-on at Libor plus 162.5 bps; Citigroup; fund an acquisition and help redeem some convertibles; Brentwood, Tenn., hospital company focused on providing healthcare services in non-urban communities.

MADISON RIVER COMMUNICATIONS CORP.: $475 million credit facility (B1/BB-) in connection with IPO; Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, Merrill left lead, Lehman joint bookrunner; $75 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 200 bps; $400 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 200 bps; refinance existing debt and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Mebane, N.C., operator of rural local telephone companies.

MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS LP: $275 million term loan (Ba3/BB-) talked at Libor plus 225 bps; Goldman Sachs and Lehman, with Goldman left lead; refinance existing bank debt and make a distribution to owners; Tulsa, Okla., transporter, storer and distributor of refined petroleum products and ammonia.

THE MEOW MIX CO.: $215 million credit facility; UBS and Lehman, with UBS left lead; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 to 325 bps; $190 million six-year first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 300 to 325 bps; recapitalization; Secaucus, N.J., cat food company.

MID-WESTERN AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS: $875 million credit facility (B1/BB-); Citigroup; $175 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $700 million 61/2-year term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund Onex Corp.'s acquisition of Mid-Western Aircraft Systems, the Wichita/Tulsa Division of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

MYLAN LABORATORIES INC.: $475 million credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); Merrill Lynch; $275 million five-year senior secured term loan talked at Libor plus 175 bps; $200 million five-year revolver; term loan to help fund Dutch auction self-tender for up to 48.8 million shares - up to $1 billion - and a $250 million share repurchase program; revolver for general corporate purposes; Canonsburg, Pa., pharmaceutical company.

OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS INC.: $160 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner; $10 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 450 bps, 50 bps commitment fee, $15 million five-year synthetic letter-of-credit facility at Libor plus 450 bps; $135 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps; refinance existing debt; Chesterfield, Mo., accounts receivable management firm.

OWENS ILLINOIS INC.: About $690 million term loans (divided into term A, term B, term C1 and term C2) repricing at Libor plus 175 bps from Libor plus 275 bps; Deutsche; Toledo, Ohio, manufacturer of packaging products.

PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $200 million credit facility (B2/B); $160 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $40 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; in conjunction with IPO; replace existing senior secured credit facility and for general corporate purposes; Fairport, N.Y., competitive local exchange carrier.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: $2.725 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, with Deutsche left lead; $750 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $325 million six-year term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $1.65 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 200 bps; fund acquisition of Argosy Gaming Co.; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of gaming properties.

POWERWELL SERVICES INC.: $250 million credit facility; Bank of America; $50 million revolver; $200 million term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; purchase of an unidentified French concern; Cypress, Texas, company that provides oil and gas operator's temporary hydrocarbon production and measurement capabilities.

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS INC.: $475 million credit facility (B1/B+); Citigroup; $325 million term loan due 2012 talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million amended and restated revolver due 2009 talked at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund the acquisition of 20 inpatient psychiatric facilities from Ardent Health Services; Franklin, Tenn., provider of in-patient behavioral health care services.

REDDY ICE HOLDINGS INC.: $300 million credit facility (B1/B+) in connection with IPO; CIBC and Credit Suisse First Boston; $240 million term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; $60 million revolver; help refinance existing credit facility and tender for $152 million of 8 7/8% senior subordinated notes; Dallas packaged ice company.

REGENCY GAS SERVICE LLC: $400 million credit facility; UBS; $90 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $248 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $62 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps; help fund capital expenditures at the Winnsboro Pipeline project; Dallas-based midstream gas gathering, processing and transmission company.

REXAIR INC.: $144 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston; $94 million five-year term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 325 bps; $20 million five-year revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 325 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $30 million six-year second-lien term loan (B3/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 750 bps; fund acquisition by Rhone Capital LLC from Jacuzzi Brands Inc. for about $170 million; Troy, Mich., manufacturer of the Rainbow vacuum cleaner system for the global direct sales market.

SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.: $1 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB); Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, with Deutsche left lead; $450 million revolver at Libor plus 112.5 bps; $425 million term A at Libor plus 112.5 bps; $125 million term B at Libor plus 125 bps; refinance existing senior secured credit facility; Stamford, Conn., supplier of consumer goods packaging products.

SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.: $420 million credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $260 million seven-year term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; $110 million 71/2-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 750 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend payment; Foothill Ranch, Calif., operator of long-term care facilities and a provider of a full continuum of post-acute care services.

THE TIRE RACK: $315 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $265 million term loan at Libor plus 225 bps; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; help fund Leonard Green & Partners LP's leveraged buyout of the company; South Bend, Ind., mail-order and online tire retailer.

TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA: $805 million senior secured credit facility (B1/BB); J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. joint bookrunners and co-lead arrangers; $125 million revolver; $680 million term loan at Libor plus 175 bps; refinance existing senior secured credit facility and fund tender offer for 12¾% senior subordinated notes due 2009; Westlake, Ohio, network of full-service travel centers and heavy truck repair facilities.

UNITED SUBCONTRACTORS INC.: $305 million credit facility (B1/B+); Royal Bank of Scotland and Citigroup joint lead arrangers, with RBS left lead and administrative agent; $265 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps, subject to ratings; $40 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, subject to ratings; finance acquisition of CSCI, pay dividend and refinance bank debt; Salt Lake City-based installer of residential and commercial insulation systems and provider of related products and services.

URS CORP.: Expected close around July 1; $650 million credit facility (Ba1); Credit Suisse First Boston and Wells Fargo joint lead arrangers; $300 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 125 bps, 25 bps commitment fee; $350 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 125 bps; repay amounts outstanding under the existing $675 million credit facility and working capital and general corporate purposes; San Francisco-based engineering design services firm.

VIRGIN MOBILE: $600 million credit facility (B3/B-); JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers, with JPMorgan the left lead; $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $500 million 61/2-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps; dividend payment and refinance existing debt; United Kingdom-based mobile virtual network operator.

THE WILLIAM CARTER CO.: $625 million credit facility (B1/BB); Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse First Boston joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Bank of America administrative agent, CSFB syndication agent; $500 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 175 bps, step down to Libor plus 150 bps under certain ratings and/or leverage conditions; $125 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 175 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; finance the acquisition of OshKosh B'Gosh Inc., refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes; Atlanta-based marketer of children's apparel.

WILLIAMS SCOTSMAN INC.: $650 million five-year credit facility (B2/B+); Banc of America Securities LLC and Deutsche Banc Securities Inc. joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Bank of America administrative agent; $500 million revolver; $150 million term loan; refinancing in connection with IPO including buying back or redeeming $549.2 million 9 7/8% senior notes due 2007 and redeeming $52.5 million principal amount of $150 million 10% senior secured second-lien notes due 2008; Baltimore, Md., supplier of temporary offices and storage space.

ON THE HORIZON:

ACTIVANT SOLUTIONS HOLDING INC.: New senior credit facility; JPMorgan; revolver; term loan; in connection with IPO; purchase outstanding 10½% senior notes due 2011, purchase floating-rate senior notes due 2010 and make a dividend payment to Hicks Muse; Austin, Texas, provider of vertical enterprise resource planning solutions.

BROOKSTONE INC.: $100 million senior credit facility; Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP and Bank of America; also $205 million bridge loan; help fund LBO by OSIM International, JW Childs Associates LP and Temasek Holdings Ltd.; Merrimack, N.H., product developer and specialty retail company.

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC.: New senior credit facility; refinance $140 million revolver; in connection with common stock IPO; Long Grove, Ill., manufacturer and distributor of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer products.

THE DOLAN FAMILY GROUP/CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP.: $2.8 billion opco senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and Merrill Lynch joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, with Bank of America administrative agent; $600 million six-year term A; $1.7 billion seven-year term B; $500 million revolver; finance proposal to take Cablevision private and refinance Cablevision debt; Bethpage, N.Y., telecom and cable business.

DSW INC.: $150 million five-year secured revolving credit facility in conjunction IPO; secured by a lien on substantially all personal property; Columbus, Ohio, branded footwear retailer.

F&W PUBLICATIONS INC.: New credit facility; JPMorgan and Credit Suisse First Boston, with JPMorgan on the left; help fund LBO by Abry Partners from Providence Equity Partners; Cincinnati-based publisher of special interest magazines and books.

HANCOCK FABRICS INC.: $110 million secured credit facility containing a revolver and letter-of-credit facility; Wachovia; replace existing $50 million unsecured revolver; Baldwyn, Mass., specialty retailer of fabric and related home sewing and decorating accessories.

HUNTSMAN LLC/HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC: New senior credit facility; Deutsche expected to be involved; help with merger of the two companies into one entity; Houston-based chemical company.

KAISER ALUMINUM CORP.: $250 million exit facility; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. lead arranger, sole bookrunner and syndication agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank administrative agent, CIT Group/Business Credit Inc. co-arranger; $200 million five-year revolver; $50 six-year million term loan at Libor plus 550 bps; also $200 million one-year debtor-in-possession facility at Libor plus 225 bps; Houston aluminum company.

KB TOYS INC.: $175 million three-year exit facility; Bank of America; up to $150 million senior secured revolver at Libor plus 162.5 bps to Libor plus 237.5 bps; up to $25 million senior secured term loan at Libor plus 437.5 bps; refinance existing debtor-in-possession facilities and to finance working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the reorganized company; Pittsfield, Mass., toy retailer.

MAYTAG CORP.: $500 million five-year senior secured revolver; J.P. Morgan Chase Bank and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; secured by accounts receivable and inventory for certain subsidiaries; replace existing $300 million revolver; Newton, Iowa, home and commercial appliance company.

MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.: $650 million seven-year senior secured credit facility; Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Inamed Corp.; Scottsdale, Ariz., specialty pharmaceutical company.

METALS USA INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston and CIBC, with CSFB left lead; help finance LBO by Apollo Management LP; Houston-based metals processor and distributor.

MIRANT CORP.: up to $1.5 billion exit facility; JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; $1 billion six-year senior secured revolving credit facility at Libor plus 200 bps if rated Ba3 or BB- or higher and Libor plus 225 bps if rated B1 or B+ or lower; up to $500 million seven-year term loan at Libor plus 175 bps if rated Ba3 or BB- or higher and Libor plus 200 bps if rated B1 or B+ or lower; also bridge facility of no less than $850 million; fund the $250 million payment to fund intercompany restructuring transactions and help pay $1.35 billion in claims against the consolidated Mirant Americas Generation LLC debtors partially in cash; Atlanta-based power company.

THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston left lead; up to $600 million senior secured asset-based revolver; term loans (term loans, bridge loans and senior notes total $3.3 billion); help fund the approximately $5.1 billion leveraged buyout by Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus LLC; Dallas-based high-end specialty retailer.

SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America, JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; help finance Bain Capital Partners LLC's leveraged buyout of the company; Greenville, Wis., education company.

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO.: New revolver; replace existing revolver, term A and term B; expected close by end of July; Marysville, Ohio, lawn and garden care company.

SHOPKO STORES INC.: $640 million five-year asset-based revolver from Bank of America at Libor plus 150 to 400 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $65 million five-year senior second-lien term loan from Back Bay Capital at Prime rate plus 625 bps; help fund acquisition by Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc.; Green Bay, Wis., provider of general merchandise and retail health services.

WASTEQUIP INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse First Boston sole lead arranger; fund LBO by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners from CIVC Partners; Beachwood, Ohio, designer, manufacturer, and marketer of equipment used to collect, process, and transport solid and liquid waste materials.


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