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Published on 10/24/2014 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $38.4861 billion deals being marketed

October Bank Meetings

ABACO ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LLC: Bank meeting Oct. 27; $200 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas; $25 million revolver; $175 million seven-year term B; help fund acquisition of Basin Tools Inc.; Houston-based oil field services company.

EXPRESS ENERGY SERVICES LLC: Bank meeting Oct. 29; $280 million credit facility; UBS and Goldman Sachs; $60 million five-year ABL revolver; $220 million seven-year term B, 1% Libor floor; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC; Houston-based oilfield services company.

SOUTHEAST POWERGEN LLC: Bank meeting Oct. 28; $550.5 million senior secured credit facility; Morgan Stanley, MUFG Union Bank and Citigroup; $70.5 million revolver; $480 million term B; fund acquisition of 75.05% of the company by Carlyle Group from ArcLight Capital Partners and GIC; portfolio of six natural gas-fired power plants in Georgia.

Upcoming Closings

ABILITY NETWORK INC.: $116.1 million of incremental term loans; Macquarie; $92.5 million incremental first-lien term loan (B) due May 2021 talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; $23.6 million incremental second-lien term loan (CCC+) due May 2022 talked at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98; fund acquisition of MD On-Line Inc.; Minneapolis-based developer of workflow technology for hospitals, home health agencies and other care settings.

ACCESS CIG LLC: $534 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank (left on first-lien), Goldman Sachs (left on second-lien) and Bank of America; $40 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $342 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $152 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 875 bps, 1% Libor floor; help fund buyout by Berkshire Partners; Pleasanton, Calif., provider of records and information management services.

AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: $340 million six-year senior secured first-lien term B talked at Libor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 hard call; Jefferies; help fund acquisition of Lumara Health Inc.; Waltham, Mass., specialty pharmaceutical company.

BBB INDUSTRIES: $465 million credit facility; JPMorgan; $70 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $295 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $100 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 94, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Pamplona Capital Management LLP; Mobile, Ala., remanufacturer of automotive products for the North American aftermarket.

BIOPLAN/ARCADE MARKETING: $585 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs (left on first-lien), Credit Suisse (left on second-lien), Barclays and Deutsche Bank; $65 million revolver (B2/B+); $375 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 95, 101 soft call; $145 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa2/B-) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 92, call protection 103, 102, 101; fund the merger of Bioplan and Arcade Marketing; provider of sampling services for the fragrance, cosmetics and skincare segments.

BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $225 million seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba1/BB+) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America and JPMorgan; fund acquisitions of MetroCast and Line Systems Inc.; Toledo, Ohio, diversified media company.

BLUESTEM BRANDS INC.: $380 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Jefferies on term loan, U.S. Bank on revolver; $300 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) talked at Libor plus 650 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $80 million asset-based revolver; help fund acquisition by Capmark Financial Group Inc.; Eden Prairie, Minn., online retailer of name brand and private label general merchandise.

BURGER KING WORLDWIDE INC.: $7.25 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/B+/BB); JPMorgan and Wells Fargo; $500 million revolver; $6.75 billion covenant-light term B at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Tim Hortons Inc.; combined restaurant company to be based in Canada.

CITADEL PLASTICS HOLDINGS INC.: $430 million credit facility; GE Capital and Keybanc; $30 million six-year revolver (B2/BB-); $300 million six-year first-lien covenant-light term B (B2/BB-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $100 million seven-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (Caa1/B-) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt and finance an acquisition; Chicago-based provider of plastic composite compounds used in a variety of applications.

DAYCO PRODUCTS LLC: $70 million first-lien tack-on term loan (B1/B+) due December 2019 talked at Libor plus 425 bps, 25 bps step-down at 2.5x total net leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Credit Suisse; fund a dividend to unit holders; Troy, Mich., manufacturer of highly engineered engine management systems.

DTZ (DTZ U.S. BORROWER LLC and DTZ AUS HOLDCO PTY LTD.): $1.11 billion credit facility; UBS, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Credit Agricole, Mizuho and HSBC; $150 million revolver (B1/B+); $470 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, 101 soft call; $280 million delayed-draw term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, 101 soft call; $210 million eight-year second-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout of DTZ from UGL Ltd. and buyout of Cassidy Turley by TPG Capital, PAG Asia Capital and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan; full-service commercial real estate services company.

ECO SERVICES OPERATIONS LLC: $555 million credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse, Jefferies, Citigroup and Keybanc; $55 million five-year revolver; $500 million seven-year first-lien covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; help fund purchase of Solvay SA’s sulfuric acid business; Cranbury, N.J., chemical company.

EMCORE PHOTOVOLTAICS: $72.5 million credit facility; Citizens Financial; $15 million revolver; $57.5 million term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Veritas Capital from Emcore Corp.; Albuquerque, N.M., provider of products for space power applications.

ESSAR STEEL ALGOMA: $350 million 4¾-year first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies; refinance capital structure; Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., steel producer.

FLEETCOR: $3.3 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Bank of America, Barclays, PNC and Wells Fargo; $1 billion revolver A; $35 million revolver B; $1.965 billion five-year term A; $300 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Comdata Inc. from Ceridian LLC; Norcross, Ga., provider of fuel cards and workforce payment products to businesses.

GROCERY OUTLET INC.: $725 million senior credit facility; Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and Jefferies; $75 million revolver (B2/B); $450 million seven-year first-lien term B (B2/B) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $200 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 825 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman LLC from Berkshire Partners LLC; Emeryville, Calif., grocery store operator.

HALYARD HEALTH INC.: $640 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and RBC; $390 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 325 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $250 million revolver; help fund spin-off from Kimberly-Clark Corp.; Alpharetta, Ga., health care company.

INC RESEARCH LLC: $525 million credit facility; Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, ING, RBC and Wells Fargo; $100 million five-year revolver; $425 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps to 400 bps, 25 bps step-down after a minimum $75 million IPO and leverage of less than 4x, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Raleigh, N.C., therapeutically focused contract research organization.

KELLERMEYER BERGENSONS SERVICES LLC: $243 million credit facility; BNP Paribas and CIT; $30 million revolver (B2/B); $158 million first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $55 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by GI Partners from Kohlberg & Co. LLC; provider of integrated facilities management services to retail and grocery chains based in Oceanside, Calif., and Maumee, Ohio.

LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $2 billion senior secured term B (Ba3/BB/BB+) due in 2022 at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¼, 101 soft call for six months; Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Goldman, Jefferies and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of tw telecom; Broomfield, Colo., fiber-based communications services.

LION COPOLYMER: $350 million credit facility; Wells Fargo and HSBC; $50 million ABL revolver (BB); $300 million term B (B2/B+) talked at Libor plus 425 bps to 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call; refinance existing debt; Geismar, La., manufacturer of synthetic rubber.

MEDIA GENERAL INC.: $1.015 billion senior secured credit facility; RBC, Deutsche Bank, SunTrust, U.S. Bank and Capital One; incremental $90 million revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $600 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $325 million term B due July 2020 talked at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, 101 soft call for six months; help fund merger with LIN Media LLC and refinance some LIN debt; Richmond, Va., local television broadcasting and digital media company.

METALDYNE LLC: $1.6 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Keybanc and RBC; $250 million five-year revolver; $1.35 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 350 bps, step-down to Libor plus 325 bps after a qualifying IPO, 1% Libor floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; help refinance existing debt; Plymouth, Mich., manufacturer of highly engineered metal-based components for engine, transmission, and driveline applications in the automotive and light truck markets.

MICRO FOCUS: Expected close Nov. 3; $2 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/BB-); Bank of America, HSBC, RBC, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Guggenheim; $225 million five-year revolver; $1.275 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 95½, 101 soft call; $500 million five-year covenant-light term C at Libor plus 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 95, 101 soft call; help fund merger with the Attachmate Group; software provider with U.S. headquarters in Rockville, Md., and U.K. headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire.

NETAFIM LTD.: $250 million seven-year term B (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 400 bps to 425 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; JPMorgan; refinance existing debt; Tel Aviv, Israel, drip and micro-irrigation services company.

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.: $950 million in senior secured term loans; JPMorgan, Barclays and Deutsche Bank; $500 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99; $450 million incremental term A; help fund acquisition of Prestige Cruises International Inc.; Miami-based cruise company.

NOVETTA SOLUTIONS: $165 million credit facility; Societe Generale; $25 million revolver; $140 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt and fund two tuck-in acquisitions; McLean, Va., advanced analytics technology company.

OMNITRACS LLC: $150 million of add-on term loans; RBC, Credit Suisse and Guggenheim; $110 million add-on first-lien term loan (B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¼, 101 soft call for six months; $40 million second-lien term loan (CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99¼, call protection 102 through Nov. 25, 2014, 101 through Nov. 25, 2015; help fund acquisition of XRS Corp.; San Diego-based provider of fleet management services, including software applications, information services, and hardware platforms for private and for-hire fleets.

PABST BREWING CO. (BLUE RIBBON LLC): $600 million credit facility; UBS, Barclays, BMO and Rabobank; $75 million revolver (B1/B); $395 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps to 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $130 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 825 bps to 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition by Oasis Beverages and TSG Consumer Partners from Evan, Daren, and Dean Metropoulos; Los Angeles-based brewing company.

PIKE CORP.: $540 million senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan, Keybanc and SunTrust; $100 million five-year revolver (B2/B+); $310 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $130 million 7½-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 850 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 97½, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout by Court Square Capital Partners and J. Eric Pike; Mount Airy, N.C., specialty construction and engineering firm.

PRO MACH INC.: $465 million credit facility (B2/B-); Goldman Sachs and GE Capital; $60 million five-year revolver; $405 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by AEA Investors LP from The Jordan Co.; Loveland, Ohio, provider of integrated packaging and processing products and services for food, beverage, consumer goods, pharmaceutical and other diverse companies.

SAGE AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS INC.: $220 million credit facility; UBS and Nomura; $30 million revolver; $155 million six-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 500 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $35 million seven-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Clearlake Capital from the Gores Group; Greensville, S.C., supplier of high-performance specialty fabric materials for automobiles.

SAMCHULLY MIDSTREAM: $300 million seven-year term B (B1/B) at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, 101 soft call; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of an interest in Cardinal Gas Services LLC; midstream company.

SCHAEFFLER (INA BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT GMBH): Expected close Oct. 31; $1.3 billion term B (Ba2) due May 15, 2020 at Libor plus 350 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; Citigroup (left on U.S.), Deutsche Bank (left on euro), HSBC, Commerzbank, JPMorgan and UniCredit; also €750 million term B at Euribor plus 350 bps, 0.75% floor, OID 99½, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing term loans; Herzogenaurach, Germany, manufacturer of bearings for autos & industrial OEMs.

SOURCEHOV: $1.105 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $75 million revolver (B1/B); $780 million six-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $250 million 6½-year second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 875 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98½, call protection 102, 101; refinance existing debt, redeem certain existing equity holders and provide additional working capital in connection with acquisition of BancTec Group; Dallas-based provider of transaction processing services.

STYROLUTION: €1.05 billion five-year equivalent term B (B2/B) at Libor/Euribor plus 550 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; Barclays (left on U.S. tranche) and JPMorgan (left on euro tranche); help fund Ineos’ acquisition of BASF SE’s 50% share in Styrolution and redeem notes; Frankfurt-based styrenics supplier.

TOMS: $360 million credit facility (B2); Jefferies; $300 million six-year term B (B) talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $60 million ABL revolver; help fund purchase of a 50% interest by Bain Capital; shoe, eyewear and coffee company that matches every purchase with a charitable donation.

TRANSFIRST INC.: $1.05 billion credit facility; Jefferies, Guggenheim and Nomura; $50 million five-year revolver (B1/B); $665 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; $335 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners; Hauppauge, N.Y., provider of secure payment processing.

VERTELLUS SPECIALTIES INC.: $455 million five-year term B talked at Libor plus 900 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 104, 102.5, 101; Jefferies; refinance notes and fund an acquisition; Indianapolis-based provider of specialty chemicals.

VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: Expected close Oct. 31; $320 million senior secured credit facility (B2/BB-); Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse; $25 million revolver; $295 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 600 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 hard call; help fund acquisition of Munder Capital Management; Cleveland, Ohio-based investment advisory firm.

WHEELABRATOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $1.71 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Barclays and BNP Paribas; $145 million five-year revolver (Ba2/BB-); $1.25 billion seven-year first-lien covenant-light term B (Ba2/BB-) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $55 million first-lien covenant-light term C (Ba2/BB-) at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $260 million eight-year second-lien covenant-light term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Energy Capital Partners from Waste Management Inc.; Hampton, New Hampshire, owner and operator of waste-to-energy facilities and independent power-producing facilities.

WHITE BIRCH PAPER: $185 million six-year first-lien covenant-light term loan (B2/B+) at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; Credit Suisse; refinance existing debt; Greenwich, Conn., manufacturer of newsprint, directory paper and paperboard.

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP.: Expected close Oct. 27; $2.45 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+); Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; $2.2 billion seven-year term B at Libor plus 400 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99¼, 101 soft call; $250 million five-year revolver; help fund acquisition of Motorola Solutions Inc.’s enterprise business; Lincolnshire, Ill., provider of marking and printing technologies.

On The Horizon

ARMORED AUTOGROUP INC.: New credit facility; Danbury, Conn., manufacturer and marketer of automotive appearance, performance, and do-it-yourself A/C recharge products sold under iconic brands.

CAMBRIAN COAL CORP.: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of TECO Coal from TECO Energy Inc.; coal company.

COMPUWARE CORP.: $1.9 billion senior secured credit facility; Jefferies, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; $100 million revolver; $1.25 billion first-lien term loan; $550 million second-lien term loan; also $105 million first-lien asset sale bridge loan; help fund buyout by Thoma Bravo LLC; Detroit-based technology performance company.

DIGITAL RIVER INC.: New credit facility; Macquarie; revolver; first-lien term loan; second-lien term loan that was pre-sold; help fund buyout by Siris Capital Group LLC; Minneapolis-based provider of commerce as a service.

DOLLAR TREE INC.: $6.65 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, RBC, U.S. Bank, PNC, TD Bank, Capital One, Regions Bank, Citizens Bank, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, SunTrust, Sumitomo Mitsui, HSBC, Fifth Third and The Huntington National Bank; $1.25 billion revolver; $5.4 billion term loan; help fund acquisition of Family Dollar Stores Inc.; Chesapeake, Va., discount store operator.

ENDO INTERNATIONAL: Up to $1.5 billion incremental term B; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Dublin-based specialty health care company.

GFI HOLDCO INC.: $225 million five-year senior secured term loan expected at Libor plus 525 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call; Jefferies; fund acquisition of GFI Group’s wholesale brokerage and clearing businesses; New York-based provider of trading technologies and support services.

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS INC.: $850 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and Deutsche Bank; $50 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $800 million seven-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Multimedia Games Holding Co. Inc.; Las Vegas-based provider of fully integrated cash access = and related services to the gaming industry.

GREATLAND CONNECTIONS INC.: New term loans and revolver; help fund acquisition of about 2.5 million customers from Comcast/Time Warner Cable; newly formed cable company.

IMPAX LABORATORIES INC.: $460 million senior secured credit facility; Barclays; $25 million revolver; $435 million term loan; help fund the acquisitions of Tower Holdings Inc. and Lineage Therapeutics Inc.; Hayward, Calif., technology-based specialty pharmaceutical company.

PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORP.: $1.6 billion incremental first-lien term loan; Barclays, Credit Suisse, Nomura and UBS; help fund acquisition of Arysta LifeScience Ltd.; Miami-based specialty chemicals company.

PRIMARY ENERGY RECYCLING CORP.: $215 million senior credit facility; Investec USA; help fund buyout by Fortistar LLC; Oak Brook, Ill., clean energy company that generates revenue from capturing and recycling recoverable heat and byproduct fuels from industrial processes.

TECOMET: $770 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $60 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 350 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $520 million seven-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor; $190 million eight-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 750 bps, 1% Libor floor; help fund merger with Symmetry Medical Inc.’s OEM Solutions business; Wilmington, Mass., based contract manufacturing, engineering and metal fabrication technology company.

TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.: $1.775 billion secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Jefferies; $125 million revolver; $1.65 billion in first-lien term loans; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners; Palo Alto, Calif., infrastructure and business intelligence software company.

TIERPOINT: New debt financing; RBC and Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of Xand from ABRY Partners; St. Louis-based provider of cloud, colocation and managed services.

TIPTREE FINANCIAL INC.: $140 million secured credit facility; Wells Fargo; $90 million revolver; $50 million term loan; help fund acquisition of Fortegra Financial Corp.; New York-based diversified holding company that operates in the insurance and insurance services, specialty finance, asset management and real estate segments.

TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC.: $1.265 billion senior secured credit facility; JPMorgan and Barclays; $150 million five-year asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 175 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $1.115 billion seven-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 350 bps, 1% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of Viasystems Group Inc., refinance some debt and general corporate purposes; Costa Mesa, Calif., printed circuit board manufacturer.

VISTA OUTDOOR INC.: $750 million senior secured credit facility; Bank of America; $400 million five-year revolver; $350 million five-year term loan; help fund its spin-off of sporting group from Alliant Techsystems Inc.; Utah-based outdoor recreation products company.

WARRANTY GROUP INC.: $647 million credit facility; JPMorgan, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of Tokyo- Mitsubishi and Citigroup; $30 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $330 million term A at Libor plus 200 bps; $287 million term B; help fund buyout by TPG from Onex Corp.; Chicago-based provider of warranty services and related programs.

WESTMORELAND RESOURCES GP LLC: $295 million four-year senior secured first-lien term loan (including $120 million delayed-draw); refinance debt in connection with merger of Oxford Resource Partners LP and Westmoreland Coal Co.; coal company.


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