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Published on 8/30/2017 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily.

Bank Loan Calendar: $29.045 billion deals being marketed

September Bank Meetings

CORSAIR: Bank meeting Sept. 6; $350 million credit facilities; Macquarie and BNP Paribas; $50 million revolver; $235 million first-lien term loan; $65 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by EagleTree Capital from Francisco Partners; Fremont, Calif., provider of high performance branded computer products, including memory, components, peripherals, and complete systems.

EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD: Bank meeting expected early September; $870 million credit facilities; Macquarie and Antares; $70 million five-year revolver; $540 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan; $260 million privately placed eight-year second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Vista Equity Partners from The Advisory Board Co.; best practices firm that uses a combination of research, technology and services to improve the performance of educational institutions.

INTERNATIONAL CAR WASH GROUP: $725 million credit facilities; Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Barclays and Credit Suisse; $75 million revolver; $450 million first-lien term loan; $200 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Roark Capital Group from TDR Capital LLP; UK-based car wash operator.

MITEL NETWORKS CORP.: Bank meeting Sept. 7; $300 million six-year covenant-light term loan; BMO, Citizens, HSBC and CIBC; help fund acquisition of ShoreTel; Ottawa, Canada, provider of communications software solutions.

REFRESCO: $620 million seven-year senior secured term B (Ba3/BB-); JPMorgan, ABN Amro, BNP Paribas and Rabobank; also €1.3 billion seven-year senior secured term B (Ba3/BB-) and €200 million six-year multi-currency revolver (Ba3/BB-); fund the acquisition of the bottling activities of Cott and refinance existing debt; Rotterdam, the Netherlands, bottler of beverages.

TRIMARK USA LLC: Conference call Sept. 7; $585 million seven-year first-lien term loan (including $25 million delayed-draw tranche); Barclays, Jefferies, Nomura and Citizens; help fund buyout by Centerbridge Partners LP from Warburg Pincus; South Attleboro, Mass., provider of equipment, supplies and design services to the foodservice industry.

WILSHIRE GRAND CENTER (HANJIN INTERNATIONAL CORP.): Bank meeting Sept. 6; $600 million senior secured term B; Morgan Stanley; refinance existing debt and fund cash to the balance sheet; hotel and mixed-use building.

Upcoming Closings

ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH INC.: $960 million senior secured credit facilities; Barclays (left on first-lien), Morgan Stanley (left on second-lien), RBC, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Mizuho; $100 million five-year revolver (B2/B); $655 million seven-year first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 325 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call; $205 million eight-year second-lien term loan (Caa2/B-) at Libor plus 700 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group and GTCR LLC; Albany, N.Y., contract research and manufacturing organization that works with the life sciences industry to improve patient outcomes and the quality of life.

ATLANTIC BROADBAND: $1.85 billion credit facilities (B1/BB-); Credit Suisse, Bank of America, CIBC and BMO; $150 million revolver; $1.7 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 237.5 bps, 12.5 bps step-down at 4.85x senior secured net leverage, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of MetroCast from Harron Communications LP; Quincy, Mass., cable operator.

CBS RADIO: $500 million seven-year senior secured term B (Ba3/BB-) at Libor plus 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank; refinance Entercom debt in connection with merger of CBS Radio and Entercom; Philadelphia-based radio broadcasting company.

CINCINNATI BELL INC.: Expected closing Oct. 2; $800 million senior secured credit facilities (Ba3/BB-); Morgan Stanley, PNC, Regions, Barclays, Citigroup and Citizens; $200 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 375 bps, 0% Libor floor; $600 million seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 375 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisitions of Hawaiian Telcom Inc. and OnX Enterprise Solutions and refinance debt; Cincinnati, Ohio, provider of integrated communications solutions.

CLUBCORP: $1.35 billion of senior secured credit facilities (B1/B+); Citigroup, RBC, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs; $175 million revolver; $1.175 billion seven-year covenant-light term B talked at Libor plus 325 bps, step-down to Libor plus 300 bps at less than 3.25x net first-lien leverage, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC; Dallas-based owner and operator of private golf and country clubs and business, sports and alumni clubs.

DIVERSEY: $1.15 billion in U.S. credit facilities (B1/B); Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, RBC, HSBC, SunTrust and Jefferies; $250 million revolver; $900 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 300 bps with a step-down, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; also €970 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Euribor plus 325 bps with a step-down, 0% floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Private Equity from Sealed Air Corp.; hygiene and cleaning solutions company.

FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP: $1.49 billion credit facilities (Baa3/BB-/BB+); Deutsche Bank, Mizuho and Credit Agricole; $90 million 4.5-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 0% Libor floor; $1.4 billion five-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 275 bps, step-down to Libor plus 250 bps at 3x consolidated leverage and to Libor plus 225 bps at 2x consolidated leverage, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition by Softbank Group Corp.; New York-based alternative asset management firm.

GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT INC.: $1.1 billion credit facilities; JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Macquarie and Morgan Stanley; $100 million five-year revolver (B1/B+); $800 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 300 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call; $200 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 700 bps, 0.75% Libor floor, OID 98.5, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC and refinance existing debt; Las Vegas-based owner and operator of gaming properties.

INTERNET BRANDS INC.: $1.69 billion in term loans; Credit Suisse (left on first-lien), RBC (left on second-lien), Citigroup, Bank of America, KKR, Macquarie and Mizuho; $1.115 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B2/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 25 bps step-down at 4.25x first-lien net leverage, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $575 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+) at Libor plus 750 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of WebMD Health Corp.; also amend and extend of existing first-lien term loan to make it fungible at 99.5 OID; El Segundo, Calif., provider of vertically focused online media and software services.

MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES LTD. (MDA): $2 billion seven-year covenant-light term B (Ba3/BB) at Libor plus 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; RBC, Bank of America, BMO, CIBC, Wells Fargo, TD, Scotia and HSBC; help fund acquisition of DigitalGlobe Inc.; Vancouver, B.C. communications and information company.

NATURE’S BOUNTY CO. (ALPHABET HOLDING CO. INC.): $2.25 billion credit facilities; Credit Suisse, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, RBC, HSBC, Mizuho, Macquarie and KKR; $350 million ABL revolver (Ba1/BB-); $1.5 billion seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 350 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $400 million eight-year covenant-light second-lien term loan (Caa1/CCC+) at Libor plus 775 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99, call protection 102, 101; help fund buyout by KKR from The Carlyle Group; Ronkonkoma, N.Y., manufacturer, marketer and distributor of health and wellness products.

PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORP.: $2.365 billion senior secured credit facilities (B1/B); Bank of America, JPMorgan, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, HSBC and Jefferies; $300 million five-year revolver; $2.065 billion seven-year covenant-light term B at Libor plus 300 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund buyout by Pamplona Capital Management LLP; Waltham, Mass., biopharmaceutical services company.

PRA HEALTH SCIENCES INC.: $550 million senior secured add-on term A; PNC; fund acquisition of Symphony Health Solutions Corp. from Symphony Technology Group; Raleigh, N.C., clinical research organization.

SANDVINE CORP. (PNI CANADA ACQUIRECO CORP.): $400 million five-year first-lien term loan (B3/B-) at Libor plus 575 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 94, 101 soft call; JPMorgan and Societe Generale; help fund buyout by Francisco Partners and merger with Procera Networks Inc.; Waterloo, Ont., provider of network policy control solutions.

STAPLES INC.: $4.1 billion credit facilities; UBS, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, RBC, Jefferies, Fifth Third, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, KKR and Natixis on term loan; Wells Fargo left on ABL; $2.9 billion seven-year first-lien term loan (B1/B+) at Libor plus 400 bps, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; $1.2 billion ABL facility; help fund buyout by Sycamore Partners; Framingham, Mass., retailer of office supplies.

SURGERY CENTER HOLDINGS INC.: Expected closing Aug. 31; $1.365 billion senior secured credit facilities (B1/B); Jefferies and KKR; $75 million five-year revolver; $1.29 billion seven-year senior secured covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 325 bps, step-down to Libor plus 300 bps at 0.25x inside closing net secured leverage, 1% Libor floor, OID 99.75, 101 soft call for six months; help fund acquisition of National Surgical Healthcare from Irving Place Capital and refinance existing term loan; Nashville, Tenn., healthcare services company.

TRINSEO MATERIALS: Expected closing during Sept. 4 week; $1.075 billion credit facilities (Ba3/BB+); Barclays and Deutsche Bank; $375 million revolver; $700 million seven-year covenant-light first-lien term loan at Libor plus 250 bps, 0% Libor floor, 101 soft call for six months; refinance existing debt; Berwyn, Pa., materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber.

On The Horizon

ABM INDUSTRIES INC.: New five-year term A; JPMorgan and Bank of America; help fund acquisition of GCA Services Group from Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P. and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division; New York-based provider of facility solutions.

ACETATE TOW JOINT VENTURE: $1.605 billion credit facilities; Barclays, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; $65 million senior unsecured revolver; $135 million senior secured revolver; $1.005 billion in senior secured term loans; $400 million senior unsecured term loan; fund a dividend and repay debt in connection with formation of joint venture by Celanese Corp. contribution of Cellulose Derivatives business unit and Blackstone contribution of Rhodia Acetow business; acetate tow supplier.

AIR MEDICAL GROUP HOLDINGS/AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE: New secured debt financing; Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Citigroup and Nomura; help fund acquisition of American Medical from Envision Healthcare Corp. and combination with KKR company Air Medical; medical transportation company.

ALIPAY (ANT FINANCIAL): $1.85 billion senior secured term loan; Citigroup; help fund acquisition of MoneyGram; China-based mobile payment platform.

AVANTOR: $5.5 billion senior secured credit facilities; Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Jefferies and JPMorgan; $5 billion in U.S. and euro first-lien term loans; up to $500 million revolver; help fund acquisition of VWR International LLC; Center Valley, Pa., supplier of ultra-high-purity materials for the life sciences and advanced technology industries.

BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC.: $2.27 billion senior secured credit facilities; Citigroup (left on term B) and Wells Fargo (left on revolver); $970 million seven-year covenant-light term B expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 0% Libor floor, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $1.3 billion asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund acquisition of Allied Building Products Corp. and refinance existing term B; Herndon, Va., distributor of residential and commercial roofing materials and complementary building products.

BROADCOM LTD.: New debt financing; help fund acquisition of Brocade Communications Systems Inc.; San Jose, Calif., and Singapore-based designer, developer and supplier of semiconductor devices.

COVENANT SURGICAL PARTNERS INC.: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs and KKR Capital; help fund buyout by KKR from DFW Capital Partners, Iroquois Capital Group, PineBridge Investments and other existing shareholders; Nashville, Tenn., acquirer and operator of ambulatory surgery centers and physician practices.

DAVIS VISION-SUPERIOR VISION: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs, Barclays, BMO, Macquarie and Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout by Centerbridge Partners LP from Highmark Inc. and combination with Superior Vision; managed vision care company.

DIGICERT INC.: New debt financing; UBS, Credit Suisse, Jefferies and Goldman Sachs; fund acquisition of Symantec Corp.’s Website Security and related PKI solutions; Lehi, Utah, provider of scalable security solutions.

EATING RECOVERY CENTER: New debt financing; Antares and Golub; help fund buyout by CCMP Capital Advisors LP from Lee Equity Partners; Denver-based provider of comprehensive treatment for eating disorders.

HARLAND CLARKE HOLDINGS: New debt financing; Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of MaxPoint Interactive; San Antonio-based provider of media delivery, payment solutions and marketing services.

JPW INDUSTRIES INC.: New debt financing; Goldman Sachs, BMO and BNP Paribas; help fund buyout by Gamut Capital Management LP from Tenex Capital Management; La Vergne, Tenn., designer, marketer and distributor of branded metalworking and woodworking equipment and specialty shop tools.

LUMOS NETWORKS CORP.: $535 million senior secured credit facilities; Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $485 million first-lien term loan; $50 million revolver; help fund acquisition by EQT, refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Waynesboro, Va., provider of fiber-based data, voice and IP-based telecommunication services.

MULTI-COLOR CORP.: $1.05 billion senior secured credit facilities; Bank of America and Citigroup; $400 million revolver; $250 million term A; $400 million term B; help fund acquisition of the Labels Division of Constantia Flexibles GmbH, refinance an existing revolver and general corporate purposes; Cincinnati-based label maker.

PENN VIRGINIA CORP.: $150 million in five-year debt; Jefferies; help fund acquisition of Eagle Ford assets located primarily in Lavaca County, Texas from Devon Energy Corp.; Houston-based independent oil and gas company.

PHARMERICA CORP.: $1.1 billion secured credit facilities; Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Jefferies and KKR; $100 million revolver; $815 million first-lien term loan; $185 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by KKR; Louisville, Ky., provider of pharmacy services.

QUIDEL CORP.: $270 million five-year senior secured credit facilities; Bank of America and JPMorgan; $25 million revolver expected at Libor plus 350 bps; $245 million term loan expected at Libor plus 350 bps; help fund acquisition of the Triage MeterPro cardiovascular and toxicology business, and the Triage BNP business from Alere Inc.; San Diego-based provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems.

RCN TELECOM SERVICES LLC (RADIATE HOLDCO): $1.425 billion incremental credit facilities; UBS, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Nomura; $150 million incremental revolver; $1.275 billion incremental term loan; help fund acquisition of Wave Broadband; cable operator.

RED VENTURES: New debt financing; Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Fifth Third, MUFG and PNC; help fund acquisition of Bankrate; Charlotte, N.C., digital consumer choice platform.

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC.: $3.972 billion in incremental bank debt; JPMorgan, RBC and Deutsche Bank; up to $225 million incremental revolver; $3.747 billion seven-year senior secured incremental term B; help fund acquisition of Tribune Media Co.; Hunt Valley, Md., television broadcasting company.

TEN-X LLC: New debt financing; Antares and Guggenheim; help fund buyout by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP; Irvine and Silicon Valley, Calif., provider of an online real-estate marketplace.

VANTIV LLC (WORLDPAY): About $3.08 billion in incremental bank debt; Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and MUFG; $350 million five-year incremental revolver expected at Libor plus 225 bps, OID 99.75; $1.605 billion five-year incremental term A-4 expected at Libor plus 225 bps, OID 99.75; $535 million seven-year covenant-light incremental term B-1 expected at Libor plus 225 bps, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; $594.5 million seven-year covenant-light incremental term B-2 expected at Libor plus 225 bps, OID 99.5, 101 soft call for six months; help fund merger with Worldpay Group plc, refinance existing Worldpay debt and general corporate purposes; Cincinnati, Ohio, merchant and PIN debit acquirer.

WEST CORP.: Up to $3.05 billion senior secured credit facilities; Credit Suisse, RBC, Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $350 million revolver; up to $2.7 billion term loan; help fund buyout by Apollo Global Management LLC; Omaha-based provider of communication and network infrastructure services.

ZENITH ENERGY U.S. LP: New debt financing; Barclays and Credit Suisse; help fund acquisition of Arc Logistics Partners LP; Houston-based liquids and bulk terminaling company.


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