Bank Loan Calendar: $13.794 billion deals being marketed

MARCH BANK MEETINGS

FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: Retail bank meeting March 6 (SMA meeting was Feb. 29); $2.03 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Wachovia, Merrill Lynch and CoBank, with Lehman left lead; $200 million six-year revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 37.5 bps unused fee; $500 million six-year term A talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $200 million seven-year, one-year delayed-draw, term loan talked at Libor plus 275 bps, 75 bps unused fee for six months, 125 bps fee thereafter, call protection 102, 101; $1.13 billion seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 275 bps, call protection 102, 101; help fund merger with Verizon Communications Inc.'s wireline operations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont; Charlotte, N.C., provider of communications services to rural communities.

MACROVISION CORP.: Expected March/April business; new five-year term B, 101 soft call; JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; help fund acquisition of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.; Santa Clara, Calif., provider of services that enable businesses to protect, enhance and distribute their digital goods to consumers across multiple channels.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

84 LUMBER CO.: $450 million five-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 250 bps, 25 bps commitment fee; SunTrust and Wachovia; replace an existing revolver and private notes; Eighty Four, Pa., supplier of building materials to contractors.

ACRESSO: New credit facility; BMO Capital Markets; help fund buyout of Macrovision Corp.'s software business unit by Thoma Cressey Bravo; provider of services that help simplify the business relationship between software producers and enterprises.

CHIQUITA BRANDS LLC: $400 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Rabobank; $200 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $200 million term A talked at Libor plus 325 bps; refinance existing bank debt; Cincinnati-based marketer and distributor of fresh food products.

DELPHI CORP.: $6.125 billion exit financing credit facility; JPMorgan and Citigroup; $1.6 billion ABL revolver talked at Libor plus 250 bps; $3.7 billion first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, OID 96, call protection 102, 101; $825 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-); repay DIP, fund other payments required upon emergence and conduct post-reorganization operations; Troy, Mich., automotive electronics manufacturer.

DG FASTCHANNEL INC.: $145 million senior credit facility; BMO Capital Markets; $25 million revolver; $60 million term A; $60 million term B; help fund acquisition of Level 3 Communications, Inc.'s Vyvx advertising services business and refinance existing senior credit facility; Irving, Texas, provider of digital media services.

FLORIDA EAST COAST INDUSTRIES INC.: $1.656 billion 18-month credit facility; Citigroup and Bear Stearns, with Citi left lead; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps, step up to Libor plus 250 bps in May 2008, OID in 98 area; $13.25 million delayed-draw term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, step up to Libor plus 250 bps in May 2008, OID in 98 area; $992.75 million "property" term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps, step up to Libor plus 250 bps in May 2008, OID in 98 area; $600 million "rail" term B talked at Libor plus 225 bps, step up to Libor plus 250 bps in May 2008, OID in 98 area; back already completed buyout by Fortress Investment Group LLC; Jacksonville, Fla., company that operates through two distinct businesses: Flagler Development Group, its commercial real estate operation, and Florida East Coast Railway LLC.

HUDSON GROUP: $295 million credit facility; CIT; $60 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps, OID 99; $235 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps, OID 99; also $125 million second-lien term loan led by Magnetar that's already spoken for; help fund buyout by Advent International; East Rutherford, N.J.-based travel retail specialist.

JTH TAX INC.: $100 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 137.5 bps; SunTrust; refinance existing debt and for a share repurchase; Virginia Beach, Va., franchisor/operator of income tax preparation offices and services.

LANDMARK FBO LLC: $338 million credit facility; Barclays Capital; $30 million revolver (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps; $188 million first-lien term loan (B1/BB-) talked at Libor plus 375 bps, OID 981/2; $120 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/B-) talked at Libor plus 725 bps, OID 98; help fund GTCR Golder Rauner LLC and Encore FBO, LLC's acquisition of the fixed base operator business of Landmark Aviation from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise; Tempe, Ariz., provider of aftermarket services to the business aviation industry.

LINN ENERGY LLC: $500 million in new bank debt; BNP Paribas and RBC; $400 million 18-month second-lien term loan at Libor plus 500 bps, 50 bps upfront fee; $100 million revolver add-on at Libor plus 150 bps; help fund acquisition of certain oil and gas properties from Lamamco Drilling Co.; Houston-based independent oil and gas company.

NUMONYX: $750 million credit facility (B3/BB+); Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; $100 million revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 550 bps; $650 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 550 bps, OID 97 to 98; help fund creation of the company by Francisco Partners, STMicroelectronics and Intel; Switzerland-based semiconductor company focused on supplying flash memory products.

PRESS GANEY ASSOCIATES INC.: $220 million credit facility; Lehman Brothers and GE Capital, with Lehman left lead; $20 million revolver at Libor plus 400 bps, 50 bps unused fee; $200 million first-lien term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, OID 98; help fund acquisition by Vestar Capital Partners from American Securities Capital Partners, LLC; South Bend, Ind., provider of quality improvement services to hospitals and health care facilities.

RANPAK INC.: $430 million credit facility; American Capital Strategies; $20 million revolver; $250 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, OID 98; $160 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps; fund already completed buyout by Odyssey Investment Partners LLC from American Capital; Concord Township, Ohio, manufacturer and marketer of "in-the-box" paper-based protective packaging.

REPCONSTRICKLAND: $225 million credit facility; KeyBank; $50 million revolver talked in Libor plus 350 bps area; $75 million term A talked in Libor plus 350 bps area; $100 million term B talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund the already completed buyout by Arclight Capital LLC; provider of services to the refining, petrochemical and energy industries.

RESOLUTE ENERGY PARTNERS LP: $400 million five-year senior secured revolver talked at Libor plus 137.5 bps; Wachovia; refinance existing bank debt and for general corporate purposes; Denver-based independent oil and gas partnership.

WEST CORP.: $130 million term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 3.5% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 105, 102; Wachovia; help fund acquisition of Genesys SA; Omaha, Neb., provider of outsourced communication services.

ON THE HORIZON

19X INC.: $650 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; $50 million 41/2-year revolver expected at Libor plus 450 bps, 75 bps commitment fee; $400 million five-year first-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 450 bps, OID 97; $200 million 51/2-year second-lien term loan expected at Libor plus 750 bps, OID 97, call protection 103, 102, 101; help fund buyout of CKX Inc.; New York-based company engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization of entertainment content.

ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORP.: $4.4 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $3.9 billion seven-year term loan; $500 million six-year revolver; help fund buyout by the Blackstone Group; Dallas-based provider of marketing, loyalty and transaction services.

AMEDISYS INC.: $500 million senior unsecured credit facility; JPMorgan, UBS and Oppenheimer; $250 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 175 bps, 35 bps commitment fee; $250 million five-year term loan expected at Libor plus 175 bps; help fund acquisition of TLC Health Care Services Inc. from Arcapita Inc.; Baton Rouge, La., home nursing company.

AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES INC.: $200 million three-year term loan; KeyBank; help fund acquisition of GMH Communities Trust; Austin, Texas, developer, owner and manager of student housing properties.

AVAYA INC.: $4.335 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan, with Citi left lead; $335 million six-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 175 bps, 25 bps commitment fee; $3.8 billion seven-year term loan (Ba3/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; $200 million six-year multi-currency revolver (Ba3) at Libor plus 275 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; help fund already completed buyout by Silver Lake and TPG Capital; Basking Ridge, N.J., provider of communication systems, applications and services.

BAHAMAS OIL REFINING CO.: New senior secured credit facility; ABN Amro; help fund buyout by First Reserve Corp.; Freeport, Bahamas, oil storage terminal.

BCE INC.: Up to C$23.05 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, RBS Securities and TD Securities; C$2 billion six-year revolver; C$4.2 billion six-year term A; up to C$16.5 billion U.S. equivalent seven-year term B; up to C$350 million U.S. equivalent one-year delayed-draw term loan; help fund buyout by Teachers Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; Montreal-based communications company.

BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.: $440 million senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs; $75 million six-year revolver; $365 million seven-year term B; help fund buyout by Bain Capital Partners LLC; Watertown, Mass., provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education and work/life services.

CENGAGE LEARNING: $625 million term B add-on; RBS Securities; help fund acquisition of Houghton Mifflin College Division; Stamford, Conn., provider of print and digital instructional and reference materials for the higher education and library reference markets.

CERIDIAN CORP.: $2.55 billion senior secured credit facility (B1/B+); Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse; $2.25 billion term loan; $300 million revolver; help fund already completed buyout by Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP and Fidelity National Financial, Inc.; Minneapolis-based provider of human resources, transportation and retail information management services.

CHC HELICOPTER CORP.: $850 million credit facility; Morgan Stanley; help fund buyout by First Reserve Corp.; Vancouver, Can., provider of helicopter services to the global offshore oil and gas industry.

CHRYSLER CORP. LLC: $7 billion first-lien term loan (B1/BB-/BB+); JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley, with JPMorgan left lead; help fund already completed buyout by Cerberus Capital Management, LP from DaimlerChrysler AG; producer and seller of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles.

CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $19.525 billion credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, RBS and Wachovia; $1 billion receivables-backed revolver; $2 billion senior secured revolver; $1.25 billion senior secured term A; $12.65 billion senior secured term B; up to $2 billion senior secured term C (to be reduced by proceeds from asset sales prior to closing); $625 million senior secured delayed-draw term loan; help fund LBO by Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP and Bain Capital Partners, LLC; San Antonio media and entertainment company specializing in "gone from home" entertainment and information services.

CLEAR CHANNEL TELEVISION GROUP: New debt financing; help fund buyout of 56 television stations and associated assets by Providence Equity Partners Inc. from Clear Channel Communications Inc.

COGDELL SPENCER INC.: $250 million credit facility; KeyBank leading term loan, Bank of America leading line of credit; $100 million three-year term loan at the taxable REIT subsidiary level; $150 million three-year amended and restated revolver at the Cogdell level; help fund acquisition of Marshall Erdman and Associates; Charlotte, N.C., real estate investment trust that focuses on specialty office buildings for the medical profession.

COINMACH SERVICE CORP.: $825 million senior secured credit facility; RBS Securities and Deutsche Bank; $50 million revolver; $50 million delayed-draw term loan; $725 million term loan; help fund already completed buyout by Babcock & Brown; Plainview, N.Y., supplier of outsourced laundry equipment services for multi-family housing properties.

COTT CORP.: $250 million five-year ABL revolver; refinance existing credit facility; Toronto-based provider of retailer brand soft drinks.

DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse; help fund buyout by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Shawnee, Kan., integrated waste services company.

DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.: Exit financing credit facility; repay DIP and pre-bankruptcy second-lien term loan and fund plan distributions; Rochester Hills, Mich., automotive parts maker.

EDUCATION MEDIA & PUBLISHING (HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO.): $7.15 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse, Lehman and Citigroup; $500 million six-year revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $4.95 billion 61/2-year first-lien term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 375 bps, call protection 103, 102, 101; $1.7 billion seven-year second-lien mezzanine loan (Caa2/CCC) at Libor plus 850 bps, non-callable for 18 months, then at 104, 102; help fund already completed acquisition of the Harcourt Education, Harcourt Trade and Greenwood-Heinemann divisions of Reed Elsevier; Boston-based educational publisher.

ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL UTILITIES CO. LLC: $425 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Morgan Stanley and Barclays Capital; $375 million term loan, OID 99; $50 million revolver; help fund distribution to DTE Energy Services Inc. in connection with buyout of 50% interest by GE Corporate Lending; portfolio of power and industrial projects.

FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP.: $3.5 billion exit financing credit facility; Citigroup and JPMorgan; $540 million six-year ABL revolver (Ba2/BB+) at Libor plus 175 bps (already syndicated); $1.96 billion seven-year senior secured term B (Ba2/BB-); $1 billion eight-year senior secured term C (Ba2/BB-); refinanced debt and for working capital and general corporate purposes; Southfield, Mich., auto parts manufacturer.

GETTY IMAGES INC.: New financing; Barclays Capital, GE and RBS; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman LLC; Seattle-based creator and distributor of still imagery, footage and multi-media products, and a provider of other forms of digital content.

GLOBAL BPO SERVICES CORP.: Roughly $108.7 million senior secured credit facility; PNC Capital Markets; $100 million five-year revolver; approximately $5.8 million domestic term loan; approximately $2.9 million foreign term loan; in connection with acquisition of Stream Holdings Corp.; Boston-based special-purpose acquisition corporation formed for the purpose of acquiring a business process outsourcing firm.

GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO.: $1.6 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs; $1.2 billion term loan due May 16, 2014 expected at Libor plus 225 bps; $400 million revolver due May 16, 2013 expected to range from Libor plus 175 bps to Libor plus 225 bps based on leverage; refinance debt in connection with merger of Graphic Packaging and Altivity Packaging, LLC; Marietta, Ga., paperboard packaging company.

HAWKEYE GROWTH: $315 million credit facility; RBS Securities; $35 million five-year revolver; $210 million seven-year first-lien term loan, call protection 102, 101; $70 million eight-year second-lien term loan, non-callable for one year, then at 102, 101; fund the construction of two ethanol projects in Iowa.

HECLA MINING CO.: New bank debt expected to be priced at Libor plus 200 bps or less; Scotia Capital; help fund acquisition of Greens Creek mine from Rio Tinto; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, explorer, miner and processor of silver and gold.

HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.: New senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; help fund acquisition of Huntsman Corp.; Columbus, Ohio, thermoset resins company.

INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORP.: $400 million exit financing senior secured credit facility; Silver Point Finance LLC; $120 million five-year revolver priced at Libor plus 425 bps; $60 million four-year term loan priced at Libor plus 450 bps; $220 million five-year letter-of-credit facility priced at Libor plus 425 bps; Kansas City, Mo., bakery operator.

LOCAL TV LLC: New debt financing; Deutsche Bank, UBS, Bank of America and BNP Paribas; help fund Oak Hill Capital Partners' acquisition of eight television stations from News Corp.; portfolio to be jointly managed by Local TV; Covington, Ky., broadcast holding company.

LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES: $14.6 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, ABN Amro and UBS; $1 billion cash flow revolver (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 300 bps, 75 bps undrawn fee; $2 billion U.S. and euro term A (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 300 bps; $9.45 billion U.S. and euro term B (Ba2/BB) at Libor plus 325 bps; $1.15 billion ABL receivables purchase program facility at Libor plus 150 bps (already syndicated); $1 billion ABL inventory-based facility at Libor plus 175 bps (already syndicated); help back Basell's completed acquisition of Lyondell Chemical Co. to create LyondellBasell; Hoofddorp, Netherlands-based producer of polypropylene and polyethylene.

MACAU CO.: $1.2 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank Hong Kong branch and Morgan Stanley; fund project costs associated with the Macao Studio City project in the Cotai Site and for other working capital and general corporate purposes.

MBF HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION CORP.: Up to $285 million credit facility; Jefferies; $25 million five-year revolver; $140 million to $155 million five-year first-lien term loan; $20 million one-year delayed-draw, with five-year final maturity, term loan; $40 million to $85 million six-year second-lien term loan, call protection 102, 101; help fund acquisition of Critical Homecare Solutions Holdings, Inc. from Kohlberg & Co. LLC; Coral Gables, Fla., blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring businesses in the health care industry.

MOBILE MINI INC.: $1 billion asset-based revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps; Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of Mobile Storage Group Inc. from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; Tempe, Ariz., provider of portable storage.

MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC.: $200 million five-year term B proposed at Libor plus 500 bps, 2.5% Libor floor, call protection 102, 101; repay revolver borrowings and for general corporate purposes; in connection with recapitalization led by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP and Goldman Sachs; Minneapolis-based provider of payment services.

MYERS INDUSTRIES INC.: $685 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/B+); Goldman Sachs and Key Bank; $535 million seven-year term loan; $150 million six-year revolver; help fund buyout by GS Capital Partners; Akron, Ohio, manufacturer of polymer products for industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial and consumer markets.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC.: $7.1 billion in credit facilities; Wachovia and Deutsche Bank, with Wachovia left lead on senior secured, Deutsche left lead on unsecured; $4.6 billion senior secured seven-year term loan; $500 million senior secured 61/2-year revolver; $2 billion eight-year unsecured term loan; help fund buyout by Fortress Investment Group LLC and Centerbridge Partners LP; Wyomissing, Pa., owner and operator of casino and horse racing facilities.

PUGET ENERGY INC.: $2.425 billion senior secured credit facility; Barclays Capital and Dresdner Kleinwort; up to $1.425 billion in senior secured term loans; up to $1 billion senior secured capital expenditure facility; in connection with buyout by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and British Columbia Investment Management Corp.; help fund capital expenditure program and working capital needs and support energy hedging activities; Bellevue, Wash., provider of electric and natural gas service.

TOUSA INC. $650 million 60-day DIP ($135 million if unable to solicit lenders) at Libor plus 525 bps, subject to a floor of 325 bps; Citigroup; help fund restructuring plan and pay normal operating expenses, and refinance first-lien debt; Hollywood, Fla., homebuilder.

VISTAR CORP.: $1.1 billion asset-based revolver or $825 million senior secured credit facility (if availability under the asset-based revolver would be less than $165 million) comprised of $100 million revolver, $75 million synthetic letter-of-credit facility and $650 million term loan; Wachovia, Credit Suisse and GE Capital; help fund buyout of Performance Food Group Co. by Blackstone Group and Wellspring Capital Management and merger into Vistar; Denver-based foodservice distributor.

WASTE INDUSTRIES USA INC.: $455 million senior secured credit facility; Wachovia and HSBC; $310 million term loan; $75 million capital expansion facility; $70 million revolver; help fund buyout by management, Macquarie Infrastructure Partners and Goldman Sachs; Raleigh, N.C., non-hazardous solid waste services company.

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