Bank Loan Calendar: $40.8421 billion deals being marketed

JULY BANK MEETINGS

ARINC INC.: $770 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Lehman, with JPMorgan left lead; $120 million revolver (B2/B+); $60 million letter-of-credit facility (B2/B+); $395 million first-lien term loan (B2/B+); $195 million second-lien term loan (Caa2/CCC+); help back already completed buyout by the Carlyle Group; Annapolis, Md., provider of transportation communications and systems engineering.

TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES CO.: Bank meeting July 24; $175 million second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 850 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, OID 97; Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas; also $75 million revolver led by BNP launching July 28 week; refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes; Austin, Texas, energy company.

SEPTEMBER BANK MEETINGS

INVITROGEN CORP. (APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS INC.): $2.65 billion senior secured credit facility (BBB-); Bank of America, UBS and Morgan Stanley, with Bank of America left lead; $250 million revolver talked around Libor plus 250 bps; $1.5 billion term A talked around Libor plus 250 bps; $900 million term B; help fund acquisition of Applied Biosystems from Applera Corp. (Celera Corp.), repay debt and for general corporate purposes; Carlsbad, Calif., provider of life science technologies, and developer and marketer of instrument-based systems, consumables, software and services.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

AVAYA INC.: Portion of $3.8 billion term B (Ba3/B) at Libor plus 275 bps; Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan; already funded deal helped fund buyout by Silver Lake and TPG Capital; Basking Ridge, N.J., provider of communication systems, applications and services.

B/E AEROSPACE INC.: $875 million senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and UBS; $350 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 275 bps, 3% Libor floor; $525 million six-year term loan at Libor plus 275 bps, step down to Libor plus 250 bps if total leverage is less than 2.5 times, 3% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition of Honeywell's aerospace distribution business; Wellington, Fla., manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products and aftermarket distributor of aerospace fasteners.

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.: $810 million credit facility (Ba2/BB); Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Lehman Brothers; $100 million revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; $125 million term A at Libor plus 400 bps, OID 98; $585 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps, 3% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund buyout by Carlyle Group; McLean, Va., government consulting company.

BROADLANE: $150 million credit facility (Ba3); Jefferies; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $135 million term B talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund buyout by TowerBrook Capital Partners LP from Tenet Healthcare Corp.; Dallas-based technology-oriented health care services company.

CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $16.7706 billion senior secured credit facility; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, RBS and Wachovia; $10.7 billion 71/2-year term B (B1/B), of which roughly $4 billion is being offered with OID of 85 to 86, at Libor plus 365 bps, step down to Libor plus 340 bps at less than 7:1 total leverage; $690 million six-year receivables-based revolver at Libor plus 240 bps, 37.5 bps commitment fee; $1.425 billion six-year term A (B1/B) at Libor plus 340 bps; $2 billion six-year revolver (B1/B) at Libor plus 340 bps, 50 bps commitment fee; $705.6 million 71/2-year asset sale term C (B1/B) at Libor plus 365 bps, step down to Libor plus 340 bps at less than 7:1 total leverage; $1.25 billion 71/2-year delayed-draw term loan (B1/B) at Libor plus 365 bps, step down to Libor plus 340 bps at less than 7:1 total leverage; 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.

CONTEC HOLDINGS: $205 million credit facility; Barclays; $20 million revolver talked at Libor plus 450 bps; $185 million term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 3% Libor floor; OID 97 to 98; help fund buyout by Bain Capital; consumer premise equipment repair company providing services to the broadband industry.

DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL INC.: $385 million credit facility (Ba1); Wachovia; $200 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $185 million term A talked at Libor plus 275 bps; refinance existing bank debt; Falls Church, Va., provider of defense, technical and government outsourced services.

FISERV INSURANCE SOLUTIONS INC.: $385 million credit facility; Credit Suisse; $50 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 350 bps; $335 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund Stone Point Capital LLC's already completed acquisition of a 51% interest in the company; Cedar Rapids, Iowa, provider of insurance technology, professional services and outsourcing services.

FTD GROUP INC.: $425 million credit facility; Wells Fargo; $50 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 350 bps, 3% Libor floor; $75 million five-year term A at Libor plus 350 bps, 3% Libor floor; $300 million six-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps, step down to Libor plus 425 bps at 2½ times total leverage, 3% Libor floor, OID 98; also $60 million four-year senior secured term loan at United Online via Silicon Valley Bank priced at Libor plus 350 bps, 3% Libor floor; help fund acquisition by United Online Inc.; Downers Grove, Ill., provider of floral related products and services.

HOLOGIC INC.: $800 million senior secured credit facility (Baa3); Goldman Sachs; $200 million revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $450 million term A at Libor plus 250 bps; $150 million term B at Libor plus 325 bps, OID 99; help fund acquisition of Third Wave Technologies, Inc.; Bedford, Mass., developer, manufacturer and supplier of diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the health care needs of women.

HSN INC.: $300 million five-year credit facility (Baa2/BBB-); Bank of America and Merrill Lynch; $150 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million term A talked at Libor plus 275 bps; in connection with spin-off from IAC/InterActiveCorp.; New York-based multichannel-retailing company.

INTERVAL ACQUISITION CORP.: $200 million five-year senior secured credit facility (Baa3/BBB-); Wachovia and Barclays; $50 million revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; $150 million term A talked at Libor plus 275 bps; help fund spin-off from IAC/InterActiveCorp; provider of membership services to the vacation ownership industry.

L-1 IDENTITY SOLUTIONS INC.: $350 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB+); Bank of America and Wachovia; $100 million five-year revolver, 50 bps commitment fee; $250 million five-year term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 3% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund tender offer for Digimarc Corp.'s outstanding common stock; Stamford, Conn., provider of products and services for protecting and securing personal identities and assets.

LAKE LAS VEGAS: $125 million one-year first-lien term loan DIP talked at Libor plus 750 bps; Credit Suisse; Henderson, Nev., residential, golf and resort community.

MONAVIE: $135 million credit facility; Jefferies; $10 million revolver with all-in pricing of around 14% (combination of Libor plus an undetermined spread, Libor floor and OID); $125 million term A with all-in pricing of around 14% (combination of Libor plus an undetermined spread, Libor floor and OID); dividend recapitalization; health drink with acai berries.

NATIONS PETROLEUM LLC: $325 million term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, OID 98, call protection 103, 102, 101; Credit Suisse; fund the development of the heavy-oil Lost Hills field in Kern County, Calif.

NEWSDAY LLC: $650 million five-year term loan (B1/BB+), non-callable for 2½ years; Bank of America; $525 million fixed-rate at 9¾% that was sold at 99.035; $125 million floating-rate at Libor plus 550 bps, OID 99; help fund acquisition of Newsday by Cablevision Systems Corp. from Tribune Co.; daily newspaper, serving Long Island and New York City.

NORTEK: $350 million five-year senior secured asset-based revolver talked at Libor plus 275 bps; Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs; help repay existing senior secured credit facility; Providence, R.I.-based manufacturer and distributor of building products.

PITTSBURGH CASINO: $435 million of term debt; Credit Suisse; $305 million first-out tranche (BB-) at Libor plus 600 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, OID 94, non-callable for two years, then at 102; $130 million last-out tranche (CCC+) at Libor plus 600 bps plus 400 bps PIK, 3.25% Libor floor, OID 94, non-callable for three years, then at 103, 102; help fund construction of the Pittsburgh casino.

QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.: $700 million five-year second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, OID 971/2, callable at par for two years, then 103, 102, 101; Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; help fund acquisition of producing, leasehold, royalty and midstream assets associated with the Barnett Shale formation in northern Tarrant and southern Denton counties of Texas; expected close Aug. 8; Fort Worth, Texas, natural gas and crude oil exploration and production company.

SAXON ENERGY SERVICES INC.: $350 million senior secured credit facility; RBC Capital Markets and HSBC, with RBC left lead; $65 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $285 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 400 bps; help fund buyout by Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Ltd. and First Reserve Corp.; Calgary, Alberta, oilfield services company.

STRATEGIC MATERIALS INC.: $135 million five-year credit facilities; Comerica; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 3% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99; $65 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 3% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99; $5 million capex facility talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 3% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99; C$10 million revolver talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 3% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99; C$15 million term loan talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 3% Libor floor, OID 98½ to 99; refinance existing debt; Houston-based glass processing company.

TICKETMASTER: $650 million credit facility (Ba1/BBB-); JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch; $200 million five-year revolver at Libor plus 250 bps; $100 million five-year term A at Libor plus 250 bps; $350 million 61/2-year term loan B at Libor plus 325 bps, OID 981/2; help fund spin-off from IAC/InterActiveCorp; West Hollywood, Calif., live entertainment ticketing and marketing company.

TOPAZ POWER HOLDINGS LLC: $740 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Morgan Stanley, Dexia, ING and Natixis; $615 million construction term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $75 million revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $50 million construction letter-of-credit talked at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund liquidity needs and the cost of building two simple-cycle gas turbine plants, and converting two other plants into combined-cycle gas turbine units; Austin, Texas, power producer.

TRES PALACIOS GAS STORAGE LLC: $308 million senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse; $138 million 61/2-year, asset-sale term talked at Libor plus 325 bps, OID 99; $170 million 61/2-year term loan talked at Libor plus 325 bps, OID 99; fund the construction of Tres Palacios, a new underground salt cavern natural gas storage facility in Matagorda and Wharton County, Texas.

TRIZETTO GROUP, INC.: $457.5 million senior secured credit facility; RBC Capital Markets lead arranger and bookrunner, GE Capital syndication agent; $65 million six-year revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; $77.5 million six-year term A at Libor plus 425 bps, 3% Libor floor, OID 98; $315 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 450 bps, 3% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund buyout by Apax Partners; Newport Beach, Calif., software developer for the health care industry.

TYR ENERGY: $96 million credit facility; GE Capital; $89 million seven-year term loan talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 100 bps upfront fee; $7 million debt service reserve letter-of-credit talked at Libor plus 225 bps, 100 bps upfront fee; help fund acquisition of a power plant; Overland Park, Kan., owner of equity interests in power assets and provider of asset management services to those facilities.

WEATHER CHANNEL: $1.22 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank and GE Capital; $1.07 billion term loan at Libor plus 400 bps, step down to Libor plus 375 bps at 5.25 times total leverage, OID 97, 3.25% Libor floor; $150 million revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; help fund acquisition by NBC Universal, Bain Capital and Blackstone Group from Landmark Communications; Atlanta-based weather company made up of television networks and products for radio, newspapers, digital cable services and interactive television.

WRIGLEY CO.: $4.85 billion senior secured credit facility; Goldman Sachs lead arranger, Barclays, GE Capital, Rabobank and Sumitomo co-arrangers; $250 million revolver talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $1 billion term A talked at Libor plus 325 bps; $3.6 billion term B talked at Libor plus 375 bps, 3% Libor floor, OID 97; help fund acquisition of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. by Mars Inc., repay debt and for general corporate purposes; Chicago-based confections company.

YORK LABEL: $190 million credit facility (B1/B+); Bank of America; $23 million five-year revolver; $135 million six-year term loan talked around Libor plus 475 bps to 500 bps, 3% Libor floor, OID 97 to 98 area; C$2 million five-year revolver; C$30 million six-year term loan; help fund buyout by Diamond Castle; Omaha, Neb., provider of labeling technologies.

ON THE HORIZON

19X INC.: New credit facility; Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; help fund buyout of CKX Inc.; New York-based company engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization of entertainment content.

ANGELICA CORP.: $133 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Regions Bank; $100 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 225 bps; $33 million five-year term loan expected at Libor plus 250 bps; help fund buyout by a company formed by Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partners IV LP; Chesterfield, Mo., provider of textile rental and linen management services.

APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.: New credit facility; Bank of America, Wachovia and Barclays; help fund buyout by the Blackstone Group; Lake Forest, Calif., home health care services company.

ASHLAND INC.: $1.95 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and Scotia Capital; $500 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 3% Libor floor, 50 bps commitment fee; $600 million five-year term A expected at Libor plus 275 bps, 3% Libor floor; $850 million seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 325 bps, 3% Libor floor; help fund acquisition of Hercules Inc.; Covington, Ky., chemical company.

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.

BONTEN MEDIA GROUP INC.: $102.5 million of new term loan debt; Lehman; help fund acquisition of NewsChannel 5 Network LLC from Landmark Communications; New York-based television broadcasting company.

BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INC.: $1.5 billion of committed debt financing and $125 million credit line; Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of Foundry Networks Inc.; San Jose, Calif., provider of data center networking solutions.

CCC-MITCHELL INC.: New credit facility; Goldman Sachs involved; refinance existing debt in connection with merger of CCC Information Services Inc. and Mitchell International Inc.; provider of information, workflow management systems and integrated software to insurance companies and collision repair facilities.

CHAPARRAL ENERGY INC.: New credit facility with an initial borrowing base of either $825 million or $1 billion, based on the amount of additional hedges put in place; JPMorgan, RBS Securities and SunTrust; in connection with acquisition of Edge Petroleum Corp.; refinance existing credit facilities; Oklahoma City-based oil and natural gas production and exploitation company.

CHESAPEAKE CORP.: $250 million senior secured credit facility; GE Capital; refinance existing revolver; Richmond, Va., supplier of specialty paperboard and plastic packaging.

CONCHO RESOURCES INC.: New amended and restated five-year senior revolver expected to range from Libor plus 125 bps to 200 bps; JPMorgan and Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Henry Petroleum and refinance existing bank debt; Midland, Texas, oil and natural gas company.

CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC.: $125 million five-year term loan; Wachovia and Bank of America; fund acquisition of MDA Holdings Inc.; Boca Raton, Fla., provider of nurse and allied staffing services, clinical trials services and other human capital management services.

ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL UTILITIES CO. LLC: $425 million credit facility (Ba3/BB); Morgan Stanley and Barclays Capital; $375 million term loan; $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.

ESSEX CRANE RENTAL CORP.: $190 million five-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 225 bps; Wachovia; help fund buyout by Hyde Park Acquisition Corp. from Kirtland Capital Partners; Chicago-based owner of a specialized fleet of lattice-boom crawler cranes and attachments.

FRESENIUS KABI: Roughly $1.985 billion equivalent credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan; €150 million revolver; $900 million term A; $850 million term B; help fund acquisition of APP Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Bad Homburg, Germany, infusion therapy and clinical nutrition company.

GARDNER DENVER INC.: New credit facility; help fund acquisition of CompAir Holdings Ltd.; Quincy, Ill., manufacturer of reciprocating, rotary and vane compressors, liquid ring pumps and blowers.

GLOBAL BPO SERVICES CORP.: $108.124 million five-year senior secured credit facility; PNC Capital Markets; $100 million revolver at Libor plus 200 bps; $5.48 million domestic term loan expected at a range of Libor plus 275 bps to 325 bps; $2.64 million foreign term loan expected at a range of Libor plus 275 bps to 325 bps; in connection with acquisition of Stream Holdings Corp.; Boston-based special-purpose acquisition corporation formed to acquire a business process outsourcing firm.

GREENFIELD ONLINE INC.: $175 million credit facility; Ableco Finance LLC; $15 million revolver; $100 million first-lien term loan; $60 million second-lien term loan; help fund buyout by Quadrangle Group LLC; Wilton, Conn., media and services company that collects consumer attitudes about products and services.

HANCOCK FABRICS INC.: $100 million five-year exit financing revolver expected at Libor plus 225 bps; GE Capital; refinance existing debt and for working capital purposes; Baldwyn, Miss., specialty retailer of fabric and related home sewing and decorating accessories.

HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.: $9.4 billion credit facility; Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank; $8.4 billion term loan and $1 billion revolver or $7.4 billion term loan and $2 billion asset-based revolver; help fund acquisition of Huntsman Corp.; Columbus, Ohio, thermoset resins company.

JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.: $225 million five-year unsecured revolver at Libor plus 175 bps; in connection with spin-off from FMC Technologies Inc.; Chicago-based technology services provider to the food processing and air transportation industries.

LANDRY'S RESTAURANTS INC.: $300 million senior secured credit facility; Wells Fargo Foothill and Jefferies; $50 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 400 bps, 3.25% Libor floor, 50 bps commitment fee; $250 million five-year term A expected at Libor plus 400 bps, 3.25% Libor floor; help fund buyout by Fertitta Holdings Inc.; Houston-based restaurant, hospitality and entertainment company.

MANITOWOC CO. INC.: $2.925 billion credit facility; JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas; $1.325 billion six-year term Y expected at Libor plus 300 bps; $400 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 300 bps; $900 million five-year term A expected at Libor plus 300 bps; $300 million 18-month term X expected at Libor plus 300 bps; help fund acquisition of Enodis plc, refinance existing debt and provide ongoing working capital; Manitowoc, Wis., provider of lifting equipment for the construction industry, manufacturer of cold-side equipment for the foodservice industry, and provider of shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion services.

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.

PIPELINE DATA INC.: $90 million senior secured credit facility; GE Commercial Finance and Dymas Capital; help fund acquisition of Cocard; Quincy, Mass., provider of credit card transaction processing services.

RC2 CORP.: $325 million senior secured credit facility (Ba2); Bank of Montreal; term loans; revolver; fund acquisition of Children's Publishing Division from Publications International Ltd.; Oak Brook, Ill., designer, producer and marketer of toys, collectibles, and infant and toddler products.

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

STATS CHIPPAC LTD.: $450 million credit facility; $300 million three-year term loan; $150 million three-year revolver; help pay a cash distribution to shareholders, fund tender offers and for general corporate purposes; Singapore-based provider of semiconductor packaging design, assembly, test and distribution equipment and services.

STONE ENERGY CORP.: $700 million three-year amended and restated revolver; Bank of America; help fund acquisition of Bois d'Arc Energy Inc.; Lafayette, La., oil and natural gas exploration and production company.

SUPERIOR ESSEX INC.: $350 million five-year asset-based credit facility; Bank of America; $300 million revolver expected at Libor plus 200 bps; $50 million term loan expected at Libor 225 bps; refinance existing debt; Atlanta-based wire and cable manufacturing company.

VERTIS COMMUNICATIONS: $650 million exit financing facility; $250 million senior secured revolver committed by GE; $400 million exit facility committed by Morgan Stanley; help fund restructuring and merger with American Color Graphics; Baltimore-based provider of print advertising and direct marketing services.

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