Bank Loan Calendar: $33.703 billion deals being marketed

OCTOBER BANK MEETINGS

GLOBAL*TEL LINK CORP.: $595 million credit facility; Credit Suisse, UBS and Goldman Sachs; $20 million revolver; $370 million term B; $45 million letter-of-credit facility; $160 million second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt, fund a dividend payment and for acquisition financing; Mobile, Ala., correctional communications technology company.

ILLUMINATION AND DETECTION SOLUTIONS: $193 million credit facility; UBS; $15 million five-year revolver; $178 million six-year term loan; help fund buyout by Veritas Capital from PerkinElmer Inc.; provider of custom-designed specialty lighting and sensor components, subsystems and integrated products.

MICROSEMI CORP.: Bank meeting Oct. 8; $425 million senior credit facility; Morgan Stanley; $50 million five-year revolver expected at Libor plus 375 bps, 50 bps unused fee, OID 99; $375 million seven-year term B expected at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition of Actel Corp. and refinance an existing revolver; Irvine, Calif., designer, manufacturer and marketer of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, semiconductors and RF subsystems.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

ABITIBIBOWATER INC.: $600 million four-year asset-based revolver at Libor plus 300 bps, 75 bps unused fee; Citigroup, Barclays and JPMorgan; exit financing; Montreal-based producer of newsprint, commercial printing papers, market pulp and wood products.

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP INC.: $470 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); JPMorgan; $440 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; $30 million revolver; refinance existing bank debt; Anchorage-based provider of broadband and other wireline and wireless services.

ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.: $1 billion credit facility (Baa3/BBB-); Bank of America, RBS, US Bank, Wells Fargo and SunTrust; $400 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 225 bps; $600 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 225 bps; refinance existing bank debt; Minneapolis-based aerospace and defense company.

ANGELICA CORP.: $185 million credit facility (B2/B+); Macquarie and Jefferies; $35 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 75 bps unused fee, 1.75% Libor floor; $50 million five-year term A talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 525 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; $100 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 525 bps to 575 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; fund a dividend and refinance debt; St. Louis-based provider of outsourced linen management services to the health care industry.

ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLC: $1.075 billion credit facility; Morgan Stanley and Bank of America leading term loan, Wells Fargo leading revolver; $800 million six-year term B (B) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 97, non-call one, 102, 101; $275 million ABL revolver; dividend recapitalization; Houston-based producer of nylon chemicals.

ASURION: $900 million incremental first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; Barclays, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; fund a dividend; Nashville, Tenn., provider of technology protection services.

AUTO EUROPE: $235 million credit facility; Oppenheimer and KeyBanc Capital; $15 million revolver talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor; $150 million first-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 500 bps to 550 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID to be determined; $70 million second-lien term loan; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Portland, Maine, distributor of car rental services for Europe-bound leisure travelers.

AUTOTRADER.COM: $100 million incremental term loan (BB+) at Libor plus 450 bps, OID 991/2; Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs; fund the acquisition of vAuto; Atlanta-based automotive marketplace and consumer information website.

BRICKMAN GROUP LTD.: $600 million credit facility (B1/B+); Barclays and Bank of America; $50 million five-year revolver; $550 million six-year covenant-light term loan at Libor plus 550 bps, step down to Libor plus 525 bps at less than 5x leverage, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, soft call protection 102, 101; to fund a dividend and refinance existing debt; Gaithersburg, Md., commercial landscaping company.

BURGER KING HOLDINGS INC.: $2 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB-); JPMorgan and Barclays; $1.85 billion six-year term loan, including €250 million tranche, at Libor plus 450 bps/Euribor plus 475 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $150 million five-year revolver; help fund buyout by 3G Capital and refinance existing debt; Miami-based fast food hamburger chain.

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP INC.: $1.35 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba1/BB); Credit Suisse, Bank of America and HSBC; $700 million revolver; $650 million of term loans; refinance existing bank debt; Los Angeles-based commercial real estate services firm.

CCGI HOLDING: $275 million credit facility (B3); Jefferies and UBS; $25 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 750 bps to 775 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; $250 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 750 bps to 775 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 98; refinance existing debt; San Jose, Calif., provider of IT broadband and telecommunications services to small- and medium-sized businesses.

CONCHO RESOURCES INC.: $800 revolver million add-on with pricing ranging from Libor plus 200 bps to 300 bps based on debt outstanding; JPMorgan and Bank of America; help fund the acquisition of all the oil and gas assets of Marbob Energy Corp.; Midland, Texas, oil and natural gas company.

CRAFTWORKS: $150 million credit facility; Wells Fargo and GE Capital; $125 million term loan talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $25 million revolver talked at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; help fund buyout by Centerbridge Partners of restaurant brands Rock Bottom Brew Pubs and Gordon Biersch Brewery.

DAVITA INC.: $3 billion secured credit facility (Ba2/BB/BB); JPMorgan, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo; $250 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $1 billion five-year term A talked at Libor plus 300 bps; $1.75 billion six-year term B talked at Libor plus 350 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; Denver-based provider of dialysis services.

DINEEQUITY INC.: $950 million credit facility (Ba2/BB-); Barclays and Goldman Sachs; $900 million seven-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $50 million to $75 million five-year revolver; refinance debt; Glendale, Calif., owner of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar and IHOP Restaurants.

EURO-PRO HOLDINGS: $100 million add-on to second-lien term loan talked at Libor plus 850 bps to 900 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98 area; JPMorgan; refinance debt and fund a dividend to management; West Newton, Mass., household appliance company.

EVERTEC: $405 million senior secured credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Bank of America and Morgan Stanley; $355 million term loan at Libor plus 525 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 97, 101 soft call; $50 million revolver; help fund acquisition of 51% interest by Apollo Management LP from Popular Inc.; processor of banking transactions.

FIRST AMERICAN PAYMENT SYSTEMS LP: $255 million credit facility (B+); JPMorgan; $225 million term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $30 million revolver; fund a dividend payment and refinance existing debt; Fort Worth, Texas, provider of payment processing services for credit card, debit card and check transactions.

GENCO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS INC.: $450 million revolver at Libor plus 300 bps; PNC Bank and Wells Fargo; help fund acquisition of ATC Technology Corp.; Pittsburgh-based third-party provider of logistics services.

GENON ENERGY: $1.7 billion credit facility (B2/BB-); JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs; $700 million seven-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $1 billion revolver at Libor plus 350 bps, 75 bps unused fee; help fund creation through merger of Mirant Corp. and RRI Energy Inc.; Houston-based power producer.

GOODMAN GLOBAL GROUP INC.: $2.025 billion secured credit facility; JPMorgan; $250 million revolver (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps; $1.4 billion first-lien term loan (Ba3/B+) talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $375 million second-lien term loan (B3/B-) talked at Libor plus 800 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 971/2, non-call one, 103, 102, 101; repay existing debt, fund a distribution to equityholders and general corporate purposes; Houston-based manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning products.

GREENFIELD SOUTH POWER CORP.: $335 million term loan (B1) talked at Libor plus 500 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 94, non-call two, 104, 102, 101; Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley; help fund construction of a natural gas-fired combined cycle electricity generating facility in Mississauga, Ont.

GRIFOLS: $3.4 billion credit facility (Ba3/BB); Deutsche Bank, Nomura, BBVA, BNP Paribas, HSBC and Morgan Stanley; $300 million revolver; $1.5 billion term A at Libor plus 375 bps/Euribor plus 400 bps; $1.3 billion six-year term B at Libor plus 425 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; €220 million six-year term B at Euribor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp.; Barcelona, Spain-based health care company and producer of plasma protein therapies.

HEALTHSOUTH CORP.: $500 million five-year senior secured revolver (Ba1/BB) talked at Libor plus 350 bps; Barclays, Citigroup, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; refinance existing bank debt and for ongoing working capital requirements; Birmingham, Ala., provider of inpatient rehabilitative health care services.

HEALTHSPRING INC.: $400 million in new term loans (Ba3/B+); JPMorgan and Bank of America; $150 million term A due Feb. 11, 2015; $250 million six-year term B talked at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Bravo Health Inc.; Nashville, Tenn., Medicare Advantage coordinated care plans.

HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS: $280 million senior secured credit facility; Rabobank, GE Capital and Bank of America; $35 million five-year revolver talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 2.25% Libor floor; $245 million six-year term loan talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 2.25% Libor floor, OID 98; help fund the acquisition of Consolidated Biscuit Co. and the cereal division of Golden Temple of Oregon; Downers Grove, Ill., manufacturer of specialty food products.

HILEX POLY CO.: $160 million six-year term loan (B3/B) talked at Libor plus 700 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; Deutsche Bank and GE Capital; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Hartsville, S.C., producer of recycled content plastic bags and recycler of plastic bags and film.

INTERNET BRANDS INC.: $190 million five-year senior secured credit facility; Bank of America, BMO, GE Capital and RBC; $35 million revolver at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, 75 bps commitment fee; $50 million term A at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; $105 million term B at Libor plus 550 bps, 1.5% Libor floor; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman LLC; El Segundo, Calif., internet media company.

J.T. BAKER HOLDINGS SA: $180 million credit facility (Ba3/BB-); Credit Suisse; $145 million term loan at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; $35 million revolver at Libor plus 450 bps, OID 97; to back already completed acquisition of Mallinckrodt Baker Inc. by New Mountain Capital LLC from Covidien; Phillipsburg, N.J., specialty chemical manufacturer.

KNOLOGY INC.: $770 million credit facility (B1/B+); Credit Suisse and SunTrust; $50 million revolver at Libor plus 400 bps; $175 million term A at Libor plus 400 bps; $545 million term B at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition of Sunflower Broadband and refinance debt; West Point, Ga., provider of interactive communications and entertainment services.

LANTIQ: $245 million credit facility; Deutsche Bank and Barclays; $225 million term loan (B+) talked at Libor plus 600 bps to 625 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98, 101 soft call; $20 million revolver (BB); refinance all equity capital structure; Neubiberg, Germany, provider of broadband and voice telephony semiconductor services.

LIGHTOWER FIBER NETWORKS: $230 million five-year credit facility; GE Capital and SunTrust; $40 million revolver talked at Libor plus 400 bps; $190 million term A talked at Libor plus 400 bps; fund the acquisition of Lexent Metro Connect; Boxborough, Mass., metro fiber network and bandwidth service provider.

METALDYNE LLC: $225 million term loan (B1/B+) talked at Libor plus 750 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98, soft call 102, 101; Deutsche Bank and Barclays; refinance existing debt and fund a dividend; Plymouth, Mich., designer and supplier of metal-formed components and assemblies for engine and transmission applications.

RBS WORLDPAY: £970 million secured credit facility (Ba2/BB); Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, RBS and UBS; £235 million seven-year U.S. dollar equivalent term B-2 at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; £75 million six-year revolver; £75 million six-year capital expenditures facility; £160 million six-year term A; £325 million seven-year term B-1 at Libor plus 500 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; £100 million seven-year euro equivalent term B-3 at Euribor plus 475 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition by Advent International and Bain Capital from RBS Group; provider of global payment processing services.

REYNOLDS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.: $2.02 billion in new loans (Ba3/BB); Credit Suisse, HSBC and Australia New Zealand Bank; $1.52 billion term D at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99, 101 soft call; $500 million term A at Libor plus 450 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 99; help fund acquisition of Pactiv Corp.; Chicago-based manufacturer and supplier of consumer food and beverage packaging and storage products.

SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP INC.: $285 million credit facility (Ba2/B+); Credit Suisse, JPMorgan and RBC; $225 million term loan talked at Libor plus 475 bps, 1.75% Libor floor, OID 981/2; $60 million revolver; help refinance existing debt in connection with spinoff; provider of nursing, rehabilitative and related specialty health care services.

TEKNI-PLEX INC.: $285 million six-year term loan (B1/B) talked at Libor plus 600 bps, 2% Libor floor, OID 98; Deutsche Bank and Bank of America; refinance existing debt; King of Prussia, Pa., manufacturer of packaging, products, and materials for the health care, consumer, and food packaging industries.

UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC.: $3.45 billion senior secured credit facility (Ba2/BB+); JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank; $800 million revolver at Libor plus 325 bps; $1.05 billion term A at Libor plus 325 bps; $1.6 billion term B at Libor plus 400 bps, 1.5% Libor floor, OID 981/2, 101 soft call; help fund acquisition of Psychiatric Solutions Inc.; King of Prussia, Pa., owner and operator of acute care hospitals and behavioral health care facilities and schools.

US FEDERAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC.: $125 million three-year secured revolver at Libor plus 300 bps to 375 bps based on leverage, 1.5% Libor floor; Deutsche Bank and UBS; fund acquisitions, developments, redevelopments and capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes; Kansas City, Mo.-based real estate investment trust.

U.S. GAS & ELECTRIC INC.: $125 million second-lien term loan talked at 10% to 11% cash plus 3% to 4% PIK, for pricing in the 14% area, OID 98; Macquarie Capital; refinance existing debt and back the acquisition of a similar company; provider of energy supply to commercial and residential consumers.

VERTIS HOLDING INC.: $690 million credit facility; Credit Suisse and Citadel leading term loans, GE Capital, Bank of America and Citibank on revolver; $500 million first-lien term loan (B2) talked at Libor plus 900, 2% Libor floor, OID 97, call protection 104, 103.5, 102, 101; $190 million asset-based revolver; refinance existing debt; Baltimore-based marketing communications company.

ON THE HORIZON

AIR MEDICAL GROUP HOLDINGS: New ABL revolver; Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley; help fund recapitalization; Boca Raton, Fla., provider of air medical services.

ASSOCIATED MATERIALS LLC: $225 million five-year asset-based revolver; Deutsche and UBS; help fund buyout by Hellman & Friedman LLC from Investcorp and Harvest Partners; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, maker of exterior residential building products.

AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS INC.: $175 million five-year term loan; Citigroup; redeem notes; Pekin, Ill., producer and marketer of fuel-grade ethanol.

BRAVO BRIO RESTAURANT GROUP INC.: $85 million senior credit facility due in 2015; Wells Fargo and Bank of America; $45 million term loan expected at Libor plus 275 bps to 325 bps based on leverage; $40 million revolver expected at Libor plus 275 bps to 325 bps, 50 bps to 75 bps commitment fee, based on leverage; refinance existing debt and general corporate purposes; in connection with IPO; Columbus, Ohio, owner and operator of Italian restaurants.

CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP.: New credit facility; Bank of America, Citigroup, Barclays, Credit Suisse and UBS; help fund acquisition of Bresnan Communications; Bethpage, N.Y., telecommunications, media and entertainment company.

CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC.: $300 million credit facility; UBS and RBC; $200 million six-year term loan; $100 million five-year revolver; help fund acquisition of Intec Telecom plc; Englewood, Colo., provider of software- and services-based solutions for the management of customer interactions.

DELTA PETROLEUM CORP.: New credit facility; refinance existing facility; Denver-based oil and gas exploration and development company.

DYNAMEX INC.: $100 million senior secured credit facility; PNC; $60 million term loan; $40 million revolver; help fund merger with DashNow Holding Corp.; Dallas-based provider of delivery and logistics services.

ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC.: $400 million term loan; JPMorgan and RBC; help fund acquisition of Qualitest Pharmaceuticals; Chadds Ford, Pa., specialty health care services company.

FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $1.075 billion five-year credit facility; Bank of America; $1 billion secured term loan at Libor plus 450 bps, 2% Libor floor; $75 million revolver at Libor plus 450 bps, 75 bps unused fee; exit financing; Charlotte, N.C., provider of communications services.

FIBERTECH NETWORKS: New debt facilities; help fund buyout by Court Square Capital Partners from Nautic Partners and Ridgemont Equity Partners; Rochester, N.Y., provider of fiber optic bandwidth services.

GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC.: $1.8 billion credit facility; Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo and RBC; $300 million three-year revolver; $1.5 million five-year term loan; exit financing; Chicago-based real estate investment trust.

GENERAL MOTORS CO.: New credit facility; provide additional liquidity and financing flexibility; Detroit-based automaker.

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS INC.: $1.35 billion senior secured credit facility; Bank of America and SunTrust; $750 million five-year revolver; $250 million five-year term A; $350 million six-year term B; fund acquisition of LJVH Holdings Inc. (Van Houtte) from Littlejohn & Co. LLC and refinance existing debt; Waterbury, Vt., specialty coffee company.

HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST: $225 million three-year senior secured revolver at Libor plus 350 bps to 375 bps based on leverage, 0.75% Libor floor; TD Securities; refinance existing credit facility; Harrisburg, Pa., real estate investment trust that owns select service and upscale hotels.

MEDASSETS INC.: $750 million credit facility; JPMorgan and Barclays; possibly $150 million five-year term A; $450 million six-year term B if there is an A loan, otherwise $600 million; $150 million five-year revolver; help fund acquisition of the Broadlane Group and refinance existing bank debt; Alpharetta, Ga., provider of technology enabled products and services for hospitals, health systems and ancillary health care providers.

NORTHSTAR REALTY FINANCE CORP.: $200 million secured credit facility; Wells Fargo; New York-based finance real estate investment trust.

POLYMER GROUP INC.: New debt financing; Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and RBC; help fund buyout by the Blackstone Group; Charlotte, N.C., producer of nonwovens for the hygiene, wipes, medical, and industrial markets.

PRESTIGE BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.: Possible additional bank debt; help fund acquisition of Blacksmith Brands Holdings Inc.; Irvington, N.Y., marketer of branded over-the-counter healthcare products, household cleaning products and personal care products.

SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC.: $100 million revolver; help refinance existing debt in connection with spin-off from Sun Healthcare Group Inc.; owner of property.

SEVAN DRILLING AS: $530 million limited recourse secured term loan; DVB Group Merchant Bank P and NIBC Bank; replace the existing debt of the Sevan Driller rig; Norway-based owner, operator and licenser of FPSOs and drilling units.

SWIFT HOLDINGS CORP.: New senior secured credit facility; revolver; term loan; refinance existing debt in connection with IPO; Phoenix transportation services company and truckload carrier.

THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORP.: Senior secured revolver; GE Antares Capital; help fund acquisition by Irving Place Capital; St. Louis-based manufacturer and marketer of metal cutting and welding products and accessories.

TRANSDIGM GROUP INC.: $1.3 billion senior secured credit facility; Credit Suisse, UBS, Barclays and Morgan Stanley; help fund acquisition of McKechnie Aerospace Holdings Inc.; Cleveland-based designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components.

VIKING ACQUISITION INC.: New debt financing; JPMorgan; help fund buyout of global auto care business by Avista Capital Partners from Clorox Co.; manufacturer, marketer and distributor of automotive aftermarket appearance and performance auto-care products.

VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC: Up to $253 million senior secured credit facility; GE Capital; help fund acquisition of NightHawk Radiology Holdings Inc.; Eden Prairie, Minn., radiology practice and developer of radiologist workflow technology.

W.R. GRACE & CO.: $1 billion exit facility, including a $200 million revolver; Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank; Columbia, Md., specialty chemicals company.

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